Avoid hard stops? What? Are you telling me that a car was manufactured that will have a decreased life if when driving away from the stealership someone pulls out in front of me and I need to hit the brakes HARD?
Avoid hard stops? What? Are you telling me that a car was manufactured that will have a decreased life if when driving away from the stealership someone pulls out in front of me and I need to hit the brakes HARD?
The manufacturer already provided the info. Don't waste your time with internet forum nonsense with the same tired old link. Just read your manual.
BREAK-IN PERIOD
No special break-in is necessary,but a few precautions in the first 600 miles should be observed.
Do not race the engine.
Do not maintain one constant speed, either slow or fast, for a long period of time.
Avoid full-throttle starts.
Avoid unnecessary hard stops.
Do not drive constantly at full-throttle or high engine rpm for extended periods of time.
If you want to ignore your manual and drive it like the you stole it, then go ahead, It won't matter.
In the end, you are driving an appliance designed to last over the manufacturers estimated lifetime of the vehicle.
Is that pulled from the manual?
If my googlenessosity is googly...Yes
Avoid hard stops? What? Are you telling me that a car was manufactured that will have a decreased life if when driving away from the stealership someone pulls out in front of me and I need to hit the brakes HARD?
:thumbsdown: That is complete bullshit. Every bike I've ever bought said to keep the rpms under a certain amount for a certain number of miles. The newer BMWs actually electronically limit it for you. Not everyone who buys motorcycles is a total squid and motorcycle manufacturers know this. They don't make these recommendations because they are concerned with their customers "wadding up the bike straight off the showroom floor." I've ridden plenty of demo models with more than 150hp that I KNOW this is not the case.
Also squids typically buy Yamaha R1s and Suzuki GSXRs and Japanese bike dealers would sell a bike to anyone, even unlicensed riders, so to say the manufacturer cares if the customer wads up their bike is just ridiculous. They want to make sure the bike is broken in properly to minimize the chances of warranty claims later on.
If anything, the break-in procedure is probably more critical for motorcycle engines than car engines because they rev so much higher.
Race engines are broken in on the dyno and I can assure you they are NOT babied for hours on end keeping the rpm's low on a fresh engine
Tell me exactly how long you think your average "race engine" is expected to last?
:thumbsup: Yes, I agree with you.
Hey JulesMaximus, what do you do for a living? Just wondering, because it's clear you don't know anything about engines. Have you ever held a wrench in your hand at all? Do you take your vehicles in to the dealership for oil changes?
:thumbsup: Yes, I agree with you.
Wow, you're a model for maturity.
Here is the bike not starting after I didn't service it (adjusted valves and replaced timing belts).
What am I missing? You tried calling him out on not turning wrenches and when that fails you mock him for only replacing t-belts and doing a valve adjustment?
What am I missing? You tried calling him out on not turning wrenches and when that fails you mock him for only replacing t-belts and doing a valve adjustment?
JM presents himself as someone lacking knowledge. Adjusting valves isn't rocket science, but it does show some eptitude. Too bad that doesn't translate into him recognizing good mechanical advice from bad.
Wow, congratulations! Posting a video of the vehicle starting after performing routine maintenance! That's quite an accomplishment!
Carry on...
What am I missing? You tried calling him out on not turning wrenches and when that fails you mock him for only replacing t-belts and doing a valve adjustment?
I won't comment on the first part. That's obviously your interpretation.JM presents himself as someone lacking knowledge. Adjusting valves isn't rocket science.
I won't comment on the first part. That's obviously your interpretation.
And you're right, adjusting valves isn't rocket science. Neither is replacing timing belt(s). But, both require some level of mechanical aptitude and certainly qualifies as "turning wrenches".