If Rotella, then it's T6, either synthetic 15W40 (my choice) or standard. Not sure if it's available in 10W30 though. 15W40 should suffice for most weather ranges except way, way below freezing.

 

There is only 2 weights of rotella that I am aware of. The conventinal is a 15W40 and the synthetic is a 5W40. I would run the 5W40. Especially in the winter time.

 

I apologize, just looked at my jugs - T6 synthetic 5W40... which should work fine in ANY weather range - extreme cold to extreme hot.

 

i just looked up the 10-30 and there was some conversation about on some site i found on google but its on and off they sed.. i tried looking it up in the stores didnt really come across anything but i will go to walmart tomorrow and see.. and i thought there was some talk about syn not be to go for the wet clutches or something? and the 5-40 sounds pretty good also

 

and i thought there was some talk about syn not be to go for the wet clutches or something?

Not correct info - T6 (both syn and regular) are rated JASO MA - motorcycle, wet clutch. Many people have many opinions, but you can't argue fact.

 

alright and well since its syn it should last longer without an oil change right?

 

I guess but I would still change it on a regular schedual. I wouldn't run it longer because it is a synthetic. Your just supose to stay away from oils that are labled energy concerving. They contain friction moddifiers that will contaminate a wet clutch and cause it to slip.

 

I don't assume that Syn will give longer life - I change at about 20 hours regardless.

BTW, I've always found that riding hours is hard to estimate - I usually thought I had ridden longer than I really had. I found a cheap hour meter on eBay - around $15 if I recall, and with it, you don't have to guess anymore. It is self contained, and just uses a wire wrapped around the spark plug wire to determine when the engine is running.

It is quite simple, no extra features like reset, but it does what I need - tells me how many hours the engine has been running... and it's available in all the standard colors to match your plastics too!

There's many eBay vendors selling the same exact thing - so look for best price/shipping... Saw the EXACT same unit in the same packaging at my dealer last week with a price of $49, they sure do like to mark up!

 

Yes, those hour meters are the $hit. I mounted mine on the rubber cover below the front of the seat.