So there we have it. Just cane em from the crate. I recently bought a new car. I asked the SE if there was any running procedure (purely out of interest). No, was his reply. I had a full rebuild on my 1098R at Moto Rapido. Again, I asked any running in. No, was the answer. Do a steady lap then pull the pin were the exact words....
Maybe its just a way of giving owners/riders time to adjust from the likes of a lackluster ktm_bagofnails. To a more dramatic exhilarating experience or breakdown of a duke!!!
This is what I commented on above. The ring gap difference was quite large considering the mileage covered. And as I said, this won't be an issue until the gap goes out of spec - that may be at 10,000 , 30,000, or 50,000 miles. The point being that lots of riders will get rid of the bike long before that mileage is covered. Some of Matt's stuff in the past, I haven't agreed with and I unsubscribed a while ago. But he does make the same point that it will the owners of higher mileage bikes who will get to suffer non run-in bikes. Also, I agree on why does every single bike manufacturer (that I know of) tell you to run in the bike when new?
When I bought a Toyota, they still said don’t have constants throttle, adjust speed, drive differently for the first 1000 miles And not many car drivers Rev the tits off them
Got to love owners who follow the running in process by the letter, for most, judging by used Ducati mileage, that would mean selling the bike before you can extract the full power! I don’t bounce off the limiter, hold the revs or overload - simple.
I had a bike (1800cc Harley) run in on a Dynojet, it’s never used oil. A mate years ago screwed his 175 from the start and it was always faster than others but used oil and rattled. I ride fairly normally, just don’t do long term high speed.
Car engines are in less of a state of tune with looser tolerances. They don't rev as high and produce less bhp per litre - well, in the main!
Do you, don't you? It's a much discussed debate these days. If you're looking for reasons to follow procedure and run your bike as per the book, you'll find them. But equally, there are reasons not to bother. Me, I don't bother. I get bored far too quickly. Also, I'm pretty certain it doesn't matter these days.
Only matters if it blows up and gives the manf an excuse/reason not to pay out, leaving you with a 10k bill.
An awful lot of owners chop in after 3 years for latest/greatest or when the PCP runs out so why would they care on long term effect. I'll be buying these in 10 years time so please run in by the book for me. TIA.
