May 10th, 2011, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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Name: Jay
Location: CT
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First highway ride?
Hey all, ive been riding the ninja about a month now and i just turned over 300 miles, and did my second oil change on it. I tried to break the bike in like the manual says, but that went out the window when i realized it meant not going over 30-35mph. Ive read a little about break ins on here, and obviously everyone is different. Since then ive hit 11-12k rpms on a few shifts, but i never hold the bike at anything higher than 6k for extended periods. Highway will obviously leaving me holding the bike around 9, just wondering if its still a little too early for that. I plan on doing another oil change at 600 and ill switch to syn at 1,000. thanks
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May 10th, 2011, 03:23 PM | #2 |
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Name: Scott
Location: Carlise Ohio
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Ride it normal. Just don't race it right now. Take the highway for a few, then get off at an exit and take some back roads. Thats what I did when I was in my break in. I did all types of riding when I was out. Mixture of highways, city, and back roads. I didn't redline until I hit around 700 miles.
I didn't follow the rules of break in after the 1st 40 miles. I did a lot of reading on here and just did as I stated above. I haven't had any problems from my bike, and i'm comming up on 7,000 miles now.
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May 11th, 2011, 03:47 PM | #3 | |
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