Quote Originally Posted by axa View Post
so when i received the bike i quickly went out to get the replacement oil, and having a rather limited selection locally, I went with Castrol 4T for no other reason than it was motorcycle rated, and that Castrol GTX has been treating my car well for the last 17 years.

At first i found rather hard shifting, but after 100 miles or so i found it worked out so well that not only could i find neutral when stopped, but i actually could float shift!! Not that i normally would do that, but its possibility I believe indicates an optimal transmission.
But unfortunatly at 5.99 + tax, i didn't plan to stay with the 4T...

So I found Castrol had another motorcycle oil thats was 'supposed' take into account higher temps, high revving ATV and off road engines. Sounded appropriate for our bikes, and i could buy in bulk on line.
And since it had the same specs as the 4T, thought id give it a go.
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FWIW I used Lucas semi synthetic oil and I have yet to do my first oil change. But shifting is not a problem for me. I will do my first oil change soon and Im sticking to what works. And I will put the magnet in on this oil change. Hell it cant hurt and that is my uneducated opinion as a newb biker. Im just going by what is posted here since this is my first bike.

And FWIW my brother has no problem doing speed shifiting on my DF (as he calls it) where he did not bother to use the clutch. But honestly, to me that seems to be a bad thing to do based on my common sense. But on my bike he had no problems doing that FWIW. Go figure.

My bike was showing hard shifting at first. It only took a week of riding to smooth it out. This is not an issue for me regardless of my first oil change FWIW.