Hoblick Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I just caved to the hype and changed the WRX over to Rotella T6gonna convert the CRF100 over to tomorrowand the CRF250R and NSR50R will be making the switch on their next oil change.guess ill try it in the Titan as well lolalot of hype around this oil, figured why not give it a shot. especially after seeing the guys photos on here of his F4I engine after that many miles using it.hopefully its good stuff with no issues, i like getting MC synthetic oil for less than $10 a qt.it will be sad to not use Mobil 1 anymore though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use it. Derek says it sucks and that's why my cct makes noise after a thousand miles on clean oil..... Going to buy into the amsoil hype on my next change, and if the sound returns, I'll be switching back to the t6From what I hear, vfrs are notorious for the cct noise no matter what, but I'm going to give the amsoil a try When I put the t6 in, I noticed that it runs much quieter and shifts so much smoother than whatever was in it before... I'm happy with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblick Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 im not an amsoil fan.tried it, and one of my bikes made alot of top end noise, and shifts werent smooth. changed out for mobil 1 and all was well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I'm a big Mobil 1 fan... It's all I run in cages... I didn't like the t6 in my powerstroke as much as the Mobil 1 TDT... but TDT isn't jaso rated for bikes, so I gave the t6 a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rslocum Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use it in my duramax, 4 wheeler, track bike, and street bike. When used in my previous street bike(2006 1000rr) I noticed smoother shifting over the over priced Repsol brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) This will be my first season using it. Edited April 21, 2013 by blue03636 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubguy85 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Like 50 percent of wera racers use it. I never tried it but know many who use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautical1 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've used it in my ninja and now my gsxr without any issues. For the price I can't really complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hum I need to change mine when I get her out for the summer. I usually use Maxima, I could be convinced to try something different if its worth it. What's the hype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykill Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've used it in all my bikes. No issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I know one person using this in his Venture bike and no complaints. I have always used Spectro oil in my '82 GS 850, so I have no first hand experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baptizo Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've been needing to change the oil in my Duc - any recommendations for the 996? I've found Lucas synthetic at a good price through Summit but have thought about getting the T6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUYZFR1 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use it in the dirt bike since I change it so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use to tells in the bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridein Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 There's an old saying you get what you pay for.I ran Mobil 1 MX4T in two of my bike's both i bought brand new.One was a 2003 ZX9R,101,000 miles the other was a 1993 ZX11,112,000 miles.Neither had any problems,Mobil 1 oil MX4T is my choice...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 There's an old saying you get what you pay for.I ran Mobil 1 MX4T in two of my bike's both i bought brand new.One was a 2003 ZX9R,101,000 miles the other was a 1993 ZX11,112,000 miles.Neither had any problems,Mobil 1 oil MX4T is my choice......That is not true when it comes to Rotella, it has a very similar package when compared to moto oil. If it is good enough for heavy equipment and semi's, and it has zero friction modifiers in it, then how can it be inferior to the gourmet moto oil? Yes I run it, in both my bikes. Matter of fact the Rotella 15W40 is the original and still the most used for motorcycles, but the T6 is becoming pretty popular as well. I had the exact same experience with Scamsoil that Ryan had, bike shifted terrible and I had more mechanical engine noise. The Mobil 1 4T is excellent oil, but I honestly prefer Castrol RS 4T even over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use T6 or other Rotella, to store over the Winter, it's cheaper than dino. I ride with it for a while in the Spring before changing. I don't think it's any better than dino. Soon enough the bike will shift funny from the oil. Just like dino. (Which means it's probably breaking down in viscosity.)But it's pretty decent. Especially for the price. Cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Z. Heimer Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Have used it for many years. Even before it was JASO-MA certified. Gold Wing Buddies in the 200k range with no issues. My cars usually don't leave the family till 200k. No issues. My zero turn mower is about the only thing I won't use it in. It uses about a pint every cutting. More to do with the multi weight aspect than the oil. Went back to Chevron Delo 30w and it is happy. Delo 400 is a very good non synthetic oil. Our trucks at work go about a million 2-3k before retirement with no issues.http://www.shell.com/rotella/promotions/t6-spring-promotion.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprez55 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use it in my wrx (2 oil changes with it thus far) and have used it in all of my bikes as well. After I saw thirdgen's 117k mile rebuild after the crash I knew that rotella t6 wasn't going to have any long term problems and it sure doesn't have short term problems. You certainly don't get what you pay for with oil because there are always going to be companies like royal purple that want you to pay out the ass for it so you can sleep better at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 fuck royal purple....saw a 03 cobra motor that spun a bearing at 12k miles on that shit ....opened the motor and there was sludge eveywhere...it was gross lookingpost 35http://mustangforums.com/forum/4-6l-general-discussion/486632-mobil-1-vs-royal-purple-4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've heard this debate over and over again about the T6. I might give it a shot this year based on a lot of the comments I've heard on the Triumph forums from those running it in their 675's. One thing I have heard is that after about 2-2.5K miles a few people were starting to notice the clutch wasn't grabbing quite as strong as it used to. I'll be putting it in the race bike and changing it out probably after every race weekend, 2 at the most. It's only going to have about 100-150 miles on it then so hopefully it's far from breaking down at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Ive been using it in my powerstroke for 2 years now and noticed an immediate gain of 2+mpg towing and regular driving both. I actually just did another change Thursday and immediately noticed how much smoother it ran after the change. Granted the previous change had 1800 more miles than I like to have on it, but it's all good.I am still using Mobil 1 in the bike, but may swap to it too. My F250 loves it and I will most likely be using it on my Turbo'd volvo as well when I do a change next month.And if the Powerstroke 6.0 likes it, it has to be legit since the injectors use it to fire in microseconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've got three gallons of it waiting to be used. Have used nothing but in the R6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAC Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 No expert here but after doing (way too much) research I've run T6 in the VFR for 3 years. It's fine. I also use the Purolator Pure One filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 No expert here but after doing (way too much) research I've run T6 in the VFR for 3 years. It's fine. I also use the Purolator Pure One filter.How often do you change it? Does your cct tap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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