I know there are tons of reviews of Redline used with HD transmissions, some say it's night and day better, some say they can't tell a difference. So I decided to see for myself, maybe someone else can benefit. . I had RP MaxGear 75w90 syn in my '00 HD Road King for 8500 miles. Shifted great, no complaints but I wanted to experiment anyway. I generally avoid boutique stuff but I was curious, I wanted to either go back to a "regular" gear lube for less money or try Redline and see what the hype is about. I decide to try the Redline, so I put some VTwin (same as Shockproof Heavy) in the trans this go round.
To be honest I fully expected to not be able to tell the difference, I almost never see a difference in various oils and all that nuance stuff, 99% of the time everything sounds, feels, and acts the same, at least for me. But man this stuff is good, I could definitely feel an improvement in the shifting, and as I said I was happy the way the bike shifted before. Is it night and day better? Nope. Is it noticeably better? Yep, for sure. For me, I hate the price but it's probably worth it with the long change intervals and it only takes a quart. It's not that I can't afford the $20, it more the principle of paying that much for a quart of oil. I'll probably re-up when the time comes. Better is, well, better.
To be honest I fully expected to not be able to tell the difference, I almost never see a difference in various oils and all that nuance stuff, 99% of the time everything sounds, feels, and acts the same, at least for me. But man this stuff is good, I could definitely feel an improvement in the shifting, and as I said I was happy the way the bike shifted before. Is it night and day better? Nope. Is it noticeably better? Yep, for sure. For me, I hate the price but it's probably worth it with the long change intervals and it only takes a quart. It's not that I can't afford the $20, it more the principle of paying that much for a quart of oil. I'll probably re-up when the time comes. Better is, well, better.
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