Latest two UOAs on my shared sump V-Strom 650:
As always, I'm wrapping up the OCI because I've never surpassed the mfg's recommended 3500 mi interval by this much before and I'm worried the wear contaminants might be reaching an unacceptable level. So baby steps for increasing the OCI. But as always, the shifting was wonderfully smooth the whole time, so no perception complaints.
In their comments, they are referring to what I did for my fresh fill, which will be in an upcoming UOA. It's a 50-50% blend of Motul 300V 10W40 and 15W50. The 15W50 is the reformulated ester core version. I'm doing that this summer because the sample from last summer sheared down to 11.58 cSt after 3500 miles, which was not a 40 weight anymore, so I felt worried (and determined to do something about it).
As always, I'm wrapping up the OCI because I've never surpassed the mfg's recommended 3500 mi interval by this much before and I'm worried the wear contaminants might be reaching an unacceptable level. So baby steps for increasing the OCI. But as always, the shifting was wonderfully smooth the whole time, so no perception complaints.
In their comments, they are referring to what I did for my fresh fill, which will be in an upcoming UOA. It's a 50-50% blend of Motul 300V 10W40 and 15W50. The 15W50 is the reformulated ester core version. I'm doing that this summer because the sample from last summer sheared down to 11.58 cSt after 3500 miles, which was not a 40 weight anymore, so I felt worried (and determined to do something about it).