i have seen lots of posts about owners using diesel engine oil for the cbr 1000f,
can anyone recommended one that's available in the U K?
thanks.

 

Shell Rotella is available most places. You can use either the synth or dino version.

 

I use the stuff from my local Unipart Motor Factors. Unipart 20W50 Diesel oil.

 

I have never usede the Rotelle, as for me I always used the Motul 5100 , tranny and engine were smoother, also it did not burn any oil, the last time i used synthetic, I did a 200kms ride came home was missing a pint, but it did not smoke???? I changed back to Motul 5100 20 w50 and it has been great since that time , no oil loss or burning. So from now on
i am sticking to that oil.

Still wondering what happened that time.....

 

Shell Rotella usually markets as Shell Rimula in Europe

http://www.shell.co.uk/gbr/products-...gine-oils.html



Then there's their Bike specific oil

http://www.shell.co.uk/gbr/products-...nce-ultra.html

 

thanks all,
will have a search online for a supplier.
found this Rimula R3X 15W-40,
from the specs it for heavy duty diesel engines,
ie diggers/buses?

 

As long as it's JASO-MA certified, you will be good to go.

 

thanks 74demon,
cant find the specs for this oil!
but will look again.
found specs it lists quite a lot,
but at JASO it says DH1.

 

Dh 1 and 2 are the new designations for diesel oil. Ma 1 and 2 are for 4 stroke motorcycles with wet clutches. I have no idea if Dh works in bikes. My rotella diesel oil says ma on it, but that was packaged before the Dh came to be. I will need to see if the new bottles say Dh and/or ma on them. If they drop the ma, I will still use it.

 

Update: I looked on a bottle of Rotella synthetic and it does have a DH-2 as well as MA.