Added oil.

[the Ferret]

Usagmac.. It wont hurt the bike or not allow the rings to seat to not rev it past 4,000. As a matter of fact in the manual it tells you not to run it past 4,000 rpms during break in (while the rings are seating) but rather to vary the rpms while not running it into the upper rev zone, so whoever told you that is going against every manufacturers I know of recommendations. Consequently once broken in, there is no harm in running it to the red zone on occassion. I haven't had a bike near the red line in probably 20 years and I too suffer no oil loss, or mechanical failures, and I run a fair number of miles every year on my bikes, and rack up some pretty significant mileages on my machines.

A survey here found most riders ride these bikes in the 2500-3500 rpm range. Wont hurt to do that either. 2500 to 3500 translates 65-75 mph in top gear on these bikes, perfect for back road riding where speed limits are in the 45-55 mph range. Even bombing down the freeway at 75-80 will barely get you over 4000 rpms.

Now some guys like to run it up And bang it off the rev liimiter just for the thrill of it, and I understand that, but personally wouldn't recommend it while it is still in the break in stage and neither does the manufacturer. Once broken in however, if one feels the need to rip it, then go for it, but some of us just don't see the need to treat our bikes like that, even if it can take it.