Proper Break In Importance

[*GSXR~SNAIL*]

I started riding mine like Miss Daisy was on the back...and I still do. Not once have I ran this thing up over 13,500 RPM's yet.

[Jayock]

Nope... this was from some peeps that bought an anniversary edition road king. I have no idea what dealership they bought it at, this was what they told me so I can't verify it as fact or not.

It wouldn't surprise me though... isn't that what the Ducati mechanic's key is for? Download telemetry and what not from the computer?

Isn't the road king still carbeurated and distrubuted ingnition, etc??? Not much help for an ECU in those situations. I could be completely wrong.

Also, I didn't know that hte ducatti ECU did telemetry datalogging?

[puckstr]

So funny I remember years ago when I use to build Performance Aircooled VW engines.

Break-in? Yeah that was handled at the Drag-strip.

[Sortarican]

Just realized, this thread has stayed pretty much on topic and totally related to bikes.
This won't do:

(Sorry....I miss my Dana.)

[MetaLord 9]

Jeff, you put the "ho" in "post whore"








and I like it!

[dragos13]

Proper break-in = Dyno tune!

[JarSTriple]

+1 for MotoTune method

So, where do I go from here at 220 miles in? I see I should have changed the oil after 20 miles, so I better do that before the next ride. Is it too late to ride it hard and break it in the mototune way?

[FZRguy]

You’re over-thinking this. Ride it however you like and change the oil at 600 miles.

[Bueller]

Change the oil now and ride the damn thing already, I wouldn't knock myself out to change it, another ride or 2 won't change things, just get it done soon.

[Cars-R-Coffins]

From best case scenario to worst case scenario, you're talking about something pretty insignificant. You may gain a horsepower or two, or you're engine may give out at 98,000 miles instead of 100,000 miles. Whoop-T. Enjoy your bike aready!

[455bird]

IMHO, mostly based on experince from V-8 cars, don't leave it at a constant RPM and only rev it under load. My only experience breaking in a bike was with my R1 as a squid. It ended up not being that big of a deal since I balled it up with less than a thousand miles and parted it out, so maybe my advice isn't worth that much.

[IT WASN'T ME!]

Don't confuse race engines with streetbike engines. Race engines are built with different tolerances to give full power right off the bat. They are only built to last a few hundred to maybe a few thousand miles before they are rebuilt or replaced. You can run your bike hard right now and you may be fine, but there is a greater chance that by doing so you will seize or break a piston, break a ring, spin a bearing, etc. Like I said, its your money, but if I were you, I would just be patient and break it in properly.

[GNGSXR]

change your oil and ride the shit out of your bike.

[ihavealegohead]

I'd like to read that. Please provide a link to it.

Ok this is not what I was looking for, but it's great for this thread !!!!

http://www.eng.wayne.edu/page.php?id=759

[ihavealegohead]

This is a very interesting read as well:

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[JarSTriple]

Just realized, this thread has stayed pretty much on topic and totally related to bikes.
This won't do:

(Sorry....I miss my Dana.)

HA! Your futile attempts to derail my thread are no match to the superior knowledge and wisdom... wait that's the same thing... no match for the intellectual fortitude... ummm... that's not right either... on-topic kicks off-topic's BUTT!!!

[JarSTriple]

Like I said, its your money, but if I were you, I would just be patient and break it in properly.

I am. I'm almost at 300 miles after my ride yesterday. 6000rpm here I come. Watch out!

[puckstr]

HA! Your futile attempts to derail my thread are no match to the superior knowledge and wisdom... wait that's the same thing... no match for the intellectual fortitude... ummm... that's not right either... on-topic kicks off-topic's BUTT!!!

oh yeah

BOOBS

[JarSTriple]

You win.