Running-in new bikes

[darryn1]

hi guys. i'm about to take delivery of a '07 gsx1400 brand new. have had a quick read of various break-in procedures from various manufacturers, and also had a look on the net. very conflictiing reports there!
anyone run one in, and what procedure did you use? surely, the manufacturers would know best with their own machiney wouldn't they? and it'd be against their best interests to put you wrong, because if their bikes need things doing prematurely further down the track, or if they fail - then that'd affect re-sale / secondhand sales, which would inevitably affect new bike sales.
so what's the deal on the subject? any thoughts? some say rev fuck out of it, some say stop / start for a few hundred kms, change your oil after 50kms, leave it 'till first service at 1000kms... then there's the whole synthetic vs mineral oils!! for every good argument i read, there's anohter good one to contradict the previous one.
quite confusing. HELP!!!

[Cajun]

this topic is pretty random, alot of it is personal prefence,

Just start riding it like you would normally ride it, just don't keep at the same throttle/rpm for long times vary it.

change oil is up to you drop it at 500, or wait for 1000

[bistard]

The main things to remember are,dont labour the motor,dont rev the crap out of it,vary your revs while riding & its a personal thing when to change the oil,but stick with mineral for the first couple of changes,I would change at 500 & 1000ks
Everybody has an opinion on this,if nothing else ride nice for 500ks & then start using more revs occaisonally & at 1000ks ride normally

[kiwifruit]

give it heaps = x

[MTW]

So would the same run in procedures stand true for overhauling an engine as well? When I say overhaul, I'm dropping a 442cc big bore kit in my Impulse, so I assume it would be safer to give that a 'run in' period also?

[WRT]

In my mind, it all comes down to how much you like your warranty really. Stick with the manufacturers recommendations.

[Kwaka14]

Run it in as per the Manufacturers instructions, don't keep the revs in the same place for too long and occasionally wind it on a little bit, Things are tight to start off with and they tend to get hotter when they're new....

[WRT]

Run it in as per the Manufacturers instructions, don't keep the revs in the same place for too long and occasionally wind it on a little bit, Things are tight to start off with and they tend to get hotter when they're new....

You talking about running in a bike or a virgin???

[Kwaka14]

You talking about running in a bike or a virgin???
.... if you overdo it too early either one will give you a warped head....

[Buster]

Just ride it as per usual. Warm it up first, dont hold it at constant revs or take it into the red all day long. Do the 1st service at 1000 to keep the warranty side of it cool.

[JimO]

mine had to be kept under 5000 rpm for the first 600 miles

[KoroJ]

Ask your dealer...he should be the expert.??

It's your new baby, look after it.

[Busy]

When I brought my bike (GSX600F - couple of months ago) I was told to keep under 6500rpm until the first service (1000k's) and also not to labour the engine, apart from that just ride normally with a varation of town and open road riding - ie varing rev ranges.

Being oil cooled also warm it up throughly before give it death.
I'm at 3000k's now and still feel it bedding in, improves every week but still has the new muffler stink, err smell etc

[Edbear]

See my thread, "Running in fun?"

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

your bike is already run in. once of the production line, it has gone straight to the rollers where they take it up through the gears hitting the rev limiter to make sure all is well!!

ride normally.

when running my car in I hit the rev limiter 6 times in the first drive to make sure those rings seal gooood haha