05-14-2013, 09:40 AM
On the topic of break-in, how important do you guys think it is to be exploring the whole rev range? I find myself between 3 and 4k RPM most of the time, and I kind of have a hard time seeing how I should ever venture beyond that unless I were to try getting up to speed in a lower gear.
Some people advocate really varying the revs and getting up to some margin below redline, to make sure the piston rings get properly seated, and not keeping the tacho in one place for too long.. but how long is too long?
My typical daily ride is about 5 or 10 miles down the road, and I vary speed a little bit but not that much. Going out to a back road (which I haven't had much time to do yet) I guess makes it a little easier to vary speeds, but I don't see myself getting into very high revs out there either.
Some people advocate really varying the revs and getting up to some margin below redline, to make sure the piston rings get properly seated, and not keeping the tacho in one place for too long.. but how long is too long?
My typical daily ride is about 5 or 10 miles down the road, and I vary speed a little bit but not that much. Going out to a back road (which I haven't had much time to do yet) I guess makes it a little easier to vary speeds, but I don't see myself getting into very high revs out there either.