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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MECHANICAL & TECHNICAL => Topic started by: jbrough7 on April 09, 2006, 08:44:33 AM

Title: Going harder on the break-in periods??
Post by: jbrough7 on April 09, 2006, 08:44:33 AM

Just got my new Suzi and am loving it but my brother-in-law has pointed out that taking it easy on the break-in might be the worst thing a person can do.  Any comments?

Here's the site that explains everything....I thought it was quite interesting and I'm actually following it for the break-in on my bandit:

www.mototuneusa.com

and then go to break in secrets quite a bit down the page.

Jim

Title: Going harder on the break-in periods??
Post by: mike on April 09, 2006, 09:46:09 AM

yup, thats a good read...  here's a better link to it
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Title: Going harder on the break-in periods??
Post by: Red01 on April 09, 2006, 10:34:37 AM

The only problem I have with the article is the guy seems to me to be coming off with the attitude that he invented this method. He's way too young to have come up with it. It's been around for a LOOOOONG time. It was taught to me when I was a budding young mechanic by an old vet 30-some years ago.

Basically, I was taught to break them in how they'll be used. If you're gonna be hard on a motor, break it in hard. If it's gonna have a gentle life driving gramma to church and the grocery store, the owner's manual method is fine.

Title: Going harder on the break-in periods??
Post by: fake on April 09, 2006, 11:32:24 AM

Quote from: "Red01"

Basically, I was taught to break them in how they'll be used. If you're gonna be hard on a motor, break it in hard. If it's gonna have a gentle life driving gramma to church and the grocery store, the owner's manual method is fine.

Yep, That's what I did with my 05 1200.  I rode it normal, and did no follow Suzuki's recommendation.  I did keep it under 8K for the first 1000 miles.  I changed the oil twice before I hit 1K too.

Title: Going harder on the break-in periods??
Post by: jbrough7 on April 10, 2006, 07:40:38 PM

I've been zinging her real good and just basically having a blast!  Looks like I should change that oil, no matter what!

Title: rock an roll on
Post by: bandibull on April 17, 2006, 06:05:25 PM

However you decide to breakin you bike - hard or soft
the important thing is to be rolling on and off the throttle
as much as possible especially during the first
couple hundred miles.  Don't cruise a 2k rpm or 9k rpm
for long periods of time. Accelerate and decelerate.

Riding twisty backy roads is the best cure.

And the most fun.

After a few hundred miles stop worrying about it.

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