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Hard shifting

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KXcam22:
John,
  I think you hit the nail on the head. A good condition gearbox should shift great.  My KX shifts great but it is only on the last ride that I noticed missing a few shifts. It's a 92 so will have some wear. On my streetbike I was definitely solving a minor mechanical issue with good oil. However, the oil film of a good synthetic is noticably slipperier. In a bike trans there is lots of sliding action during a shift. The gears must slide on the shaft and the shiftforks slide in the shiftdrum. For any sliding action a slippery oil film must help a bit.  Maybe more on some bike models than others. Cam.

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