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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #15 - 09/21/12 at 17:24:31 Wally World miracle juice? What? Shell was around 60 years before WalMart. I really hope we don't have another bill on our hands.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12671 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #16 - 09/21/12 at 17:35:29 Bill is fine, we don't use shotguns or sledge hammers to play whack a kitty -- kinder and gentler, kinder and gentler, kinder and gentler. You can go over to Cafe or Tall Table and find him still kicking up his Billishness over there -- just not here in front of the newbies.
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #17 - 09/21/12 at 18:10:52 I was just reading that Mobil Delvac-1 is another great choice if you can't find Rotella T6. Another CI-4 rated oil, it's Mobil's competitor for T6 and it appears to be available worldwide.
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #18 - 09/21/12 at 18:30:57 Quote: I'll put on riding speedos (fishnet only on the warm daze) Whatever you do, do not; repeat, do not post pictures.
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Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6
Reply #19 - 09/21/12 at 18:39:36

Cavi Mike wrote on 09/21/12 at 18:10:52:

I was just reading that Mobil Delvac-1 is another great choice if you can't find Rotella T6. Another CI-4 rated oil, it's Mobil's competitor for T6 and it appears to be available worldwide.

I thought we were all trying to AVOID them narsty 'ol erl wars .....

Delvac-1 has never ever been submitted to JASO for clutch testing. CI-4 standard is four years gone away, we are in CJ-4 land now.

You are missing 'ol Billum, aren't you?

Cheesy

see, there's Bill, humping on his fender again.

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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #20 - 09/21/12 at 18:41:04 Cavi Mike wrote on 09/21/12 at 17:24:31: Wally World miracle juice? What? Shell was around 60 years before WalMart. I really hope we don't have another bill on our hands. Have you tried soap?
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #21 - 09/21/12 at 18:42:50 Blinky-FSO wrote on 09/21/12 at 18:30:57: Quote: I'll put on riding speedos (fishnet only on the warm daze) Whatever you do, do not; repeat, do not post pictures. I agree.....I should sell them, eh?
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #22 - 09/21/12 at 19:04:37 Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/21/12 at 18:39:36: You are missing 'ol Billum, aren't you? I stumbled upon a nice article written by another motorcyclist and it was mentioned. I thought of the Aussie that said he couldn't get T6 down under.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #23 - 09/21/12 at 19:05:51 Cavi Mike wrote on 09/21/12 at 18:10:52: I was just reading that Mobil Delvac-1 is another great choice if you can't find Rotella T6. Another CI-4 rated oil, it's Mobil's competitor for T6 and it appears to be available worldwide. I don't think it has the JASO MA rating, does it?
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #24 - 09/21/12 at 19:07:29 No, it doesn't, but I thought we were over that. It appears not.
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Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6
Reply #25 - 09/21/12 at 19:39:50

Frankly, you could say that the only thing JASO did to Rotella was make them take out a half percent of sulfur compounds, that all else was pre-existing as the original HDEO oil.

Since Mobil never tested Delvac-1 against JASO, nobody knows what would have to be removed to make it pass.

I think in both cases something might have to be reduced a bit, as HDEOs are "too robust" for most bike and car standards.

Mobil Devlac-1 keeps getting compared against Mobil-1 and that gives Mobile conniptions because they keep thinning out Mobil 1 and Devac-1 stays hearty and good.

Price-wise, Rotella T-6 at Wally tends to whomp up on Devlac-1 pretty good but that assumes you have a Wally in your neighborhood to buy it from.

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Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6
Reply #26 - 09/21/12 at 20:03:04

Blinky-FSO wrote on 09/21/12 at 16:26:18:

Stew,
My apology. I did not mean to indicate I have an issue with your choice in oil. I consider a persons choice of oil to be guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and as as sacred as their choice of a religion, a political party, and Coke or Pepsi (or Dr. Pepper in my case). If it helps, I just finished a 1,968 mile trip at mainly highway speeds with a sump full of T-6. The bike did well and consumed just over a quart.

Good hunting

Thanks Oldfeller and Blinky. I figured there had to be something more to that comment, and I laughed out loud reading the explanation. I actually remember seeing some comments on klotz, so it may have been (ohhhh noooo, Mr.) Bill.

Thanks for the advice and heads up not to take the 'wrong' advice.

Tongue

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BobR YaBB Newbies Offline Who said retirement has to be boring?? Posts: 39 St. John's, NL Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #27 - 09/22/12 at 05:51:03 Why do you say? For $21 at wally world it's worth it to me if that's what you mean ??????????? For T6, it's $37.97 here for 5 liters
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Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6
Reply #28 - 09/22/12 at 07:00:39

got some last night and did the oil change. used the same filter (FOR SHAME!) because i didn't have a replacement just yet. $24 at my walmarts.

side note....you heat the bike up, drain the fluid and then get oil all over the exhaust when you take the filter out. that's kinda messy.....

but she's purring nicely.

i also tightened up the header bolts. one was visibly backed out.

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Think I'm Going To Rotella T6 Reply #29 - 09/22/12 at 07:31:31 Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/21/12 at 10:38:27: The adjustment marks you took pics of are only used when changing out the pushrods in the clutch. The adjustment I am talking about is the very minor one that lives up on the handle bars. Which marks should they be on if it hasn't had the push rods changed?
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