Will Synthetic Shell Rotella 5W-40 be OK in my Suzuki Bandit 600s?

The Oil cap on my bike calls for 10W-40.


Will Synthetic 5W-40 be OK in my bike year all year 'round?


By the way, I'm the most concerned about not harming my engine above anything else.


Thanks!|||It'll be OK. Diesel specific oils don't use friction modifiers and that's the stuff that will cause problems with a wet type clutch. Basically any oil that isn't rated as an energy conservation oil will work. The problem with these oils as opposed to a motorcycle specific additive package oil is the length of service that they can tolerate doing something they were never designed to do. Lubricating and protecting a multitude of surfaces while also being subjected to the effects of meshing gears, wet clutches and extreme temperature swings. To be safe planning on changing your oil at half the recommended manufacturers mileage interval.





That little fact escaped the guys at M/C Consumer News because they didn't have any way of testing the long term effectiveness in a real world working scenario. Actually, many of the 'facts' found in that article have come under fire from many fronts and has lost most of it's credibility.|||I was under the impression that Rotella was a diesel rated oil (sorry if I'm wrong). Probably alot of people are going to write and tell you to use only motorcycle rated oil, believe me it won't make any difference. Regarding the clutch, synthetic probably will not make it slip. Motorcycle cycle consumer news investigated use of synthetic oils regarding clutch slippage and found that it was no problem|||if it has a wet clutch i sure as hell wouldnt use synthetic ... use the recommended i would think would be best ..|||use a bike oil ONLY!!!!!!! Bike oil is formulated with special ingredients for your wet clutch. It also has the ability to reduce foaming from the gears which if it happens can cause the oil pump not to pick it up and circulate the oil properly. The manufacturer spends plenty on research if they thought it would be fine to run a car oil they would save their money


I run a full synthetic in all my bikes and they all have a wet clutch. Every race team uses a synthetic for the Superior protection


I use castrol full syn. but all of the major brands are fine


Spectro


motul


redline


amsoil


maxxim


honda


suzuki


kawi


what ever brand you chose just stick to it|||The best SAFE advice is to use an oil specifically designed for motorcycles and wet clutches. Something tells me that Rotella is not:





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