Agree with RB, change the oil, and use synthetic. Also there is a trick that I believe that I learned from someone on this forum. Before starting your bike for the first time of the day, push your bike a little ways in first gear with the clutch pulled in. Corse the bike will drag because the clutch plates are sticking, but this trick helps to break the plates apart, and you will get a much smoother engagement when you drop down in first gear for the first time starting out. It is part of my prefight when backing my bike down the driveway to warm the engine up, and has become a operating habit. I really believe that I am extending the life of the gearbox by this practice.YMMV Vegas
