Motoman Break in

[richw]

Well we have had an

oil thread

and a

seafoam thread

So a break in thread is due. Plus assuming the new/old Vstrom runs at all I will be Motomanning it over the next couple of weeks.

Newbies your choices

Factory break in like the manual says

Run it hard if you want best power

Motoman run it hard scientifically

Modern motorcycles have no need for a break in just hop on and go

I am a newbie so I will wad it up and don't need a break in

[RandyO]

break in isn't as critical to the engine as it is the transmission

[CBR929RE]

why do you wanna break your new engine?

[Slyder]

I thought it was "Mototune"

Load and unload the motor, hard. Then change the oil after 20 miles

[Eric Baker]

Ride it like you stole it.

The biggest thing is to get some good heat cycles into it to seat everything in properly.

[CBR929RE]

Ride it like you stole it.

The biggest thing is to get some good heat cycles into it to seat everything in properly.

just fart on your seat, works just as well.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

It doesn't matter, you'll wad it up before it's through it's break-in period anyway. My guess is sliding down (and off) a wet road or the back of a four-wheeled vehicle.

[stoinkythepig]

After 79,900+ miles, I think I can safely say that the "Motoman" method has not hurt my bike. Still runs perfectly and does not burn oil. I think loading the rings hard when the engine is new and hot, is a good idea.

[Pestilence]

My Husky was Moto broke, don't burn a drop, valves have never moved outa tolerance and the thing still rips strong as the day I got it.

[Danz19899]

i just got my new bike and kinda did an in between breakin, No way in hell was i going to be able to keep it under 5k but i didnt redline it either.


In theory i like motoman's idea but i am also nervous about fucking up a brandy new bike lol

[snowborder]

Till the tranny just decides to blow 2nd gear....no notice no reason while not even in use and sends bits and pieces all throughout the case.

My Husky was Moto broke, don't burn a drop, valves have never moved outa tolerance and the thing still rips strong as the day I got it.

[The Magician]

By the book here. These motors are run before you get your hands on them... so the whole loading and unloading right from the get go seems like a waste since it's really not the first start-up. Motoman break in would be more ideal for a race scenario where a re-ring is necessary more often than the street, where you don't have time to put a few hundred miles on.

But, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one. I'll likely never buy a new bike again, but in the event that I rebuild a motor (again), I will break it in easy.

[richw]

Yes at the factory they run the piss out of it for both power and torque readings

I will be power on power off for the 1st 150 miles.

Another critical aspect is the multiple oil/filter changes
I will be 50 miles
150 miles
500 miles now start full revs
1500 miles
2500 to 3000 to synthetic

If at least even with a car do the 50 miles oil change you will be way ahead