rdedomin
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posted March 12, 2008 06:29 AM
New Concours14 Owner This Weekend!
I'm picking my bike up this weekend. I've been doing a lot of internet searching for the best sport tourer for the money and the C14 looks to be the best. What is the full break-in period and is there anything I should keep in mind while I'm breaking the bike in?
  
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garvin6
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posted March 12, 2008 04:42 PM
great choice, I absolutely love mine. I believe the breakin is about 6000 miles . I commute to stockton everyday and enjoy great rides on the weekends.
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TedG
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posted March 12, 2008 07:38 PM
The break in is 1000 miles. Take my advice very seriously, the first thing to remember is to never hold it at one speed. The best break in will always be to gently run up the RPMs and run them back down over and over again. Don't worry too much about keeping the RPMs under what they recommend. Just don't overstress the engine especially in the first 200 miles.
Here is another thing that most people forget, be very, very gentle on the brakes. Don't let them get hot at first, Gently decelerate from 50ish to 35ish with them, let them cool and do it again as many time as possible. It won't make them last longer but it will help prevent the rotors from warping.
After a few hundred miles, GENTLY run it up close to redline, then back off and do it a few more times.
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rdedomin
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posted March 14, 2008 04:52 AM
Thanks for the advise!
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