breaking in a gn..how???

[sunhuntin]

just wondering about breaking in the gn when she docks. how do i do this safely? also just realised the tyres will be new and unworn...how do i avoid dropping her in the store?

any pointers would be greatly appreciated. want to make sure this bike will be alive and running in 20 years time, just like pup [almost] was [she was 19]

TIA

[crashe]

New tyres - ride her like its a wet day, so carefully for about 200kms.

Maybe get the lads in the shop to walk her out to the street and ride off slowly.

So a new name is required for the new baby...
hmmmmmmmm pup2 or little pup.....

As to running her in.... ask the guys in the shop or check out what the manual says..

So when does the new baby arrive?

[gamgee]

breaking it in? maybe push it off a cliff haha death to the gn
to wear the tyre in just do a massive burnout will work for the back one, then on the front one, just lock it up a few times untill it starts griping and doing stoppies on a gn

[Jackrat]

Take it eazy for the first 100kms,tyres.
then take it eazy for the next 3-400 kms,do an oil change then ride it like you will for the rest of it's life.
An the shop don't need to know about that first oil change either.
Enjoy.

[Bonez]

Personnally I'd replace the stock tyres as soon as possible, as well as the handle bars and downsize the back tyre a size at least. As the others have said except the idiotic cliff comment.

[T.I.E]

i know how to break gn's i have added two to the grave yard, as for breaking them in definately do it gently and slowly. don't let the revs get up to high, so definately stay off the open roads and motorways. keep the revs down for a while and that oil change is a really good thing after 3-400ks.
and tyres gentl gentl. just pop up and down the road quietly for a bit.

[sunhuntin]

New tyres - ride her like its a wet day, so carefully for about 200kms.

Maybe get the lads in the shop to walk her out to the street and ride off slowly.

So a new name is required for the new baby...
hmmmmmmmm pup2 or little pup.....

As to running her in.... ask the guys in the shop or check out what the manual says..

So when does the new baby arrive?

thanks crashe. good advice! for some reason ive got "scuffy" in my head, but will have to see if it suits her or not. lol. think she docks this coming week or the week after...only 4 bikes in this shipment and heaps of people wanting them....prison officers and the like.

jackrat...i guess that means ride around town only? no open road riding for a while.

gangee...i wouldnt have any idea how to do a burnout or a stoppie....not quite that advanced yet! lol.

replace the stock tyres and bars...how come? not sure what the point would be [blonde!!] lol.

[froggyfrenchman]

coz the tires wontbe made for nz roads. Changin the size of the rear will alter the gearing of the bike and pick barsthat are the most comfortable for you to ride with.


Ive missed all the gossip lately... What happened to your beloved "pup mkI"?
Long live the GN and all those that learn on them!

[MSTRS:Me]

Breaking in a GN?? First ya gotta catch one, yungun. Then it's a combination of firm but gentle so's it learns to trust and respect ya.

[sunhuntin]

ok, that makes sense, froggy. cheers for that.

some cager decided pup needed to be put to sleep pup is now in limbo and im in limpo, lmfao.

hmmm, yeh, getting the newbie to trust and respect me. hopefully by the end it will be mutual eh!

[FROSTY:Me]

Sun---sounds idiotic but a burnout and semi stioppie on ya new tyres actually well um --works.
Take her to a gravel carpark and start a burnout and gently lean her over from one side to the other-No not a PT --itll scrub the glaze of quick smart.
Oil changes wise --Id go so far as to say--ride her home---change the oil --do 400km --change the oil and filter. Its the cheapest engine insurance you can invest in. and the idea when running in is not to overrev but also not to load up the engine by using too few rpm.
The GNU is an old school air cooled bike with big (by modern standards) tollerances. So I'd basicly do 400km babying her then ride it pretty much normally but not revving the snot outa her or staying on a high rpm fixed throttle for too long.

[sunhuntin]

maybe i should just hire one of you guys to do it for me eh? lmfao. any takers?? lolololol.

[gamgee]

maybe i should just hire one of you guys to do it for me eh? lmfao. any takers?? lolololol.

haha as much as i love being told i can do a burnout on someone elses bike, i'm at the wrong end of the country

[gamgee]

you'll find it easy to do a burn out on gravel, just stand up, lean over the front wheel, put the front wheel brake on, get the revs up a bit and let the clutch out quite quickly

[sunhuntin]

cripes gamgee! only thing that happens for me when i let the clutch slip is she stalls. lol. not sure about doing that while standing up and revving...likely get thrown over the bars or something