Running in

[evenflow]

Picking up my new gs this sat

I've heard differing stories about running them in.
Some say take it easy for the fisrt 600 mies gradually building up.
Another theory is not to bother, give it a good hammering so that the pistons bed in properly and reduce oil consumption??????
Any advice??
Cheers

 

[roadrider]

running in why bother

running In why bother
Went to the Berlin factory, and had a tour of the production line, and at the end of the line every bike built is filled with fluids and tested on a dyno cum rolling road, the guy who operates it does the following.

turns the key, thumbs the starter and full throttles the bike in every gear to max revs, when he gets it in top hold it at full throttle for 1 min, thumbs the kill switch. he gets off, bike shoots out into the dismantle and crating dept.


The chief roadtester does the following
turns the key (cold engine), thumbs the starter, first gear and goes, simple.
Ride it like you stole it

John

 

[Panzer Patrol]

I ran mine in.......36000mls and its still using oil. Bugger

 

[Davey B]

Steady for 1st few hundred and then cane it. Full stop.

 

[steady away]

do as george shuttleworth does (open er up a bit)

 

[Deleted Member MM]

I ran mine in.......36000mls and its still using oil. Bugger

We bought them the same day, took it steady for a few Hundred miles then worked it hard. 33,000 miles and uses no oil.
Faster too eh Panzer!

 

[Panzer Patrol]

During a discussion recently about a similar subject, someone quoted Mahatma Ghandi who said:

"There is more to life than increasing its speed"

I replied with an equally profound response, I told him to "F*** Off."

 

[Deleted Member MM]

During a discussion recently about a similar subject, someone quoted Mahatma Ghandi who said:

"There is more to life than increasing its speed"

I replied with an equally profound response, I told him to "F*** Off."

That's not at all like u Panzer, had a bad day?

 

[Panzer Patrol]

Oh Yes

 

[littleredrooster]

Panzer - Bad week, more like.

Is it ever going to stop raining?

Will petrol ever be cheap again?

Sorry 'bout the thread hijack (hang on, I didn't hijack it, Metal Man did)

Running in
Ran my new short engine in for 200 miles of gentle stuff, then progressively more and more throttle until about 600 miles. Quick as s41t and uses no oil.

Read the article on running-in from the US site and gotta say it makes lots of sense, even if it sounds brutal. When I were a lad, I remember the BSA team running-in a racing bantam. The procedure was to warm it in the paddock, take in on the track and use full-throttle in every gear until it started to nip-up, then de-clutch and kill the engine. Allow to cool down and repeat several times until run-in (prolly about 20 laps). Job done.

 

[The Mechanic]

Running in (sometimes spells ruin)

The Mechanic
There is a saying in the trade,"The faster the speed the faster the wear rate".
If anyone is intent on 'not' running in a new engine,then at least don't blame the manufacturer for things that go wrong as a result of not following their hard efforts to enable you to enjoy their product.

Most people do not run-in their bikes properly anyway. You are not just bedding in the engine but every other moving component as well. When I build a race engine we always take the time to put as many test and practice laps/miles/running time onto the engine before dyno work to finalise settings etc.

If you do the 600 miles get the service done and then ride more enthusiastically that should do no harm. Don't believe these people that tell you they thrashed it from day one. Only people with bottomless wallets or those that do not own the bike in the first place treat engines with no regard.

The BMW testers at the factory need to prove the product and thats why they do what they do, especially when someones watching. Never seen or heard a copper take a Pan round to the rev limiter in the first 3 gears, witnessed at Bike Safe meet.

 

[skybluebird]

From my own experience, I had a loan of a dealer's Firestorm, which had apparently been thrashed senseless by everyone who's ever been on Westgate Hill. At 2,000 miles it sounded / felt like a bag of spanners. My own VTR was run-in by the book, when I sold her at 12,000 miles she still felt as sweet as a nut.

David