skratch is right and i am not a syn 3 fan i like the made in usa stuff better

 

FDOTFLOL

 

I use full synthetic 80/140 in my trans over the others, no clunking, neutral is easy to find, and seems to make the bike shift better. &nbsp\\;

 

The CVOs come with the Synth stuff. No complaints either. Coming up on the 1k change.&nbsp\\;What others to try for smoothness and less trans noise ...&nbsp\\;Others besides Redline, Amsoil, Lucas ??? FYIW
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Aloha

 

I have notied that&nbsp\\;formula plus is thicker then syn3, but syn3 seems to shift better.&nbsp\\;

 

Very pleased with the Spectro for 6 speeds.&nbsp\\;

 

I guess if I could find neutral a little easer I wouldn’t have a blood pressure problem. “Oh” the bike, never mind.

 

Actually, I think mine got HARDER to find neutral after I switched to syn3. Slips right on past, going up or down. The IDS made it even worse. (go figure)

 

If any of the discussions I've read have any credibility, Syn3's not a gear oil, it's a lighter weight oil, fine for crankcases and primaries.&nbsp\\; Also, it's not full synthetic.

I don't dispute your claim that neutral's easier to find\\; it's annoying on mine to find it with gear oil in there.&nbsp\\; But, annoyance is easier for me to stomach than early transmission wear/failure, assuming that people know what they're talking about, and gear oil is what needs to go in there.

Who really knows, as in, knows AUTHORITATIVELY, as opposed to street talk?&nbsp\\; I don't.&nbsp\\; I toss the HD marketing hype out the window, since that's what I think it is about Syn3.&nbsp\\; But, the other stuff?&nbsp\\; Who knows (AND CAN PROVE IT)?