Nice to know that its official. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Jason <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:05:57 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil
>From Dr. Wikipedia - Motorcycle usage Though marketed as an engine oil for diesel trucks, Rotella oil has found popularity with motorcyclists <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycling>as well. The lack of "friction modifiers" in Rotella means they do not interfere with wet clutch operations. (This is called a "shared sump" design, which is unlike automobiles which maintain separate oil reservoirs - one for the engine and one for the transmission). Used oil analysis (UOA) reports on BobIsTheOilGuy.com have shown wear metals levels comparable to oils marketed as motorcycle-specific. JASO-MA JASO<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Automotive_Standards_Organization>is an acronym that stands for "The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization." Among other things, they set standards for oil to be used in motorcycles. Shell Rotella T 15W-40 *conventional* oil now lists on its packaging JASO MA as one of the specifications it meets, as does the Rotella website product page: Note that the 10W-30 conventional oil does *not* list JASO-MA. The newer fully synthetic T6 5W-40 oil also lists JASO-MA compliance on its packaging and on the Rotella website. Jason On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:10 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Good article, except for the fact that they forgot the most important > reason to not use car oil. That is additives that will reduce friction in > your clutch. I personally ruined a perfectly good clutch by running Mobil 1 > high mileage. I had previously used Mobil 1 with no ill affect, so I think > that is safe, bottom line is that when they are formulating car oils they > don't need to worry about wet clutches. So if you choose to use car oil you > need to know it is safe for your clutch, and the formula used in any > specific car oil could change with out notice. I personally don't have any > issues with running diesel oil, which doesn't have restrictions on > phosphate levels, since diesels don't have catalytic converters. > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:57 AM, Mt.-n-Man Chia Bar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Here is a great artcal on oils >> http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/oiltest1.htm >> But as always the decision is yoursd and yours alone on what oil you >> use >> >> On Apr 14, 11:31 am, Fred <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, I bought a 1986 Honda Nighthawk 450. I am going to change the >> oil. >> > Should I use Motorcycle oil, Standard car oil, or Synthetic motorcycle >> oil, >> > or synthetic car oil,? The bike has 15000 miles on it and it runs >> well. >> > Thank you for your help. Fred >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
