Running in new bike

[Silage]

Have just moved up from a GB400 to a GS1200. I have found them quite similar; two wheels and start with "G".

What tips do people suggest to running it in? The bike shop is suggesting using synth oil at the 1000km service but I would rather us a good mineral until at least 10k to let it run in proper. Suggested oils, change period? Other comments?

[duckman]

Heya Jimmie,,

400cc to 1200cc - Crikey thats quite a jump

Ride it nicely for the first thousand then irde it like ya stole it from the local copper!!

[manuboy]

on "running in" on this forum. Been there, done that...

[Blakamin]

"starts with G" huh... cant win 'em all!

got any photos?

[dangerous]

Have just moved up from a GB400 to a GS1200. I have found them quite similar; two wheels and start with "G".

What tips do people suggest to running it in? The bike shop is suggesting using synth oil at the 1000km service but I would rather us a good mineral until at least 10k to let it run in proper. Suggested oils, change period? Other comments?

Well hows about a simi syn oil. A mate brought one of the GS1200's when they 1st came out, and the run in prosedure that Suzuki have is silly as Honda dont have one at all. So I say ride it normaly as you would if it had 10,000k on it but if ya not sure then duckmans thery sounds good to me.
BTW you can get some rather nice extras for the SS mate had a dark tint screen, belly pan, single seat cowl and a Kerker can, which had it sounding sweet..... hey which part of town ya in?

[Teflon]

Have just moved up from a GB400 to a GS1200. I have found them quite similar; two wheels and start with "G".

What tips do people suggest to running it in? The bike shop is suggesting using synth oil at the 1000km service but I would rather us a good mineral until at least 10k to let it run in proper. Suggested oils, change period? Other comments?

Good idea with the mineral oil.

There some real idiots working in bikeshops these days. Had a mate with a new TL (when they first came out), some bikeshop idiot advised him to run fully synthetic after run in. Fucked the clutch withn 1000k's. Guess third gear wheelstands didn't help, but still, fuckin idiot.

[dangerous]

Good idea with the mineral oil.

There some real idiots working in bikeshops these days. Had a mate with a new TL (when they first came out), some bikeshop idiot advised him to run fully synthetic after run in. Fucked the clutch withn 1000k's. Guess third gear wheelstands didn't help, but still, fuckin idiot.

Yet Honda reconmend the GPS simi syn in there bikes and I have had no probs.... ok Its a blend but even with the Suzuki I bet they dont say to use a dino oil in ther sport bikes?
What milage do you consider 'run in'???

[Teflon]

Yet Honda reconmend the GPS simi syn in there bikes and I have had no probs.... ok Its a blend but even with the Suzuki I bet they dont say to use a dino oil in ther sport bikes?
What milage do you consider 'run in'???

Be nice for the first 800k's, then thrash it.

My vtr is a ex-demo, so i know it would have been ridden hard. 110,000k's later, still keeps me happy.

[カワサキキド]

on "running in" on this forum. Been there, done that...

Here is a recent thread ,9th November 2004

And have a read of this-

Here is what I found...

Link - MotoMan

had a read of Toyota's 1.6 4AGE Atlentic race engine run in instruction as well.... and its similar in line to what the above link mentions...

Zapf, have you got a link to the 4age running in instructions?
I had a look on Hasselgren Race Engines homepage but wasn't very informative.

[FROSTY:Me]

just to add to all above comments. If ya can afford to do it -dump ya oil after 500km then again after 1500km. -I repeat if ya can afford it -you wont believe the shit that comes out.

[Blackbird]

I'd stay well away from full synthetic or even semi for up to 2-3 thousand k's or you could possibly glaze the bores. I ran "normal" Castrol for 5000 k's. Honda don't advocate full synthetic in their machines although I ran it with no apparent ill-effects for a while after the bike was run in. I use Motul semi-synthetic now.

[dangerous]

I'd stay well away from full synthetic or even semi for up to 2-3 thousand k's or you could possibly glaze the bores. I ran "normal" Castrol for 5000 k's. Honda don't advocate full synthetic in their machines although I ran it with no apparent ill-effects for a while after the bike was run in. I use Motul semi-synthetic now.

But my Honda dealer reconmends Castrol GPS a semi synth from day one and 1st oil change at 1000k..... so thats what happened, emmm Motul... good shit.

[WINJA]

But my Honda dealer reconmends Castrol GPS a semi synth from day one and 1st oil change at 1000k..... so thats what happened, emmm Motul... good shit.

I DONT THINK CASTROL HAS NADE GOOD OIL SINCE BP BOUGHT THEM , THEIR 2 STROKE OIL IS DIFFERENT FOR SURE. ALSO HONDA HAVE A DEAL WITH CASTROL SO THEIR GOING TO PUSH CASTROL. MOTUL IS GOOD , BUT I USE THAT MOBIL 1 FOR BIKES, AND IVE THRASHED ALOT OF BIKES AND HAVENT HAD A FAILURE YET

[dangerous]

I DONT THINK CASTROL HAS NADE GOOD OIL SINCE BP BOUGHT THEM , THEIR 2 STROKE OIL IS DIFFERENT FOR SURE. ALSO HONDA HAVE A DEAL WITH CASTROL SO THEIR GOING TO PUSH CASTROL. MOTUL IS GOOD , BUT I USE THAT MOBIL 1 FOR BIKES, AND IVE THRASHED ALOT OF BIKES AND HAVENT HAD A FAILURE YET

FORK MAN............. ya scared the shit out a me, hang on while I turn the hearing aid down .......................................... thats better, ohh yeah good point about the Castrol/Honda thing, bit like the Showa/Honda thing... crap suspension in the VTR, you guesed it Showa

[Sensei]

Just dont't labour it in to higher gear & don't take it to Redline about 2000/3000 off for around 1000k .Then she's all your's to make sing it's heart out . SESENI