I will be picking up a CVO Anniversary RK in Feb. I want to break it in right,

I have read several threads on breaking in a motor. I like the 30-60-30 method or the Motoman method( they seem the same)

My main question is the CVO comes with syn3. I live a 1/4 mile from the dealer should I rid iy home drain the oil and replace with dyno oil then do the procedure or just do it with the syn3?

 

30-60-30, 60-90-30 dream up a few more . These guys the come up with this stuff sit back roll another one and have a good laugh at those that fall for it
Just ride the thing . Leave the syn in if you want makes no difference never has never will
There is no trick to breaking in a new Hd. Just follow owner manual and ride.

 

Yeah, what he said.

 

Agree with post #2....also very important to stay away from lugging the motor and banging the red line. I always "try" to stay between 2000 - 5000 rpm in the break in period (especially the first 500 miles) and have never had a problem with 10 new Harley's over the years.

Some folks have offered different processes as you noted in your original post but those usually apply to race motors and high performance motors put together with mix and match components so they want to be extra careful doing the heat cycling which is not applicable here. Apples to oranges...

 

The method I mentioned in the first post does not talk about heat cycling. I have read where some people do heat cycling

There seem to be many who agree with the 30-60-30 method for seating the rings well. and from what I can tell a few of them are the guys people look for answer from on may things.

isn't the 110" motor considered a somewhat performance motor


My main question is about the oil really

 

I read the Motoman method and talked to my dealer when I picked up my new cvo. My dealer is a long time rider and he was describing his break in method similar to Motoman's. They even had a bike apart and he showed me the difference in the heads. While it may never affect some people, I believe the Motoman method is the way to go, especially since my dealer has a similar belief.

He also said doing the break in with the Syn3 would be fine. After I broke it in I changed the oil to Mobil 1 Vtwin synthetic 20w50 and I will be changing the primary and transmission to Redline. I also changed the stock oil filter to a K&N

 

Double runner what was your dealers method?
I have looked at the motorman method but really don't see where he describes his procedure for breaking in on the road

 

On the Street:
Warm the engine up completely:
Because of the wind resistance, you don't need to use higher gears like you would on a dyno machine. The main thing is to load the engine by opening the throttle hard in 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear.

Realistically, you won't be able to do full throttle runs even in 2nd gear on most bikes without exceeding 65 mph / 104 kph. The best method is to alternate between short bursts of hard acceleration and deceleration. You don't have to go over 65 mph / 104 kph to properly load the rings. Also, make sure that you're not being followed by another bike or car when you decelerate, most drivers won't expect that you'll suddenly slow down, and we don't want
anyone to get hit from behind !!

The biggest problem with breaking your engine in on the street (besides police) is if you ride the bike on the freeway (too little throttle = not enough pressure on the rings) or if you get stuck in slow city traffic. For the first 200 miles or so, get out into the country where you can vary the speed more
and run it through the gears !

Be Safe On The Street !
Watch your speed ! When you're not used to the handling of a new vehicle, you should accelerate only on the straightaways, then slow down extra early for the turns. Remember that both hard acceleration and hard engine braking (deceleration) are equally important during the break in process.

 

Double runner thanks for posting it.

What was your dealers method?

 

pretty much the same