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Break-in regimen...
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GUNFTR Offline
1st Service Completed

Portland OR
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Post: #21
RE: Break-in regimen...
I bought a brand new KLX250S in 2009 (250cc dual sport thumper) and for grins decided to change the oil at 250 miles. There were some tiny shiny bits floating in the oil as I expected. I didn't change that one again until about 750 miles and will probably do 1000-1500 intervals due to the type of riding I do with it higher up in the rpm range.

I followed the same schedule with my CB1100 at 250 miles (didn't notice much) and again at 500. If there is anything in there during the initial break in, i would rather get it out sooner rather than later. I figure it's cheap enough insurance. Now I'll keep to the normal regimen from this point on.

I am also 99.9% certain that 10/40 is perfectly fine for the CB1100... very few shops even stock 10/30 in any MC brand any more. it's almost all 10/40... (I know the shop manual recommends 10/30, I have one)
04-08-2014 02:24 PM
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Tortuga Offline
High Mileage

UK
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Joined: Feb 2014
Post: #22
RE: Break-in regimen...
Never before in the history of motorcycling (or motor vehicles) has man worried more, about so little!

Let's talk tanks....

Do you think during WW2 that every Panther, Tiger, M15, FCM F1, IS-2 etc etc was run in to a prescriptive regime?

I think we have too little else to worry about in peacetime, therefore we create our own insignificant dramas relating to oil service intervals and brand of aftershave.

We all need to man up and spend more time riding, and less time worrying!
04-08-2014 03:17 PM
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dBuster Offline
Running Like a Top

La Crosse, WI
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Post: #23
RE: Break-in regimen...
(04-08-2014 03:17 PM)Tortuga Wrote:  Never before in the history of motorcycling (or motor vehicles) has man worried more, about so little!

Let's talk tanks....

Do you think during WW2 that every Panther, Tiger, M15, FCM F1, IS-2 etc etc was run in to a prescriptive regime?

I think we have too little else to worry about in peacetime, therefore we create our own insignificant dramas relating to oil service intervals and brand of aftershave.

We all need to man up and spend more time riding, and less time worrying!

Their prescriptive regime at that time consisted driving off the assembly line and the loading/unloading of the ships to get the equipment to the battle field.

The ferret Beer

04-08-2014 03:40 PM
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Flynrider Offline
Been There

Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,233
Joined: Apr 2013
Post: #24
RE: Break-in regimen...
(04-08-2014 03:17 PM)Tortuga Wrote:  Let's talk tanks....

Do you think during WW2 that every Panther, Tiger, M15, FCM F1, IS-2 etc etc was run in to a prescriptive regime? worrying!

And not one of those tanks made it to 100,000 miles ROFL

Phoenix, AZ
2013 CB1100 - Big Red
1993 CB750 Nighthawk - Tahitian Blue
04-08-2014 03:57 PM
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DAC Offline
High Mileage

Central Ohio, USA
Posts: 1,267
Joined: Jun 2013
Post: #25
RE: Break-in regimen...
(04-08-2014 03:17 PM)Tortuga Wrote:  Never before in the history of motorcycling (or motor vehicles) has man worried more, about so little!

Let's talk tanks....

Do you think during WW2 that every Panther, Tiger, M15, FCM F1, IS-2 etc etc was run in to a prescriptive regime?

I think we have too little else to worry about in peacetime, therefore we create our own insignificant dramas relating to oil service intervals and brand of aftershave.

We all need to man up and spend more time riding, and less time worrying!

Well, if my life depended on that damn tank, I sure as hell would be MORE worried about how the motor was run in! Wink
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2014 04:15 PM by DAC.)
04-08-2014 04:12 PM
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