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DanAbnormal
15-03-06, 04:37 PM
This link is rather interesting if nothing else. As I am not the most technically minded of people I'll post it here for you all to discuss. Apologies if it's been done before. Basically it totally goes against what the manufacturers recomend as the engine breaking in period.

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Skip
15-03-06, 04:57 PM
Hehehe - how many times...! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

On a similar note - a friend of mine builds race Mini A-series engines and said that the best blocks he can get are ones that have been thrashed to within an inch of their lives - other engine builders have been known to throw a block outside for a few weeks to "weather" them as thats when they are at their best apparently...!
jonboy
15-03-06, 05:04 PM
Motoman is very controversial though I personally think there's more than a little logic in what he says.

However, the best break in secret sv_dan is to not change your first lot of oil at nearly 800 miles ;).


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DanAbnormal
15-03-06, 05:07 PM
Motoman is very controversial though I personally think there's more than a little logic in what he says.

However, the best break in secret sv_dan is to not change your first lot of oil at nearly 800 miles ;).
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Hmm, a good point. I'm sure I have not damaged it though as I was very careful with it. Although maybe from what motoman said I should have spanked it hard, the bike of course. :lol:
jonboy
15-03-06, 05:15 PM
Oh spanking's good, nowt wrong with that :lol: .


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DanAbnormal
15-03-06, 05:19 PM
Oh spanking's good, nowt wrong with that :lol: .


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Ineed. And those monkeys are soo very bad.

Erm.......... :shock: :lol:
kwak zzr
15-03-06, 08:31 PM
thats my engine f@@ked! :? i took it easy. fast bike mag also did this with 2 gixer 600s 1 thrashed and 1 run in as suzuki says the thrashed one made more bhp but the one run in properly engine was in best overall condition and would have had a longer life span.
fizzwheel
15-03-06, 09:32 PM
That makes for an interesting read, thanks for posting that up. 8)
DanAbnormal
16-03-06, 04:47 PM
This is what I don't understand. You get all these people doing actual test but they all contradict each other. Surely engines are engines and the results should be the same.