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I only have 500 miles on my bike, do you think it will be too hard on my bike to have a dyne done this early? I could have done this winter so I don't have much lay up time in the spring. That being said would it be better to have more miles on it before putting the motor through so much stress? Thanks for your input
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lots of tuners feel the best way to break in an engine is in the contolled enviroment of a dyno room. then again you'll hear from people who will say wait a min of 1000 miles before dyno tuning. personally i wouldn't have a problem putting my new bike on a dyno.
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I would at least change the oil first before I put it on the dyno, right now you are runnin oil that has all of the new break in particles in it. I cant see puttin it on a dyno and floggin the hell out of it with chity oil in it, just my .02.
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I am not sure why a mechanic would dyno before the first oil change or a 1000 miles on the engine minimum. Will it hurt the engine to do it early. I am not sure that I would say yes as the motors are run for three hours before leaving the factory and then checked. However, I doubt it would be good with the initial oil.
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Engines are "broken in" on the dyno all the time, and it's probably one of the best ways you can break an engine in. Call Jamie at www.fuelmotousa.com, one of the best tuners around and let him explain it to you.
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Who knows for sure? We used to build engines,put them in the bike and take it to the Dragstrip for a race. Most worked great, some didn't! One thing for sure, if it's going to come apart, it will do it then. I wouldn't put my personal bike on a dyno until it has a few thousand miles on it. In fact, with today's technology with Tuner's, why even dyno it?? Company's like Fuelmoto do the dyno for your setup and send you a map. JMO
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This is probably not what you want to hear. Are you going to race your Touring bike? If not, why do you want to put it through the hardship of an hour or more on a dyno while some dude cranks the **** out of it. Dyno runs with wide open throttle are inherantly terribly stressful on all engine components including the belt, clutch and rear tire. Most race engines are going to be looser than your twin cam 96 when it is new.
If you are listening to the peckerwood at the dealership as he is trying to sell you a dyno tune, ask him the following question. "Who is going to foot the bill to fix your bike if something goes south when he is whipping it up to 6000 rpms.
If on the other hand you are racing around the oval track on Saturday night at full tilt and dragging the floorboards off your bike, then an afternoon on a dyno "might" help you. Disclaimer: See I told you that you would not like this.
If you are listening to the peckerwood at the dealership as he is trying to sell you a dyno tune, ask him the following question. "Who is going to foot the bill to fix your bike if something goes south when he is whipping it up to 6000 rpms.
If on the other hand you are racing around the oval track on Saturday night at full tilt and dragging the floorboards off your bike, then an afternoon on a dyno "might" help you. Disclaimer: See I told you that you would not like this.
