favorite break in routine

[eddiekay]

I like new bikes and I've never had a serious engine prob in 40+ years.
I typically sell my bikes under 30k miles.
For the first 30 years I always "drove slow" for 1000 miles or whatever the manual said.
For the last 10 I've been doing the "50 miles'flush-50 mile flush-50 mile flush and then riding as usual. I always do this on local roads, shifting, braking, using all the controls the bike has as much as i can and avoiding running at the same rpm for more than a few minutes. The idea was always to "break it" while it's new and under warranty rahter than have to argue with a dealer when it breaks on its own. Does anyone else have a favorite routine ?

[adouglas]

http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/NewBike.html

Scroll down.. it's the bottom half of the page.

Eddie, I did this, to the letter except that the first critical oil change came at about 80 miles because that's how far I had to go to get home.

The first few miles of this procedure, where you run for awhile, stop and wait a few minutes, then run again and stop again, I just did around town. Then I hopped on the freeway and rode home. That was a bit of a hassle because you want to avoid steady speeds, but it's not that big a deal.

I'd already bought oil and a filter, so when I got home I immediately rolled the bike into the shop and drained the oil. It was pearly… full of metal flakes. I'm a believer in this procedure now.

Second change came with 500-600 miles on the bike… basically the factory first service.

I made an effort to vary engine speed a lot for the first 1000 miles and avoided lugging. After that I just started riding normally.

I'm now approaching 3000 and will probably just wait until the end of the season to do the next change. I always put the bike up for the winter with fresh oil in it.

By the way… make sure you go over the bike thoroughly before you sign off. My GSXR was a new leftover, two model years old. Apparently the service department had been cannibalizing small parts off of it. It was missing a bar end, a fairing brace and the owner's manual. They made it all right without hassle, but I had to call them on it.

[250rr]

I totally was looking forward to burglary tips. Disappoint me no more.

[7oxSin]

Originally Posted by 250rr

I totally was looking forward to burglary tips. Disappoint me no more.

1. Dress like a ninja
2. ride your ninja
3. kick the door in Like A Boss

[eddiekay]

The 50 miles is just random and i already told dealer to put 2 filters and 5 quarts in a bag for me with some cheap spools. The suggestion re missing parts is a good one. I'm getting twitchy, I need that bike soon.

[NathanUc]

With my 636, I didn't have a set mile where I changed the oil.

In the dealership lot, I changed oil to Royal Purple Break-in oil. On my way home from picking it up, I simply accelerated hard, engine brake, accelerate hard, engine brake, cool down, repeat all the way home. When I got home I changed the oil again to more Break In oil (was 24 miles).

After that, I changed it again at 650miles to full synth. Currently at around 2,500 miles with 0 issues.

[adouglas]

Eddie, you're gonna need a new license plate.

[nightrider]

ride it like you stole it...

[csmith12]

When I bought my 250.

1st few miles = test ride to see if I like the bike and overall impression
Miles 10-20 = casual cruise to feel it out further
20+ miles = Ride it as I normally would
613 miles = oil change to Shell T6

My dealer said

Ride it as you normally would, it's under warranty, we got you.

[adouglas]

And you trust your dealer, do you?

[csmith12]

Nah, not really. I like to think they would have done right by me though. Rep is pretty important around in dees here parts. Remember, this is the dealer that;

Sold me the bike but NOT the rear fender lol
Sold me the bike at MSRP out the door
Gives me parts at cost with no shipping upcharges