Yeah, it's official -- the world has done caught up with us crazy folks that read the silly bottles, do research and think.
No more reason for having the endless oil war whenever things get boring any more.
What's sad is that Rotella is so popular now the price has risen quite a bit lately -- it used to be relatively a lot cheaper when compared to Mobil 1 and all since it was "just a diesel oil" back then.
Still, we all learned a bit during the various discussions we had over oil and its properties. I learned that we really don't have good enough air filtration to run really extended oil change intervals no matter how good the oil is -- and I also learned a lot about people's thought processes and what they think in their gut about motor oil.
Now they have split JASO into car and motorcycle camps -- be very careful which JASO rating you think you need (JASO MA2 fits our bikes best for now).
And, when they finally water down the JASO MA2 rating system for the new catalytic converter equipped bikes to the point JASO MA2 (and the "motorcycle" oils based on it) get a bit whimpy, you just remember that Rotella diesel oil will still be there and Rotella will still be quite suitable for a Savage engine.
Also, remember this stuff exists and a couple of ounces of it per oil change will refortify your old favorite oil back up to flat tappet standards no matter which brand that was. This red stuff is concentrated ZDDP in a synthetic oil base, so don't just dump it in your bike -- it is a bumper concentrate and a couple of ounces is the right amount per oil change.
Since I have the Stage 2 Cam in my bike Web Cam wants a whopping 1500 PPM of ZDDP in a racing type oil and I ain't buying me no $16 a quart racing oil to get it. I bought a whole quart the Redline bumper stuff for the same money and I have enough to put a couple of ounces (the needed amount) into a whole lot of diesel oil changes to get
more than enough of what is needed to keep the Web Cam healthy ....