M8 Break In
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There are so many types of break in methods. Something I have done a numerous amount of times is just ride it and don't worry so much about it. I actually went through 3 brand new bikes last year (long story) and broke them all in the same way and they ran great. You can go above 3000 rpm just can't stay there or rip it wot up to that point. You can and should run it a little bit to get everything to seat properly. You definitely don't want to baby it either. Its kind of just a happy medium between the two. Think about this before you get the bike they run them on the dyno to give them a quick break in and make sure everything is running the way it should. Trust me they don't baby it on the dyno. If you ever notice when you buy a brand new bike the odometer may say 0 but if you cycle through the trip will usually have something like .4 miles on it and that was them running it on the dyno.
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There are so many types of break in methods. Something I have done a numerous amount of times is just ride it and don't worry so much about it. I actually went through 3 brand new bikes last year (long story) and broke them all in the same way and they ran great. You can go above 3000 rpm just can't stay there or rip it wot up to that point. You can and should run it a little bit to get everything to seat properly. You definitely don't want to baby it either. Its kind of just a happy medium between the two. Think about this before you get the bike they run them on the dyno to give them a quick break in and make sure everything is running the way it should. Trust me they don't baby it on the dyno. If you ever notice when you buy a brand new bike the odometer may say 0 but if you cycle through the trip will usually have something like .4 miles on it and that was them running it on the dyno.
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Why ,well if it's gonna come apart that's when it'll happen most likely.
Last edited by badcooky; Sep 9, 2017 at 06:44 PM.
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When the M8 was launched there was a long video about the new engine. One of the things they demonstrated was how they tested the engines. They do not use any gasoline. They spin them up using electric motors and run the through the gear patterns. All the electrics are checked. They stated that they were environmentally proactive by not using gasoline. I wish I had the link. Probably on YouTube. Not sure if this is new or if they did this with the TC engines.
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It's about heat cycling. Don't lug the bike. That is not good for it. Run it through the rev ranges with good decal to seat the rings for around 20 min. Let it cool down and then take it for another spin for 20 to 30 mins going 1000 rpm higher (around 3500) and let it cool down. One more time with 1000 more rpm with cool down. Don't keep it at a steady rpm for extended time during the cycling. Next time out bounce it off red line a couple of times. Let it cool down and she is ready to go. 80 % of break-in is done by the first 100 miles. Change the oil at around 500 miles. I have 90k on my bike with no problems.
Last edited by myglide; Sep 10, 2017 at 05:03 AM.
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Sorry bud, but you are incorrect. I've seen them run the bikes at the end of the assembly line and they will run them up to about 3500 rpm's. That's it.
