Question.

I am now 300 miles into this thing and actually doing a commute into the city throught the highway. The total time is about 30-45 minutes in the highway. As you well know at 300 miles its still in the break in period.  So during the highway i keep it at 5500rpm or at 5000rpm.. That is the max for the break in period and i am wondering if i am actually hurting my motorcycle being that i go to the max during my interstate ride?    As well sometimes i accidentally go over 5500 rpm but not more than a few seconds maybe 10sec at most.. will that hurt the break in period as well?  I am hoping not.. it does happen as sometimes i have to pass a car and i have go fast just for a few sec.

I am lovin this bike and just want to make sure i am treatin it right.

-Bluehaze

Actually Im amlost possitive you don't want to be keeping it at one specific rpm. You can cause grooves in the cylinder walls and what not. You want to be running it through the entire rpm band. Check your manual, thats what mine says and I know it goes for cars.

No; he is correct about the specified owner's manual version of break-in.  Even with biblical patience, it would be difficult to adhere to those very conservative allowances.  Mine has about 100 miles on it and its been "up there" already.  Not into the red or even borderline, but well over the break-in limit.  My philosophy is "ride it like you stole it", "break it in hard and it will run hard" -- or some such snappy ill advised rule of thumb.  I doubt you will hurt it unless you really try to; your rings are already seated by now anyway.

prs

Yeah, you don't want to stay in any certain rpm range. Vary throughout.  I went for a ride with a guy who was breaking in his new bmw, and he was all over, gunning it by us and then slowing way down.

Here are a couple good reads.

http://www.dansmc.com/engine_breakin.htm

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

jeez.. man. i didnt expect a controversy over this.. why oh why cant there be a straight answer when it comes to motorcycle.. ... man... well.. i feel better now that there were times i took it hard on the motorcycle... thinking it was a mistake.. good thing this is my first bike... when i move up to a 600 in the future..i guess i will be ready and knowdlegeable....  guess i will just continue what i am doing and kinda speed up and down when in the highway.

the answer is 12!

now go forth and finish the breaking of your bike, its explained in the user manual, over reving it for a short period (not sitting for 15 mins @  11K rpm)  will not hurt it... but try to stay close to the range... then "break her in properly" : ie gun that puppy at 7000 hold it there for 5 mins, less it rest at 5000, then scream it up to 8000, then let it rest and gun it at 9000 and let it rest... repeat as many times you like.... but this is not really needed to be done for long amount of time...

then your done... the first 600 miles is not "breaking it in" but seating parts in place.

NOOOOOOOOO

not another breaking in topic

this subject is as bad as what oil do you use

At the end of the day who knows what is the best way....I have just over 200km on my new 08GS500 and I am running it in according the manual.  If anything goes wrong with the engine in 2 years and you tell the dealer you rev the engine over 5500 during break in do you think they will honor any warranty claims?

i got an 08/GS500F during my first 500 miles i just rode it till the 5500 mark an kept loading an unloading it. a few of my Guru/buddies told me to change the oil at 300 miles an then ride it like i stole it!.... needless to say i didnt! 6k rpm wont hurt it just dont keep it there for long periods of time speed it up an then slow it down ... but this is just my 2 cents worth

Two answers will always prevail, its the don't rev it up above xxxx rpm.  The second is vary it throughout the rpm range which is my preference.  I wouldn't let a bike sit at a mid to low rpm for a long length of time.  Ride it like you're going to ride it and don't baby it the whole time.  As stated above, don't hammer on it and let it sit at redline for 20 minutes straight either.  Just ride the bike and it'll be fine.  Watch your oil level, and change the oil and filter with standard motorcycle oil (yet another controversy) but I say it for sake of argument, and ride it another 600 miles or so, change it again, and then ride it like normal.  I'd change it twice with all the crap that breaks down in there and floating around possibly causing scratching on your cyl walls.  Anyway, do what you'd like but you've heard both sides of the fence now.

hey there,
i just bought a brand new 2008 GS500F and it has around 400 miles on it now. I am keeping it under 5500 RPM but i do accelerate hard on it from time to time 
Reving over 5500 RPM wouldn't hurt it  but don't stress/lag the engine that much , don't redline it or cruise at 40km/h on 6th gear and all should be good.
Ride safe

Quote from: Bluehaze on July 12, 2008, 05:48:04 PM
Question.

I am now 300 miles into this thing and actually doing a commute into the city throught the highway. The total time is about 30-45 minutes in the highway. As you well know at 300 miles its still in the break in period.  So during the highway i keep it at 5500rpm or at 5000rpm.. That is the max for the break in period and i am wondering if i am actually hurting my motorcycle being that i go to the max during my interstate ride?    As well sometimes i accidentally go over 5500 rpm but not more than a few seconds maybe 10sec at most.. will that hurt the break in period as well?  I am hoping not.. it does happen as sometimes i have to pass a car and i have go fast just for a few sec.

I am lovin this bike and just want to make sure i am treatin it right.

-Bluehaze

Did you not recieve an owners manual with your bike? I followed mine to a "T", it's at home, I'm at work. Can't check 'till tonight.

Well........     tulebox......i am sorry to say you are 10,000 miles a little late on the answer..  thank you though.   Consider that question one of those newbie rider jitters.  Engine is still going strong so i must have done something right on the breakin period.

Necropost!

 
Wow! Didn't check the date of your post, looked at the latest reply, sorry.....