Break in period

[rob_imp]

300 miles for break in, but what rpm does it is say not to exceed? I pick mine up Saturday, and I'm planning my route.

[Todd_K_imp]

300 miles for break in, but what rpm does it is say not to exceed? I pick mine up Saturday, and I'm planning my route.

Keeping it under 4000 appears to be the norm during break-in.

[AzBob_imp]

The modern consensus is, as far as I can tell, that the manual tells you not to be a hooligan with a new bike so you don't kill yourself and sue ("your honor, it says RIGHT IN THE MANUAL not to accelerate hard in the first 300 miles -- it's not our fault the plaintiff rode into the side of a mountain."). There's a whole lot of reasons why the "old" way of breaking engines in is no longer necessary.

Also, read this: http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

I didn't do anything to temper my use of this bike and mine runs perfectly with zero oil burn. Of course, as far as statistics goes, that means nothing to anyone but me.

[Greg_imp]

Oh noes, we're on the verge of a break-in he said she said thread.

[shdwghst457_imp]

Makes me feel a lot less guilty about getting on it during this time! But at 1000 miles now, 60% of my time on the bike was the alleged break-in period! Had to enjoy it sometime!

[furious_blue_imp]

Makes me feel a lot less guilty about getting on it during this time! But at 1000 miles now, 60% of my time on the bike was the alleged break-in period! Had to enjoy it sometime!

30% !

[shdwghst457_imp]

I was considering the period before the 600 mile maintenance to be the break-in; is it only 300 miles?

[furious_blue_imp]

I was considering the period before the 600 mile maintenance to be the break-in; is it only 300 miles?

yep 300 miles. Same as with my CBR250R. I was a bit surprised. They must have improved manufacturing tolerances a whole lot to where less wear in is required ?

[HikerToo_imp]

From the 2013 CB1100 Owner's manual, I guess even this can be interpreted a few different ways by those who ride and frequent forums.
"Break-In Period"
"During the first 300 miles of running, follow these guidelines to ensure your motorcycles future reliability and performance
- Avoid full throttle starts and rapid acceleration
- Avoid hard braking
- ride conservatively "

[Bike #12_imp]

When I bought my new 2007 SV1000S Suzuki was very specific about not exceeding x rpms until you had x miles on the engine. There were three levels iirc... 6k, 8k, 10k, something along those lines.

Now Honda is not that specific for the CB1100. I changed the oil and filter at 375 miles, am now at 700 miles. Will change oil and filter at 750 miles. I've run the engine under full throttle to redline a few time. And I expect this engine to have a long and healthy life. If more was needed to correctly break in this engine, Honda would have provided additional information. After all, they don't want to deal with a lot of engine replacements under warranty.