| Author | Message | ||
     Buellsa |
Hey all. Just a question from a newcomer who's CityX only has 280km's on it. How diligently did everyone here abide by the running in rules as laid out in the manual/by the dealer? Of course I am doing my max 3000rpm but that innate urge to twist the throttle when a 50cc comes past me is just all to tempting. I gotta be honest and say I can wait for the moment I hit 800km’s and I can let “her” show me her legs. Having only had the machine for 4 days all I can say is “Never been happier!!!!”. I can't wait to get out of bed in the mornings and take on ridiculous traffic to work. Commuting to work has taken on a complete new outfit, and it’s damn fine! (Message edited by buellsa on December 05, 2005) | ||
| Kdan |
Diligently, like religion, like twinkies have a half life. Every single one of us and if you don't, we'll find out and kick you out of the club. Fight the urge. It will be worth it. | ||
| Westozzie |
I found it impossible to change gears on my XB9R at 3000rpm without lugging it - even if I rode very slowly on a light throttle. Instead, I allowed myself to make quick bursts to 3500 just to change gears and otherwise kept to a limit of 3000rpm - until the bike reached 200km. Then at 201km, and every 200kms after that, I added 500rpm to the "rev limit" - and I ran the bike in a for a bit longer to compensate for using progressively increased revs during break-in. So long as you try not to labour the engine, rev it too hard or use too much throttle it should be fine. I do however think it's important to progressively increase the amount of revs and throttle you use as you are running it in. I've run in a few bikes this way and they have all had very healthy, strong engines. With regard to the owners' book method - I can't imagine it could be a good idea to do 800 slow and careful kilometres at 2500rpm then, at 801km, to suddenly redline the bike at full throttle through the gears! Hope this helps! PS - How're are things in sunny South Africa? I lived in Durban for 8 years in the bad old apartheid days. Is it safe to ride a flash bike around nowadays - isn't there a danger of being "bike-jacked" at gun-point? | ||
| Buellsa |
Westozzie -  Thanks for that bud, my dealer here gave me roughly the same advice, ie: every 200kilo's add 500 rpm, so shall it be. This baby has to last me a long time!! Things are good here. 3 months ago my wife and returned after trying to make a life for ourselves in Auckland (we were there for just under a year), all i can say is there is no place like home, even with all the nonsense going on sometimes. Bike jacking - well doing 90km/h could get me jacked so best i get past those initial 800kilo's, then it's a case of catch me if you can. I don't really think there is a demand for big bikes on the black market at the moment so for now i think i am safe, for now.... Thanks again. | ||
| Blake |
My opinion is that the break-in prescribed by the owner's manual is ridiculously gentle. I agree with Westozzie, especially for the XB9 models. Buell! Please reconsider and revise the break-in limitations, at least for the higher revving XB9 models and the Blast. How the heck are you supposed to vary the RPM as suggested if you cannot exceed 3,000 rpm?  I have never heard a definitive explanation justifying the super soft, super low speed break-in. All I've ever heard is along the lines of "they are the engineers who designed the engine, they know what they are doing." Did someone raise that question during the Buell online chat? I cannot recall. | ||
| Buelltroll |
I lasted all of 13 minutes. I was 300 miles from home and its kinda hard to ride at 3000 rpm on the freeway. I just said aw fruck it n hammered it pretty much the whole way. Wonder if that has anything to do with the nickels in a blender sound. | ||
| Fcbuell |
Yeah, I babied mine as long as I could during break in... but ended up having to hit the highway. I have that "nickles in a blender" sound too! What is that anyway? I don't hear it on every Buell, but it makes me nervous. | ||
| Paulson |
I certainly kept it tame compared to my normal riding, but wasn't able to keep it as light as they suggested for the break in. I had nothing but freeways in my commute. | ||
| Glitch |
I took it easy on my bike for the whole break in period. I wasn't real strict about what RPM I was riding at, just took it real easy on the bike. | ||
| Buellsa |
Thanks for the input gents, gonna have to try and avoid that "nickles in the blender" sound though. Like you all say though, on the freeway it madness doing 3000rpm. |
