Hi Guys, hope you are doing well, I am new to the community, thanks to the mods for approving my membership.

I own a 2017 pulsar 180 it is14 months old now and I had been planning to switch the engine oil once I had exhausted all the free service coupons. It has completed 6200 kms and I was thinking of moving to at least semi-synthetic oil. I had heard a lot of praises for the Motul 5100 and was planning to put in the same, but then I thought that it wasn't a bad idea to move to a fully synthetic oil and decided to do the same. The contenders were Shell Helix Ultra 15w50, ELF moto 4 tech 10w50, Valvoline 20w50, Motul 7100 20w 50 and Motul 300V 15w50. I did a lot of research and narrowed it down to Motul 7100 20w50, though I was not able to find 20w50 grade so I ended up investing in 10w50. Paid 780 for a liter pack, which had two sets of seal on it (impressed to find that).

My ride has done 200 kms since i switched and here are some of the initial impressions

• Engine turns over easily (though it might be due to lower winter grade).
• Slightly more refined sounding engine (can't tell much because the bike has done only 6200 kms so it wasn't that rough in the first place).
• Engine runs noticeably cooler, previously I could feel the heat (not unbearable) on my legs but now that is completely gone.
• Smoother shifts ( gear shift below 3k rpm showed some resistance but now they slot in smoothly between 2k to 3k rpm, though I don't recommend shifting at anything lower than 2.5k as it lugs the engine).
• Slightly better throttle response.

Till now there has been no drop in oil level (somewhere on the internet I read that it leaks in pulsars) and no leaks around the head or stickiness in exhaust.

Thanks.