[sarnali2]

I've followed this with every new bike I've bought and never had any trouble with low compression, oil burning or any other engine related problems. New engines don't "wear in", if they're not right from the factory they'll puke no matter what. The only reason for taking it easy on a new bike is to give the tires a chance to scrub off the mold-release compound and give the brake pads a chance to wear in. All that takes about 200 miles, do the first oil and filter change at 1000 miles or so, check over the nuts and bolts and just ride it.



Easy break ins are a relic from the bad old days of loose tolerances, crappy metallurgy and 3000 mile oil changes. They no longer apply to modern engines.

 

[sarnali2]

Re: kpaul asks the hard questions.

Unfortunately when it comes to motorcycles Kpaul doesn't know his ass from his elbow. After you've come close to the two dozen motorcycles I''ve had, the 40 years I've ridden them, the over 750,000 miles I've put on them and the non-existant oil related breakdowns I've had you may feel free to comment, untill then may I offer the sage advice contained in the poster on my office wall

"How about a nice big cup of shut the f*ck up---think before you say something stupid"

 

[sarnali2]

Re: kpaul asks the hard questions.

Since I don't operate a testing lab, nor am I anal enough to gather "facts and data" that can be presented in anyway to give the desired conclusions, the only evidence I have (and the only evidence I really care about) is my own and a number of my friends experiance's. Modern engines do not require a "break in " period.

However, tires and brakes do, and a rider on a brand new bike should ride carefully for a few hundred miles in order to familierize him/her self with the bikes weight, power and handling characteristics, in my opinion that is the true reason behind the gentle break-in.

If they just wrote "ride carefully till you know what you're doing" many people, most likely you included would say "screw that, I know how to ride, I don't need to take it easy" and promptly run into the first tree they could find. Instead they say break in the engine on your delicate jewel or you'll void your warrenty and people (like you) pay attention and ride carefully and at the same time learn the bike's behavior.

 

[sarnali2]

Re: kpaul asks the hard questions.

I'm sure there is plenty of evidence to support either position, as I said I'm not anal enough nor bored enough to search it out.

However common sense should tell you and your own faith in modern technology and manufacturing process should tell you it's un neccessary. What's to break in? the engine is made of precisely manufactured componants fitted uniformly to the ten or hundred thousands of an inch, lubricated with modern syn.blend oil and tested for correct operation prior to leaving the factory. Any tightness is going cause the engine to sieze or score the cylinders in that initial start up, any loosness in the bearings and they'll spin at that time, once you get the bike it's been run a few times and been through a few heat cycles at the dealership.......what's there to break in?

They tell you that so you the buyer will take it easy on a new bike. The warrenty is in effect whether you follow their guidelines or not unless they can prove conclusivly that your action caused the failure.

 

[sarnali2]

Carefull now, just because you work in a multi-line motorcycle dealership in a major city doesn't mean you know anything about bikes..you need facts and data sourced from an approved double blind study including detailed minutia on the bottom of multi colored charts and graphs, only then will your opinion be considered correct.



By the way, did you ship my new Tiger yet? I sent you a check for the full amount from my bank in Nigeria...