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My engine is quiet (that's saying something for the normally noisy Testastretta) and likes to rev on this oil, but for some reason the gearbox seems to not like it. The Ducati gear box is clanky by nature but this oil accents it. And it wants to stick fairly often on the 3-2 and 2-1 downshift requiring an extra firm mash. Have heard of a few other Duc riders who report shift quality issues on Motul 300V, which is also a full ester syn oil. The head scratcher is why does the engine seem to "like" it but the gearbox doesn't? Oil is Silkolene Pro 4 15W50 full ester synthetic. Oh, one other thing about the Silkolene: clutch engagement is super smooth, to the point of making me feel like the king of slow full lock parking lot u-turns. You know, the rear brake clutch slip 180's req'd back in the day when we took the MSF basic course....