After walking by the shelf and seeing VR-1 for less than 4k a qt. I decided to give it a whirl. Had been using Mobil 1 V-Twin.
Am rolling up on 2500mi and will have it tested before draining. I guess a UOA will tell the full story, and will give an indication as to whether 5k OCI's will work.
Absent a UOA comparison between the two. The small amount of data available, leads me to believe that Mobil, HD Syn3, and possibly other brands of Synthetics don't really do everything that is claimed.
I have found absolutely no evidence that Syns "Run Cooler"
Using HD Syn3, Mobil, and now VR1 the oil guage reads the same.
To further test this, I recorded TTS runs with Mobil 1, and VR1. Identical Engine temps.
I was fortunate enough to get caught in Stop and Go traffic for close to an hour and a half over the July 4th Holiday on I-65 in Nashville. The other bike with me that day, had Mobil 1 and reached the 300 degree mark well ahead of mine with VR1 in it.
Add that to the myth that the Syns don't shear and there really isn't much left as a benefit to running the syns.
Of course a UOA of my cooked oil in another 200 miles may say something all together different.