Break-in information?
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I just wanted to hear from some of the riders in the forum about break-in. I spoke to 2 different dealers and got pretty much 2 different responses, besides they both agree on the first 50 mile and then the next 450 miles, but they didn't agree on how to treat each mileage increment. One said first 50 miles keep it under 50mph and under 2500rpm while the other dealer said under 65mph and under 3000rpm. Just wanted to hear from the masses in the forum to see want people with some serious miles on their rides had to say.
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My dealer told me to keep it under 70mph and 3500 rpm for the 1st 500 miles and when it reached 500 miles run the dog pi$$ out of it!!!
My dealer told me to keep it under 70mph and 3500 rpm for the 1st 500 miles and when it reached 500 miles run the dog pi$$ out of it!!!
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I was told under 50mph for the first 500 milesand keep it under 3000rpm.
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It is extremely interesting to hear all the different comments andthe article, fatboylust, is very interesting to say the least. It is like the two dealers I spoke to, two completely different bits of information.
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There are links on this forum like the mototuneone fatboylust mentions that all suggest an aggressive break in.Made sense tome, so thats the way I broke in my new build.Bring engine to operating temp3rd gear at 30 mph, 100% tillreach 60 mph, then 0% back down to 30 mph, 100% again. Repeat about a dozen times. Go on about your regular riding and change oilat 50 miles with another petroleum oil and then change again at 500 with oil of choice. I'm gonna use synthetic then.
Quite a differencefrom MOCO.
Quite a differencefrom MOCO.
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I've had the high rpm method recommended by a few performance guys. They used to run the cars they built on the interstate for hours to break them in, with great results.