Engine break in time for 2007

There was an old mechanic in my home town that would put a new bike together, start it for the very first time, and peg the throttle for about 10 seconds! It always seemed like hours before he let the throttle go, but he never hurt one, and his bikes were always faster than any others of the same model. He said redline it the first hour, top-end it the first day if you want it to be as fast as it can be. FWIW.


Lane

 

Yep, thats what I tend to do when I get a new bike. Seen the results a many times 2-4hp is about right too. then I can ride it home the way it was suppose to be rode :biggrin:

 

I think that the engine break in advice is in reality rider break in advice. Honda or other manufacturers don't want to see riders new to their bikes getting into accidents before they become accustom to riding them.

My advice is to warm it up and run the h~ll out of it. At 200 miles your break in is for all purposes done.

 

The manufacturers (all of them) publish "safe" break-in procedures. Let's face it; they have to do that. If you follow their procedure, you will never blow up an engine during "break-in". That's what they want. We all want our bikes to be faster than average, don't we? :biggrin:


Lane

 

It's a Honda, just ride like you want to.

Mac

 

Dyno break ins are best but sometimes impractical. I've never broken in a VFR, but have broke in others.

First 50 miles use heavy acceleration and engine breaking but keep the rpms no more than 70% of redline.

Change the oil then to get rid of excess metal shavings. And yes it's normal to have metal shavings in your oil for the first 2-3 changes. Don't switch to synthetic, if you plan to, until get a good 1500 miles on the bike.

I do the second oil change at 500 miles and the third at 1500 miles, then back to 3000 mile intervals. But to each his own...

 

Hi guys!

I'm right about 300 miles and believe that I have done pretty good at breaking her in.

Honda recommends first service at 600 miles. Should I wait then to do first oil change or would you recommend now?

Thanks for helping out the newbie!

 

I wouldn't wait any longer. Most of the excess bits of metal will be in your filter by now. Why let it sit in your engine any longer than necessary?

 

I'd change the oil now and then again at 600 miles.