posted April 07, 2004 06:29 AM
Broke through 500 miles last night... Ah... now it's starting to fell like the 10R I rode in Socal... but man.... am I the only one who's noticed this engine is singin' tight er what? it really does need the break in period.. as painful as it may be.. the tranny has changed so much in the last 100miles it's like night and day...
so whats this "crucial" 600 mile service? what do "they" do?
posted April 07, 2004 06:40 AM
not supposed to do the oil til the engine is broken in completely as I was told, so in other words the torque everything...
posted April 07, 2004 08:31 AM
7,500 miles is too long imo. But, I've also heard that you should keep the original oil in the bike for the full break in and then some. Something about the factory assembly lubes and films on the liners that actually help with the seating process.
It's worked for me in the past, so I'll probably change at around 1200 mi.
posted April 07, 2004 10:52 AM
Edited By: whitesands26 on 7 Apr 2004 11:53
7,500 mile oil changes ? Man, I wouldn't follow that one....It's recommendations of that nature that makes me question the manuals break in procedure....
The engineers design the thing and they recommned 7,500 mile oil changes ? Do they really know what they're doing?
Sounds somewhat similar to my RC51 maual with 4,000 mile oil and 8,000 mile oil filter changes...I won't even go 4,000 miles let alone 7,500 without changing the oil..I go 1,500 to 2,000 miles between oil changes.
Really guys..That 600 mile service is just a real expensive oil change.
posted April 07, 2004 05:22 PM
Edited By: Andy on 7 Apr 2004 18:23
quote:not supposed to do the oil til the engine is broken in completely as I was told
Fish Antlers, did they state a reason as to why you shouldn't change the oil untill the break in is complete?
I've heard rumors of special "break in oil" but have no reason yet to believe it.
posted April 07, 2004 05:38 PM
I changed mine at 270; will change again just shy of 1000 (Saturday morning); then go to 3000-3250 mile intervals with synthetic at 1800 miles.
I've never heard of a special-break-in-oil theory. I believe in getting the break-in detritus out of the motor quickly.
The dealer watched me buy oil and filter with no comment. Dunno what to think, but will trust my instincts.
posted April 07, 2004 06:02 PM
It was a misunderstanding... I am changing the oil at 600miles (1000k) which will be tomorrow... but I am keeping with an organic/ petroleum based oil.. .I wont change to synthetic until the full break in period is up.
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posted April 07, 2004 06:32 PM
Same here. Good premium petro oil, then change to synth at 1K. Fish, do you have a way to torque the oil filter to the specific torque value? I ended up safety wiring mine.
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