SV1000 owners/Riding-in a new bike?

[Phoenix]

No doubt this questions been asked or some variant of it, but I'm buying a brand new SV next month, do they require to be ridden in? and if they do what is the speed dictated by the initial riding in period? ie can you do 100kph and not damage the new engine?

[Jantar]

At 100 kmh in top gear you will be under reving the engine so much it will never run in. Basically you should just ride it sensibly and let the engine rev freely up to the run in revs. Change gear often and don't labour the engine, and it will be fine.

[Phoenix]

Sorry that's beyond my comprehension, what?. I'm not stupid but I didn't understand that.

[rocketman1]

Mate, wise choice, good on ya.
The handbook has all the running period detailed.
1st 800km below 5,500 rpm
up to 1,600km below 8,000rpm
over 1600km below 11,000 rpm...never been there!!! but you better be holding on.
This is all quite easy to do, as 5500rpm is about 140km/hr in 6th,
they say to vary the speed , best not to do any hard acceleration in the first 160 km and also not to lug the bike in the high gears.
ie I always try to keep above the 3000 mark in all gears
Some guys have differing opinions on running a bike in some say give it heaps from new, they will always go better, but I beg to differ.
If you keep below 5500rpm you will be still be moving pretty quick trust me, you also will be getting a least 45-50mpg which is good for a V1000
Dont forget to set up the suspension to suit yourself, they tend to come off the shop floor a little hard, also keep your tires about 36psi.
Good luck

[98tls]

Sorry that's beyond my comprehension, what?. I'm not stupid but I didn't understand that.

Dont ride it in to high a gear because your worried about breaking it,for that matter dont rev the shit out of it either.Go for a long ride taking it easy at first,dont ride it at one constant rev range gradually increase decrease revs.First oil change is the most important imho.

[Phoenix]

cheers guys, yeah Ive ridden in 1 bike before a few years ago, a brand new GN250, I had to ride it from Palmerston North to Wanganui at night at 70kph, just wanted to know if it would be the same, or if I could actually do the open road speed limit at the first lot of km's

[98tls]

I know a bloke who bought a brand new CBR600 in Dunedin ran it in by riding it home to Nth Canterbury stripped the crap off it changed the plastics and raced it at levels the next weekend with no problems.

[Phoenix]

as for the first 160km, I havent had my license for 5 months now, 1 month left, my little nephew is 160km away in NP, so I want to go see him and my sister, so cool, I'll be able to do 100kph there n back comfortably

[ynot slow]

Just enjoy the toy,nice choice,good road to ride to vary the revs as well,just watch the police around Eltham/Stratford in town areas,easy to sit on 60+ km instead of 50km.

Hang right at Stratford and cruise to Whanga to add another 125km to the trip.

[Moki]

No doubt this questions been asked or some variant of it, but I'm buying a brand new SV next month, do they require to be ridden in? and if they do what is the speed dictated by the initial riding in period? ie can you do 100kph and not damage the new engine?

Rocketman1 has said it all. Spot-on.

The materials and tolerances of modern engines are such that simply riding sensibly (hard to do with a new bike), accelerating smoothly and making sure you get some good revs going should normally suffice. Don't red-line but do get the needle moving. Be sure when riding to vary engine speed quite a bit to help things settle. More than distance, it's how you ride the bike that's important when you breaking the engine in. Karl

[The Stranger:Me]

No doubt this questions been asked or some variant of it, but I'm buying a brand new SV next month, do they require to be ridden in? and if they do what is the speed dictated by the initial riding in period? ie can you do 100kph and not damage the new engine?

Ride it like you stole it!

[Phoenix]

whangamonama comes out on the lost highway doesnt it? Ive only been there once in my life with the Triumph Owners Motorcycle club, and I crashed south of Hawera at 100kph on my CBX750 on this corner where theres always big piles of metal on the side of the road

[imdying]

Give it death, it'll be fine. Just don't lug the engine by using too much throttle at too low an rpm. Keep it above 3000rpm, but under 9ish and you'll be sweet.

[cindymay]

I will run it in for you as practice for running in a new bike.

[AllanB]

Also don't be afraid to use a good bit of throttle after you have a couple of hundred of k's on it - its easy to rev the engine up using very little throttle but a good whack will help seat the rings by loading them up (apparently).

Also lots of heat cycles are good fora new engine - as in ride it and let it cool completely - don't go for one almighty 1000km tour!