NOOB question...

[BaoQingTian]

Errr, so a simple google search turned this up, which looked familar:

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[Bluebellylint]

MotoMan Says this about motorcycles

[phire]

Aside from the ongoing break-in debates, everyone has their own riding style and habbits. My style and habbit is more relaxed usually unless I'm feeling saucy. I don't ride down the road revving my rpm's high, I just ride it like a motorcycle and enjoy it. My shift points are usually between 4-5k rpm for cruising. I've spent the past 2,000 miles (my only miles on a motorcycle) learning the best way to shift and what's smoothest and for me, depending on the rate of acceleration is 4-5k rpm. No jerkback from the transmission and engine having to match back at the same speed or anything, it feels as smooth as an automatic most of the time.

Speaking of shifting, I've practiced and toyed with the idea of clutchless shifting and I can say that I've got it down quite well. It isn't hard by any means but alot of the time I can shfit without the clutch -almost- as smoothly as I can shift -with- the clutch. Not that I make a habbit of it, just something I do randomly for the hell of it. But, I'm wondering if it's hard on anything below me when I do that? I never even considered clutchless shifting until I read a thread about it awhile back and someone suggested that it was a good idea to familiarize yourself with the technique -just in case.-

BTW, if I were to think about break-in methods logically, I'd have to lean towards Motoman's theory. He seems to have put it to the test and has done a great job convincing me, the only problem is... I'm well past the optimal break-in period to use his method, I broke the bike in using the manual's method.   The bike now has about 2,000 miles on it. Oh well, I'm sure it won't drastically reduce engine life and performance over the long run too bad. Maybe a little bit and I DID get on 'er pretty heavily a couple times (9,000rpm or so) before the first oil change at 500 (463). And after that I got on it quite a bit (11k rpms a couple times) so maybe I partially broke it in with his methods?   

[MarkusN]

But, I'm wondering if it's hard on anything below me when I do that?

If there are no strange noises and the shifting goes smoothly it's not hard on the gears and dogs. The gearbox will tell you if it's not happy.

[mike_mike]

In first gear i usually shift around 6 000rpm

After that, i ride 5 000, 6 500 and shift around 7 000 (almost done break in)

before 6 500ish, the bike doesn't seem to really flow through the gears as nice, so i just shift in lower end of the higher rpm range almost all of the time regardless. It is a bit louder, but oh well, under 5 000 the thing sounds like a lawnmower and isn't very responsive at speed.

[phire]

under 5 000 the thing sounds like a lawnmower and isn't very responsive at speed.

I have to agree that it does sound like a lawnmower at times.. Sometimes I have the urge to drive over peoples lawns...

[RVertigo]

Sometimes I have the urge to drive over peoples lawns...

They get mad when you do that.   

A few years ago, I had a guy chase me when I rampaged his lawn in my Ford. 

It was an accident!!!   Sorta!