How to open throttle of the vfr1200 up to first 1000 km?

[smartcommerce]

Does anybody know the correct use of the motorcycle for the first 1000 km.I mean,rpm-km relation for a long life and smooth,healthy engine

Is it better not to pass the 4-5 rpm's up to 600- 700 km?Or how?

Thank you.

[Dobs14]

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

Especially for the first 30km.

Graham

[Desert dweller]

I was told not to run it @ 2000 rpm or keep it over 5000rpm for any length of time for the first 600 miles. That's what my dealership recommends and since they own their own race track, I took their advice.

Engine break in problaby has as my opinions as engine oil.......

[TaskMule]

There's a general consensus among engine builders that recommends as follows.
Avoid long periods (15 min. or more) of constant RPM without acceleration or deceleration. Avoid maximum RPM, avoid extended idling or extended very slow moving traffic.

Do accelerate hard followed by deceleration, especially in 4th gear and above. Do not be too gentle on the engine as the rings may never bed in fully.

The idea is that hard acceleration forces the piston rings against the cylinder walls which beds them in. The following deceleration clears any microscopic particles left by the bedding in process. Doing so in higher gears allows for a good 4 or 5 second rub on the cylinder walls followed by 4 or 5 seconds of hard deceleration.

To simplify, ride like a teenage hooligan, but avoid maximum RPM.

[smartcommerce]

Thank you for the replies,

My dealer also told me to avoid the high rpms for the first 1000 km but make effective acceleration and decelerations to make the pistons and cyclinders to get used to and leave the small partticles as TaskMule says.

[Big Den]

Mine said they are effectivly run in at the factory and its just the brakes that are being bedded in. I would just ride it normally without any hard use ie labouring up hills or constant high rpm etc.

[Phill H]

Mine said they are effectivly run in at the factory and its just the brakes that are being bedded in. I would just ride it normally without any hard use ie labouring up hills or constant high rpm etc.

Totally agree -its just the brakes & tyres you need to run in.

The manual states you should avoid rapid acceleration and sharp braking - unless ya heading for a brick wall!

[w14nny]

was once told by Clive Padgett (Racing) when i bought a new blade that i needed to find a long steep road to travel down and use the engine braking as often as possible, this seemingly beds the engine in far better than usual procedures, give me a great excuse to travel from Alston and south through Shap (all down hill) back to Wigan, must say it did feel like it loosened up quicker than other new bikes i had run in, however i cant comment on engine longevity as i sell before clocking up to high a mileage.

[rossvfr]

my dealer just said don't thrash it for the first 300m then progressively build the revs you use until the the first 600m service. tyres and brakes take ~100m to bed in.

it doesn't seem to be the issue it once was. can't remember exactly who it is, BIMOTA i think, run in thier engines on a dyno rig at the factory before they build the bike :dunno:

[Rincewind]

The bikes get a good thumping on the rolling road in the factory through every gear and at full load - so if they don't go "pop" there, then just ride them and enjoy them. I see engines come off the production line, get strapped to an engine dyno, warmed up for 5 mins then ramped up to full throttle, full load and then sit there for hours and hours and they don't go pop!

Engine oils and tolerances have improved so much over the years that there are general guide lines for "bedding in", but the best way is just just ride them and enjoy them. If you stick too religiously to the bedding guidelines, you can sometimes keep them tight and they never losen up.

Just be sensible but not stupid - i.e. not bouncing off the rev limiter in every gear etc, that's the best advice I've ever been given.

Your brakes and tyres need more attention than the engine ever will!

[Jupiter]

The bikes get a good thumping on the rolling road in the factory through every gear and at full load - so if they don't go "pop" there, then just ride them and enjoy them. I see engines come off the production line, get strapped to an engine dyno, warmed up for 5 mins then ramped up to full throttle, full load and then sit there for hours and hours and they don't go pop!

Engine oils and tolerances have improved so much over the years that there are general guide lines for "bedding in", but the best way is just just ride them and enjoy them. If you stick too religiously to the bedding guidelines, you can sometimes keep them tight and they never losen up.

Just be sensible but not stupid - i.e. not bouncing off the rev limiter in every gear etc, that's the best advice I've ever been given.

Your brakes and tyres need more attention than the engine ever will!



Ditto.

(6 brand new bikes )

[roadblock]

The bikes get a good thumping on the rolling road in the factory through every gear and at full load - so if they don't go "pop" there, then just ride them and enjoy them. I see engines come off the production line, get strapped to an engine dyno, warmed up for 5 mins then ramped up to full throttle, full load and then sit there for hours and hours and they don't go pop!

Engine oils and tolerances have improved so much over the years that there are general guide lines for "bedding in", but the best way is just just ride them and enjoy them. If you stick too religiously to the bedding guidelines, you can sometimes keep them tight and they never losen up.

Just be sensible but not stupid - i.e. not bouncing off the rev limiter in every gear etc, that's the best advice I've ever been given.

Your brakes and tyres need more attention than the engine ever will!

+1.


I guess the new rider will need more bedding in than the engine, so don't worry too much , enjoy the ride.