jkv45 (Regular)  |
| Tue May 06, 2014 2:01 pm |
| Break-in |
| funkshn wrote: |
| What's the break-in requirement on this bike? I know a lot of sportbike owners drive themselves nuts for the first 500 miles or so, trying to keep things below 5000 RPM or so, but I don't know anything about the 300's requirements. |
Well, the owners manual will give you the "correct" break-in for it, but there's a lot of different opinions.
I recently spoke with a pro engine builder who has experience building Nascar and Pro Stock engines about "break-in". He said that because of the tight tolerances, precise fitting, and advanced honing techniques used today the break-in of old isn't required.
They run their new engines up on a dyno at 40% for 1 hour, then check it with a leakdown test to confirm the rings are seated. He liked conventional oil initially, with a quick oil change to Mobil1 racing oil (for the auto race engines) before it's run in the car.
One thing he said surprised me. They run 0W-30 in almost all of their race engines. Lot of people like to go to a higher grade than recommended in their engines because they think it gives better protection, and they go with a lower grade than is typically recommended for street use in the specific engines.
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Rev limiter at 85 miles? — funkshn, Tue May 06, 2014 1:39 pm -
Break-in — jkv45, Tue May 06, 2014 2:01 pm
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I didn't follow the recommended break-in. — Leon, Tue May 06, 2014 1:51 pm
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700 mile day on Sunday — Leon, Tue May 06, 2014 11:55 am
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IBR; Leon - will we see you at the IBR or in Denver? (n/t) — KDW, Tue May 06, 2014 3:03 pm
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Probably not. MD2020 yes, Void maybe. — Leon, Tue May 06, 2014 3:12 pm
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Great report, Leon.
— djrussell, Tue May 06, 2014 12:55 pm -
Peace of mind. — Leon, Tue May 06, 2014 1:57 pm