Oil

Oil

I purchased some oil for the SV to give it an oil change and fell deep into the internet of "what oil is best for my bike" questions on forums, blog posts, videos, etc.

What oil do you use?

For the past decade I've been using Rotella T6 5w-40 in my Sv1000s. It hasn't been spectacular, but it hasn't been bad, either. And by 'bad' I mean, it hasn't done any harm. On some forums (specifically related to the SV1Ks) the going consensus is that just about any oil rated "JASO" is appropriate for use in a wet clutch and therefore, just about any diesel oil will work.

Others claimed they've been using any oil they can get their hands on, whether it's "JASO" rated or not, with no problems. Others said they only use Suzuki oil and others, again, claim they only use oil formulated for race bikes.

As a change, I bought some Chevron Diesel 5w-40 (Synthetic) yesterday and will soon change out the oil in my SV. Maybe it will run better than the Rotella, maybe it won't - I don't know.

Oil Resources:

https://www.oilspecifications.org/jaso.php
https://www.cycleworld.com/2014/07/04/ask-kevin-should-i-use-motorcycle-synthetic-oil-or-petroleum
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Consumables.html#Oil
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/forums/49/1/Used_Oil_Analysis_-_Motorcycle
https://caltexlubricants.com.au/technical-resources/jaso/


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