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    How many Km's...

    How many km's did you do in the first week when you bought your brand new bike??

    I just got back from running in a brand new ZX-6RR for Johnny Hepburn, and in the space of 48 hours I clocked up 1552 kms. Had a ball, the ZX-6 is an awsome bike and I am very nearly considering changing brands.
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    That's a top effort for 48 hours. Sore bum is it? Walking OK.
    Last year I collected my new bike and took the next day off work and rode pretty much none stop to get the run-in over and done with.
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    My first (and current) bike I think I went about 300-400kms mabey.. thanks to the newbie rally on the same week hehehe

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    October last year rode the 888 from Hamilton to Arrowtown in a day and a half.
    Left about 1230 Thursday and arrived about 6 on Friday.
    I took the route that had the ferry on it so I had a bit of a break.

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    25km!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ben444
    How many km's did you do in the first week when you bought your brand new bike??

    I just got back from running in a brand new ZX-6RR for Johnny Hepburn, and in the space of 48 hours I clocked up 1552 kms. Had a ball, the ZX-6 is an awsome bike and I am very nearly considering changing brands.
    well next week i fly from invercargill to masterson to pick up guzzi cal 3 and will ride it home but first will go up to Hamilton then home to invercargill
    MOTO-GUZZI ............
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    ....... MY LIFE
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    Did about 1200 as I recall. I wanted the 1st service out of the way so that I could travel at Christmas. That probably isn't the ideal way to do it, I understand that you should have lots of heat cycles, and more varied running that you can get on the average trip.

    Many moons ago in another life in the capital I did things like a ride over the Rimutakas and frequent rides to Makara which type of trips probably make for better running in.

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    bugger all........... why is it when ever I buy a new bike it rains for the following month
    cheers DD
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    Quote Originally Posted by guzzi_nz
    well next week i fly from invercargill to masterson to pick up guzzi cal 3 and will ride it home but first will go up to Hamilton then home to invercargill
    drop in for a coffee as ya pas through Belfast...... can give the Guzz the once over.
    cheers DD
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    I think I did a touch over 1000km on my ZZR :P


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    i think i did much the same as john, about 1000-1200 in my first week, on my very second hand zzr250. hehe
    .....what can i say.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by MD
    That's a top effort for 48 hours. Sore bum is it? Walking OK.
    Yeah.. plus I had to do 800km on my bike, so at the end I was a wee bit sore...
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