Had the following recommended to me on the subject of break-in. I'd be curious to know which method you utilze and how it turns out.
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"...you'll get a different opinion from everybody on that. I followed a routine of heat-cycling and high-rev runs that falls more on the hard break-in side of things without being completely extreme (which is hard to do in populated areas or without a dyno).
what i did, right after getting home from the dealer (This involves some high-speed runs - it goes without saying that you should do the throttle runs on open road away from traffic and cops. You won't be topping out the bike by any means - but it's a Busa - you don't redline this thing without gaining some velocity - that's the point, innit?)
first off, get a new oil filter, new oil (not synthetic) and a oil filter wrench - you'll change out the oil + filter after this routine.
1/ Start the engine, put her in neutral, and vary the rpms between 1500 - 3000. Once the bike is at operating temp, shut down and let cool completely.
2/ Repeat # 1.
3/ Warm up the bike and go out to ride. Vary your engine speeds (DO NOT cruise the highway + lug along at a steady RPM for an extended period of time). When you get some open road, do a 1/2 to 3/4 throttle run, getting the RPMs up to 4500 - 6000, then back off the throttle letting the engine de-accelerate in about the same amount of time that it took to accelerate.
4/ Ride around normally a while, again - varying the rpms as you go.
5/ Do another throttle run, taking the bike up to 8000rpm, and again de-accellerating the engine as gradually as you took it up. Note that you can do these runs in 2nd or 3rd gear if you want so you don't achieve terminal velocity...
6/ Repeat #4 + #5.
7/ Repeat #4 + 5 again about 3 or 4 times, but start your accelleration runs at about 4000 and run the bike up to about 9500rpm.
8/ Repeat #4 + #5 again about 3 - 4 more times, starting acceleration at about 4000 and taking the bike completely to redline. Cool-close the throttle and let engine braking gradually slow the bike down. Ride the bike normally and let it cool down a bit between runs.
9/ Once you get home, dump + replace the engine oil (don't go synthetic yet) and change the filter. You're broken in.
This worked out well for me - I've got about 10K miles on my 05, and my mechanic says the engine is running just about as perfectly as he could expect. This routine sounds a bit intimidating - I wasn't sure about redlining the thing so soon, but it wasn't really that hard to do - just be safe about it. Good luck!"
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