05-06-2016, 05:56 AM
(05-06-2016, 04:41 AM)Toddman_imp Wrote: Breaking it in right does matter. Case in point. My (ex) wife bought a new CBR1000RR and rode it like an old lady. I'm pretty sure she didn't go over 6k rpm for 5 thousand miles. Then, she lets a friend of ours, a high output kinda guy, use it for the weekend in Eureka Springs. By the time we got back to the house, the bike was smoking a bit and used oil forever after because she never red lined it or rode it as it was intended. You need to rev these inline fours their entire life. I'm not saying blast it every time you ride it, but they need to stay cleaned out...because...Detonation is the devil.
I don't agree. Your friend broke the bike. Your wife was right. You don't need to rev the inline fours for power or to "keep them clean".
(05-04-2016, 09:42 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Quail, you are not going to find many owners that put over 50,000 miles on the same motorcycle. They get the wantsies for a new one long before they reach that plateau. Since the average motorcycle owner rides 1900 miles a year that would take close to 25 years. And to complicate matters, most of the bikes that are "beat on" for lack of a better term are liquid cooled bikes, not air cooled like the CB.
As long as you don't take a cold motor and run it at redline for a sustained period, or not change the oil and filter at the recommended times, I doubt you could hurt this motor just riding it.
Personally I break mine in fairly easy, just like I ride, and change the oil and filter every 4,000 miles. I have 71,000 miles on my ST with no issues, but again, it's a liquid cooled motor. I have 20,000 on my CB and don't anticipate any issues in the next 80,000 miles. Hondas are well designed, well manufactured, of good materials. Honda has a lot of experience building reliable motorcycles. Barring something wierd, I wouldn't expect any problems for basically my lifetime. Don't know that you could wear one of these out. Suppose it's possible, but highly unlikely.
My style also. I tend to focus on smooth riding and personally consider that the mark of a great rider. If I barely feel the gears changing or the clutch engaging because I have every move right then I feel it is a great ride.