So how do you or did you run your new bike engine in? Have you ever had to run in an engine? 2 schools of thought.. 1, Slow and carefully as per manufacturers recommendation.... Or 2, Hard and fast as per most race teams.... Me I was careful for the 1st 50 miles then rode it normally.... Not quite either really but accelerating up & down the rev range letting the engine braking slow me down where I could. I have used this method on my last 3 or 4 bikes, have had no issues and a good strong engine... http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Read this a number of years ago... Quite interesting... And as he says controversial
With all rebuilt car & bike engines in the past ive ridden/driven fairly sensible for the first couple of hundered miles, changed the oil & then its game on. Never had one let go on me yet! Regarding new engines.... Thrashed the arse off them from day one..... They come with a warranty! Lol
Aren't all new engines bench tested first? & most new bikes have rev limiters on them so it's not that easy to take 'em where they're not meant to go. Just ride 'em. :wink:
My first service is tomorrow and then it's rolling road on Tuesday... Hoping to see what the bike is capable off... Engine feels really free already... Just need the new oil?... Was always led to believe the first 50-100 miles were the most important...
think the early Blades worked better and had a few more bhp if thrashed from new. For me I just take it easy for a couple of hundred miles then ride/drive as normal
Ran my Speed Triple more or less by the book and it goes just fine. If running it in hard was the best thing for your engine then the manufactures would recommend doing just that.
I did it as per the book, my mate didn't, both seem ok but mine was definitely quicker and I'm heavier than him... He also had the arrow low boy where as I had the twin high level twin cans. Saying that his was a black speed triple and mine is white and we all know white bikes are the quickest!! :upyeah:
The first brand new bike I had was a suzuki bandit in 1999. I picked it up from redcar suzuki and at the end of there road went to pull off. The new gearbox was a bit sticky and I missed a gear. I watched in horror as the rev counter shot round int the red
We all know now, you can't break a Bandit, bet that one of yours is still happily running round with a bit of mismatched paintwork, renthals, twin headlamps & a loud can. First new bike I bought was my 400/4, I ran that in carefully, but in those days you had to run in new cars!
I can remember a few years back when i worked at Vauxhall seeing brand new Cavaliers & Vectras come off the production line & then go on the rolling roads & get hammered within an inch of their lives. Some of the lads that worked on the rollers use to bounce the engines off the rev limiter in every gear, all engines from 1.4 to V6 use to get hammered! I use to chuckle to myself at the thought that someone will buy one of these cars from their local Vauxhall dealership & drive it carefully to run it in :biggrin: Little did they know that their pride & joy had already done 140+ mph on a rolling road, been wheel spun around & hand brake turned up the storage compound. :smile:
I'm with the school of thought that running it in fully is the best way. If a race team thrash it to run it in good for them but Im not a race team I only have one bike and one shot at looking after it.
Just had mine put on the rolling road and no issues. Good spread of power and a 10BHP increase over the bike I took in.... So running in a little hard has not caused me any issues...
