Got my bike back after 1st service...

[calamari]

...
first impressions: now it sounds like a real motorcycle  :lol:

so I asked the dealer...

me: "so, now i can go above 5000rpm right? up to what?"
dealer: "well, I'll say, go up to 8000rpm now and then, and sometimes go up to 9k to give the engine some work. do this until you have 1200 miles on the engine"
me: "sounds good"

Tonight I was coming home, and since the freeway was empty as far as I could see (this town goes to sleep early ), I decided to give it a try...

I kinda chickened out at 7800rpm or so, because I was already doing 105mph   and I felt that was good enough for a warm up (for me, not the bike).

wow, I found out what happens when you open the throtle  

I think im gonna try those high rpm's the dealer told me, but at lower gears    until I feel more confident with the bike.

[Roadstergal]

The breakin rev limits are in the manual... and it's important to vary the revs during breakin as well as to keep them below those two arbitrary limits.

[My Name Is Dave]

Wait until you can redline it. Good morning nurse, this thing can really move  

I can't imagine a 750cc now. Not the largest motor, but it's gotta be quick as all hell.

Enjoy. Apart from the fork dive (which I am just starting to notice), I have no qualms with the GS5.

Dave  

[Phaedrus]

I remember when I got my bike back from the dealer after it's 1st service. It idled at like 3000rpm instead of 1200rpm that it did originally. I was like what the frock!!  

[My Name Is Dave]

I remember when I got my bike back from the dealer after it's 1st service. It idled at like 3000rpm instead of 1200rpm that it did originally. I was like what the frock!!  

That's a good reason to do it yourself. I saved quite a bit of scratch and learned a lot at the same time. A little bonding with the new lady.  

Dave  

[The Buddha]

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I was like what the frock!!  

I like that ... What the frock ... I guess a scotsman would have to say What the Kilt ...
Cool.
Srinath.