Should you keep it under 50 for the first 500 miles? does it really matter ..

 

I thought they had changed all that. Someone told me that the only requirement now is to keep it under 3K RPM for the first 500.

 

Manual suggests RPM's, not speed.

As I remember it was under 3,000 rpms for first 50 miles, then under 3,500 rpm's for next 450 miles.

Sammi

 

Keep it Under 60, in 5th gear for the first 50 miles, after that ride it as normal...just no drag race starting until its broke in.

 

Both sound right to me, Sammi and Rap. Been a long time since I had a tach, but my old 01 WG would turn 3K RPM at 70MPH.

 

I kept mine at or under 50mph for the first 500. Took awhile and perhaps was unnecessary, but that's the way I did it.

 

Yup my dealer said just under 3k for the first 50 which was the trip home from the dealer so he said after you get home ride it like you stole it, we'll give you call in 30 days and see she's running

 

Just don't ride at the same RPM for more than a couple of min. at a time. At least for the first few hundred miles. I haven't had any problems w/ mine and I didn't follow any break in rules, I just ride, and most of the time ride hard.

 

If you don't have a tach keep it under fifty. Read your manual it'll tell you just that. I just broke 1k on mine and I stayed off highways for the first 500 staying in the twisties as much as possible to vary my speed. People have all sorts of ideas on breakin but it's your bike dude and your money at risk. Enjoy

 

Basically, I have heard two ideas...break in hard...break in softly. I went with breaking her in softly for the first 50 miles and riding her normal/hard the rest of the way to seat the valves. My bike just went over 1000k miles and is getting service done. Its pulls like a champ and sounds great. I have not had any problems. The only thing I haven't done is drag race the bike off the line...which I will be doing when the service is done . Makes sense to me get the parts moving and lubricated during the first 50 miles or, so and after than run her the way she was meant to be...and thats run! I had a 150 mile ride home from the dealer, so I knew the engine was warm and all of that good stuff. Later.