Break in period
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: aurora,colorado
I left a strip of tire outside my street is never let up on the new bike is can you say that I have removed bikes out of a sealed crate and set them into closed course racing like never registered the bike as a street bike but only time the engine received any break-in was practice and that was more or less a tick down some on the tire warming and body to bike warm up that blend us in for the day is yes, you will ear opinion after the other is ready?
Only 2 things will blow an engine is lean condition and no oil to engine parts is you hurt things is that is it. YOu beat it to death since day one is please do not tell me my engine is I start it up and no oil smoke. I look at the intake chamber and it is oil clean from the crankcase breather system being sorta closed loop like the gas tank vapor and that canister plumbing.
I've seen a literally unstable person buy a bike, then it comes back with the engine over heating is it was water cooled and it was whatever that person did to it, is yes, you can destroy an engine is give it to that toad is some amazing stuff you come up with and all that variable is if the clearance is within spec is take it to the salt flats.
In say 1000 miles and you tore it down. How close are the clearances if you can get 200,000 miles on a car engine is that had the same clearances when new is get a clue or say, think it out is you gonna look stupid with break-in/beat-in is it still runs is you will be dead before it dies is if you keep the oil changes up to snuff is I dump the oil and change filters a lot is it will last longer than you... In theory.
Jay Leno have a steam engine? There you go. Inventor is dead is not his invention. I love a good break-in thread is really send the tech home.
Only 2 things will blow an engine is lean condition and no oil to engine parts is you hurt things is that is it. YOu beat it to death since day one is please do not tell me my engine is I start it up and no oil smoke. I look at the intake chamber and it is oil clean from the crankcase breather system being sorta closed loop like the gas tank vapor and that canister plumbing.
I've seen a literally unstable person buy a bike, then it comes back with the engine over heating is it was water cooled and it was whatever that person did to it, is yes, you can destroy an engine is give it to that toad is some amazing stuff you come up with and all that variable is if the clearance is within spec is take it to the salt flats.
In say 1000 miles and you tore it down. How close are the clearances if you can get 200,000 miles on a car engine is that had the same clearances when new is get a clue or say, think it out is you gonna look stupid with break-in/beat-in is it still runs is you will be dead before it dies is if you keep the oil changes up to snuff is I dump the oil and change filters a lot is it will last longer than you... In theory.
Jay Leno have a steam engine? There you go. Inventor is dead is not his invention. I love a good break-in thread is really send the tech home.
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Missouri City,TX
"The Book" (if you are referring to the owners manual) states that after 50 (yes 50) miles RPMs up to 5000 RPMs are permissible. That 45 MPH thing is rediculous. in 6th gear 2500 RPMs is 60MPH. Read your book and follow it. If it is the new 96ci, Harley has absolute confidence in that motor.
At 45mph, I'm still in third gear...at 50mph, I shift to 4th gear.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 148
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From: Texas
Lmao
Ozzy? ... LMAO!! That was a good one... I had a rough time finishing the rest of the posts...I followed the "book" on it. I figured that if I had any trouble, I didnt want them to use improper break in as an "OUT".
Last edited by SFD_207; Dec 6, 2008 at 02:00 PM. Reason: was too busy laughing... forgot to respond to the origional post...
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Out and about
Ditto. That's the way I've broken in every bike I've ever owned and I've never had a problem with burning oil or any other symptom of engine failure.
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I left a strip of tire outside my street is never let up on the new bike is can you say that I have removed bikes out of a sealed crate and set them into closed course racing like never registered the bike as a street bike but only time the engine received any break-in was practice and that was more or less a tick down some on the tire warming and body to bike warm up that blend us in for the day is yes, you will ear opinion after the other is ready?
Only 2 things will blow an engine is lean condition and no oil to engine parts is you hurt things is that is it. YOu beat it to death since day one is please do not tell me my engine is I start it up and no oil smoke. I look at the intake chamber and it is oil clean from the crankcase breather system being sorta closed loop like the gas tank vapor and that canister plumbing.
I've seen a literally unstable person buy a bike, then it comes back with the engine over heating is it was water cooled and it was whatever that person did to it, is yes, you can destroy an engine is give it to that toad is some amazing stuff you come up with and all that variable is if the clearance is within spec is take it to the salt flats.
In say 1000 miles and you tore it down. How close are the clearances if you can get 200,000 miles on a car engine is that had the same clearances when new is get a clue or say, think it out is you gonna look stupid with break-in/beat-in is it still runs is you will be dead before it dies is if you keep the oil changes up to snuff is I dump the oil and change filters a lot is it will last longer than you... In theory.
Jay Leno have a steam engine? There you go. Inventor is dead is not his invention. I love a good break-in thread is really send the tech home.
Only 2 things will blow an engine is lean condition and no oil to engine parts is you hurt things is that is it. YOu beat it to death since day one is please do not tell me my engine is I start it up and no oil smoke. I look at the intake chamber and it is oil clean from the crankcase breather system being sorta closed loop like the gas tank vapor and that canister plumbing.
I've seen a literally unstable person buy a bike, then it comes back with the engine over heating is it was water cooled and it was whatever that person did to it, is yes, you can destroy an engine is give it to that toad is some amazing stuff you come up with and all that variable is if the clearance is within spec is take it to the salt flats.
In say 1000 miles and you tore it down. How close are the clearances if you can get 200,000 miles on a car engine is that had the same clearances when new is get a clue or say, think it out is you gonna look stupid with break-in/beat-in is it still runs is you will be dead before it dies is if you keep the oil changes up to snuff is I dump the oil and change filters a lot is it will last longer than you... In theory.
Jay Leno have a steam engine? There you go. Inventor is dead is not his invention. I love a good break-in thread is really send the tech home.
I totally know what you mean.......everytime it comes around to me I just kick back and go with the flow because if you don't then there you have it and people will say you crazy so its just not my gig.