Sportbike in the City..need help?

[JustJames]

1.6KM = 1 Miles
7,000KM should it equal 4,375 miles. Just a thought.

[FrankyArseneau]

Oh yes its all set up now..Broken-In...Leather Jacket...Gloves..a nive Arai Helmet.

All i have to wait now is the Summer!

The only problem in New-Brunswick CANADA......winters!!

[V4underme]

For anyone who hasn't seen this, it's pretty dang interesting. I'm not endorsing it, just tossing it out there for some mental exercise. Read the whole thing, it's worth it just for the knowledge. Of course, opinions may (and will) vary on this topic.

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

[FrankyArseneau]

mmm..Interesting, im gonna read that!

[Motofiend]

Now im not mad at my mechanic for revving the sh$t out of my bike when we first put it together.

[sapaul]

That thought process has been around for a while now, any new vehicle we have bought over the past ten years has been thrashed from new.

[Skier]

For anyone who hasn't seen this, it's pretty dang interesting. I'm not endorsing it, just tossing it out there for some mental exercise. Read the whole thing, it's worth it just for the knowledge. Of course, opinions may (and will) vary on this topic.

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

I keep seeing that link being passed around and nobody can convince me that guy knows more about how motors work than the engineers and mechanics that designed the engine.

[FrankyArseneau]

You gotta point there Skier

[scan]

For anyone who hasn't seen this, it's pretty dang interesting. I'm not endorsing it, just tossing it out there for some mental exercise. Read the whole thing, it's worth it just for the knowledge. Of course, opinions may (and will) vary on this topic.

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

I keep seeing that link being passed around and nobody can convince me that guy knows more about how motors work than the engineers and mechanics that designed the engine.

I see what the point is regarding doing a "hard" break-in. I don't see the point of the easy break-in, except the manufacture says I should do it that way. I guess if the manufacture explained why I should take it easy with as much detail as the "hard break-in" guy, I might not be so easily swayed. His evidence looks legit, and I can see why he would want people to wreck their engines, unless he was simply a sadist of some sort.

That said, I'm not 100% sure either technique is "required". After reading a few comments in Cycleworld and Motorcyclist, I feel that most new bikes are built with such fine components and to such amazing tolerances that break-in at all may be irrelevant. In a few different cases I heard them make this excuse when they get a new machine for testing, and can in no way resonably wait the 1000 or so miles to start doing regular testing.

I think like many of these topics you have to get educated. Study the sources and decide what you think makes sense, and what you can trust. For many people they will only feel safe following the manufacture, since they provide the warrenty.

[earwig]

You can ride a sport bike in the city all you want, just make sure to get it nice and hot sometimes so you don’t get sludge etc. Get out on the highway once in a while and make sure to follow the maintenance schedule and you'll be fine.