I wouldn't worry about the warranty, they will cover any issues even if you didn't change at exactly 1,000 miles. But I agree to vary the RPM's for the 1st part of the trip. If your on the interstate, just vary your speed and periodically shift down to 5th for awhile. I'd even hit 4th gear once in a while. Even better would be to ride the crap out of it just before you go and do a quick oil change before you go. As mentioned, the rings seat pretty quick and that's the most important thing. Get several good heat cycles up and down, change the oil, then enjoy the trip!

 

I'm with the others that say take it to a dealer for the 1K. Piece of mind and all. Just have a blast.

 

Saved me a lot of typing!

 

Do the proper break in and get the 1000 mile check somewhere along the way. Protect your investment..

 

Change the oil, stop at any Harley dealer, it will take less time then reading these posts.
Even if you dont do the 1000 mile check, change the fluids.

Harley Dealers all over where you are going, one right off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, NC

In my mind, that trip is a long hard trip on a new engine, vary the speed a lot for the first 1k miles.

 

I left on a 2500 mile trip when my bike was new. Road it pretty hard and varied the throttled or 30-40 miles before we left. Just to make sure the rings were seated. Got back from my trip changed fluids and did the 1k mile service in my garage.
I think Harley tries to scare people into more service than is necessary. Today's modern oils and machining just don't need the same break-in methods from the past.

 

Just read that webpage.

My bike came with 65 miles on it so I'm sure when it was out for demo rides, guys were riding it pretty hard.

When I left the dealership my salesman said to keep it under 3,500 rpm for about 500 miles. I told him I was thinking of taking the stop and go route home, but he said not to worry about it, the bike has a warranty.

So I did take the highway home which was about a 120 mile trip. Opps, ohh well, nothing I can do.

I'll be riding it tomorrow, and will be getting on the throttle to help seat the rings even more, if they haven't already been....

 

Over the years I have done several long trips with a new bike. I just follow the first 50 mile then 500 mile limitations. To that end I start the trip with at least one to two hundred miles and limit the following several hundred miles to local roads and not interstates so I can vary the speeds better.

I have 300 miles on my 17 Roadglide S and am headed out tomorrow on a 1,400 mile trip. I will be past the 1K but it is of no concern at all.

One bike I had 1K on I went on an Alaskan trip of 9K. I just blew past the 5K and did the 10K when I got home. A vehicle that does 9K running 700 miles per day has less contaminants in it than a bike that does 1K in 6 months. It was an 08 and I still have it. Runs as good as it did over 8 years ago. Does not use a drop of oil in each 5K intervals and the compression reading are 100% to spec.

 

Change your oil before you leave and your good too 5000 miles.