Gen 3 Break In and Nanny Settings

[scotty - 12]

If I remember correctly the user manual say less than 5K rpm for 500 miles and less than 8K rpm for another 500 miles.

My post didn’t take above. I wouldn’t worry about exact rpm’s. When I first ride a bike, I slowly bring rpm’s up under load in each of the first few gears and then slowly roll out of throttle. Then I just vary rpm’s thoughtfully for next 20-30 miles. Lastly for first couple hundred miles, I’m careful not to “lug” motor.

I have done this numerous times and literally never had a bike burn oil or have an engine fail. Many of my bikes have 100+k miles and are still running well with zero issues. And… that’s after my earlier days where I really did ride 1/4 mile at a time as well as roads raced the bikes occasionally.

I tell you this so you don’t unnecessarily worry about exact rpm’s, etc during break in.

I really love the new Hayabusa. The cruise, quick shifter, traction control, etc. complete the bike!

 

[dcnblues]

The engine vibration will reverberate the entire bike, but yeah frame could work too. Just have to pay attention to how that vibration changes thru the Rev range and where it begins to build resistance.

Thanks for the good info. Do you or anyone know what the dealers do when they set up the bike? I'm guessing each dealership has a different Theory on how to get the engines set up initially.

 

[wiso]

Brake in the engine by going thru the RMP range slowly while at a standstill. And by slow I mean really slow. Take it close to redline and then off the throttle fully to let the vacuum do it's thing. If you hit a high resistance or vibration spot on the rpm range don't push past it by force. Never force the piston. Just throttle back down and start again. Eventually those resistance points in the rpm range go away and so will the vibration. Keep repeating it until you feel the pistons moving freely. Tight pistons and rings have a feeling and vibration to them. Once you got the sweet spot your hand will feel it at the throttle the way the engine vibrates. Make sure the bike is upright as well and not on the sidestand. After you have those pistons moving freely with minimum resistance then take her out on the road to start braking in the tranny. Throttle up slowly to 1k below redline and then off throttle fully to let the vacuum do it's thing. That helps seat the rings during load and decel as well as start getting the gears to wear away. Only takes a few miles of doing this to get it done right. Afterwards take your time doing regular rides to get the tranny gears worn to spec. If you want to be on point about it change the oil that came from factory first. Fortnine did some videos on factory oil. Scary stuff the amount of contamination at the factory. Then again at 50 miles, 250, and 500. Butter smooth engine after that. Works the same for cars and tractors.

This is the biggest bunch of ridiculous advice I have ever heard. Vacuum? Close to reline in neutral? Just EPIC stupidity.
This must be a troll..

 

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My lab results. Used factory oil and filter the first 3 changes. Switched to amsoil on the 4th and factory filter. Might be excessive but the bike feels good. That first change was a shocker. Gets cleaner each change.

 

[shade]

Some people are just turds. My 2023 has 500 miles on it and it's seen repeated 160+
It'll be fine, bunch of wanna be builders. The rings are fully seated after a few miles

 

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I agree and I road my bike hard. I just wanted evidence that my brake in procedure was acceptable. I will say that you shouldn’t skimp on the oil changes the first few hundred miles of you are “driving it like you stole it”. You are wearing metal and that debris can and will behave like sandpaper to internal parts.

 

[Tony Nitrous]

I never make a big deal out of running a bike in. I just don’t nanny them or abuse them. Personally I don’t give them a real hard time untill after the first service, then it’s full-on good to go. I’ve had several new bikes and never had a drama. Ran several at the drags after the first service, still going strong many years later.
All had strong motors despite not getting a hard time until after 1000ks.

More interesting to me is Australia, despite having similar weather variations and distances to the USA, has service intervals twice as far apart and a free 3 year warranty.

 

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it’s the same interval