Break in period
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Break in period
How many of you broke it in all the way until 1000 mi.? I am just about at 500, and I hate doing the breaking in thing, but I don't want problems later on, so I will suffer through 
. Just wondering what your thoughts were once you hit 500. I still haven't taken it on the freeway, although I don't do a lot of riding on the freeway at this point anyhow...
. Just wondering what your thoughts were once you hit 500. I still haven't taken it on the freeway, although I don't do a lot of riding on the freeway at this point anyhow...
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This question has almost as many opinions attached to it as the fingerless gloves question.
But since you asked, here's what I did with my bike: I followed the factory recommendations. Varied RPM and followed early maintenance schedules.
20,000 miles later, I haven't had a single problem with the bike that I didn't cause myself. Now I ride it like I stole it!
But since you asked, here's what I did with my bike: I followed the factory recommendations. Varied RPM and followed early maintenance schedules.
20,000 miles later, I haven't had a single problem with the bike that I didn't cause myself. Now I ride it like I stole it!
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Ride it how you will normally ride it and don't be afraid to open it up a little.
If there was a ring not seated or a ridge in a bore, it would have caused a problem already.
I wouldn't beat the living snot out of it, but I sure as hell wouldn't stay below 50 mph for 1K miles!
If there was a ring not seated or a ridge in a bore, it would have caused a problem already.
I wouldn't beat the living snot out of it, but I sure as hell wouldn't stay below 50 mph for 1K miles!
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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.
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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.
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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.
