05-14-2013, 11:52 AM
(05-14-2013, 09:40 AM)PowderToastMan_imp Wrote: 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.
I doubt my bike will ever see more than 6000 Rpms, just the way I ride.I kept it under 4000 until the 1st service, and Ive been to 5000 since. But I dont do what I consider flogging just for the sake of flogging.
BTW oil change did not change the light clattering in the engine. Just a characteristic of the motor I guess. At any rate we have a years warranty to find out if its a characteristic or a defect. I plan on plenty of stress testing this summer.