What Brand/ Oil for CB550?

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I have 75 CB 550 but im not sure which brand or model oil i need to get.
I read that i need 3 quarts of 10-w40 but Can i run any 10-40w from any company?
Is there specific kind i need to get for the wet clutch?
 
brand makes zero difference but you should use either a motorcycle specific oil or something like rotella t a diesel oil that still has zddp
oil for modern car engines have the wrong additive package for engines with non roller cam followers and wet clutches
i have been using castrol 4T motorcycle specific oil lately because autozone has a good price on it
 
Shell Rotela. I use it exclusively. It is intended for diesel engines, but superior for otto (gasoline) engines as well. Last I checked, it has the best ZDP (ZDDP? can't remember) percentage per cost. ZDP is an anti scuff additive that used to be in oil made for gas engines, but was mostly eliminated when it was determined to be bad for catalytic converters. Not really true anymore, but it's absence is still the norm. Never a factor in diesel engines, so it is still there. Royal Purple is supposed to be great too, but expensive and I have not used it myself. Rotela has no issues with wet clutches. I rarely see it in quart containers, and since it is usually in 1 or 2-1/2 gallon jugs (trucks) I always have it on hand so it goes in everything. On the other hand, stock engines with proper oil changes mostly last indefinitely with most any decent oil. Keep in mind, the SAE rating on the container is policed in no fashion whatever. You can put water in a bottle and sell it as the most extreme spec, no one will care until their engine blows up. It is only a claim by the seller that it meets the SAE spec, so consider the reputation of the manufacturer.
 
Thanks for the awesome replies. Very informative.
I looked for rotella 10w 40 but are you running the t5? do you have the exact oil model name? that would be helppfil.
If not, i will just run the castrol

http://www.amazon.com/Castrol-06078-10W-40-4-Stroke-Motorcycle/dp/B008MISDH4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1402276609&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=caSTROL+motorcycle+Rotella+10w+40
 
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