Thanks for posting the VOAs and UOAs ... not too much to say on your report, the engine is so new and the oil at 1,300 miles is new too, I guess at least one could say there doesnt seem to be anything wrong with your break-in yet.
Im not familiar with Power 1, are you talking about Actevo in this UOA?? The same as the VOA above it???
Anyway, I like the "looks" of the Actevo VOA and I guess this last UOA. Not that looks based on these tests mean anything but the formula seems to lean towards an HDEO.
Just rambling here, thanks for posting. I never used Castrol in my bikes (not for any reason) but always wanted too. I mean its Castrol, good stuff.
Im not a fan of "exotic " labeled oils.
Ps. it would clear up confusion if you made sure the oil type was on the report. You did on the VOA but this last report says just "Castrol 10/30" Yes I know its 10/40 indicated by you ... but would help everyone if it said "Castrol Actevo 10/30" (or 40) so we dont have to hunt around trying to figure out which oil it is. There is some mention of power 1 in your post too, so I am just unsure what oil it is *LOL* except it seems to match up with your Castrol Actevo VOA ...
Im not sure the wisdom of switching around oil brands for no reason until you have a baseline, then again, it doesnt matter, its just oil but if your running UOAs you will always have a little of the last oil in the engine when you put yet another brand in and run a UOA on that .. then again, maybe your thinking of switching to Motul forever.
The magnetic plug looks pretty impressive for a new engine/trans/primary. I would have expected to see some larger shards of metal on the plug. If the plug was tilted towards the light source a little more it would have been easier to see the metal on it.
If your a believer in using a magnetic plug as I am, think about replacing it with a "goldplug.com" the power of the magnet on it is amazing, it may even pull some metal shards out of the pan that seem to be missing on this one ..
) buys maybe there are none.
Ill never forget the shards of metal that came out of my Yamaha 1300 Tourer when I first installed a magnetic plug. It didnt come from the factory with one and these large shards must have just been sitting in the bottom of the oil pan. After one or two changes the magnet removed it all .
My current Harley came from the factory with a magnetic plug but I still switched it out with the much more powerful goldplug