Running my bike in
Discussion
Hi,
My bike went in for its first service today at the 300 mile mark, I went and picked it up, paid the huge bill (£9.50
) and was speaking to the salesman who was saying that i should do at leat 500 miles before going over the 7 000 rev mark, he reckons it takes 500 miles to run it in 
, Is it just me or does this seem a bit much for a little single two stroke?. I am going to follow his word of course as he is the one with the warranty 
, just wondering what you think?
Grant
Edited to add : Please keep in mind this is a 50 and 7000rpm means around 30 mph on one of these standard.
My bike went in for its first service today at the 300 mile mark, I went and picked it up, paid the huge bill (£9.50
) and was speaking to the salesman who was saying that i should do at leat 500 miles before going over the 7 000 rev mark, he reckons it takes 500 miles to run it in , Is it just me or does this seem a bit much for a little single two stroke?. I am going to follow his word of course as he is the one with the warranty , just wondering what you think? Grant
Edited to add : Please keep in mind this is a 50 and 7000rpm means around 30 mph on one of these standard
. Edited by Grant.D on Saturday 21st April 17:57
rsv gone! said:
I religiously ran in my R6 - 5000rpm in sixth equated to 55mph!!!!
I wouldn't bother again. Just avoid extremes and constant revs - labouring the engine can be just as damaging as thrashing it.
I wouldn't bother again. Just avoid extremes and constant revs - labouring the engine can be just as damaging as thrashing it.
I would do this if I could but 5000rpm on the rs50 equates to around 20 Mph
rsv gone! said:
I religiously ran in my R6 - 5000rpm in sixth equated to 55mph!!!!
I wouldn't bother again. Just avoid extremes and constant revs - labouring the engine can be just as damaging as thrashing it.
I wouldn't bother again. Just avoid extremes and constant revs - labouring the engine can be just as damaging as thrashing it.
How many miles did you do this for?
Edited by Grant.D on Sunday 22 April 14:24
Max revs from new, just don't bog it down or load the engine.
My good friend took his Gixer Thou K7 to Silverstone with 200 miles on the clock on Easter Monday. Can honestly say that it was given a good workout. It is back at the dealer for it's first service, no issues whatsoever.
Anyway, if anything goes wrong, you have a warranty.
I always post this link for reference:
www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
My good friend took his Gixer Thou K7 to Silverstone with 200 miles on the clock on Easter Monday. Can honestly say that it was given a good workout. It is back at the dealer for it's first service, no issues whatsoever.
Anyway, if anything goes wrong, you have a warranty.
I always post this link for reference:
www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
I've had quite a few new bikes and have always run them in according to the instructions in the manual. It was 1500 miles for my Ducati - which was very hard, but I did it. My take is that if the manufacturer thinks they should be run in, then who am I to argue. Engines are generally tough things nowadays, and will survive thrashing from new, but the ultimate life of the engine will be affected - it will wear quicker basically. I have been told this by several engine builders. If you don't plan on keeping the bike long or for many miles then it won't be a problem for you.
JS99 said:
Rawwr said:
veetwin said:
Anyway, if anything goes wrong, you have a warranty.
But the dealer can choose not to honour the warranty if the running-in procedure hasn't been followed. I know of someone this has happened to.
Not sure how they could prove it?
Ever seen an ECU printout?
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