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Hi Guys,

Took out the ninja 250 out for (its first) 2-3 hr ride. Its still in the break in period which says below 4000 rpm (0-800km) & 6000rpm (800-1600).
Dealer said that I can probably do 5000 but dont top that overly much.

During the ride I was already at 5000 rpms at 65km (barely above street limit). I used some back roads and hit 80km since it was limit to 100 km (once or twice) tryin to keep up with my friend. At 80km it was pretty much at 7000km.

in general anyone bought new and DIDNT follow the manual and their bike is ok??

Using this logic, does this basically mean Im confined to crazy residential and street riding only and not much back roads even?

Have any other 250 owners had problems goin on the back road speeds taken their bikes on the highway before the break in period was over? any problems?

it just feels like im riding a scooter if i have to keep it at or below 60km...not to mention the amount of angry cagers zooming around me real tight (even with me on the SLOW lane)

Similar threads
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?102296-Break-in-period&highlight=break+period

Similar thread of http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforu...h-60km-h-on-250r/page2&highlight=break+period
 
At what gear?
Do one day trip for 800 Km starting early morning. Take back roads and done with it.
I like to know what gear you were doing 80kmh.


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I bought a brand new Ninja500R and followed the break-in for about 200 kms, then didn't bother with that whole "keep it below xxxRPM" crap after that. I didn't bother with any sort of break-in at all with the DR200se I had either. Kinda hard to on that bike anyway since it didn't have a tach. LOL!

Fact is, you need to cycle the engine and to properly break that sucker in, it needs variation. I don't know why Kawi bothers with the whole baby it philosophy. If you've put on 800kms already, consider the break-in complete.
 
6th gear...cuz im basically there after 40km lol

RV125 said:
At what gear?
Do one day trip for 800 Km starting early morning. Take back roads and done with it.
I like to know what gear you were doing 80kmh.


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sadly only at 125? about 80 of which was put on yesterday? Theres not much gear variation because to even do 40 or 50 which is the min on most roads I (according to the manual) HAVE to be at 6th gear
 
jukon said:
Yes it does mean that. Following break in sucks but you should still do it.
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im trying but despite what people say about going at your own pace its not really safe to go at speed limit only to keep within the RPMs? im not over-reving or redlining but to keep pace with traffic theres pretty much slim chance ill be always within the manual :S
 
just ride it normally and use every gear, DON'T just go on a back road and keep it in 6th at a constant RPM
 
I have the same bike as you. All I did was not push the bike near it's limits for the first 200 km. I just shifted around 5,000 - 6,000. The dealer told me as long as I dont try redlining it for the first 500 -600 km I should be fine. I now have almost 10,000 km on it and its running normal.

I did my first oil change at 3,000 km. I didnt wait for it hit 5,000 km. Some people suggest to do it at 1,000 km. I think it's overkill.
 
Agreed.. Don't bother with break in crap. I got a gt250r, and yes it's impossible to enjoy it at 3000 rpm doing 40. Drive it like there is no such thing as a break in period and it will perform that way. Yay warranty lol
 
under 5000 is a ridiculous expectation on a 250. I kept mine under 8000 for the first 1000km and almost 20000km later it's still running like a top.
 
klm1 said:
what does the owner's manual say?
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Shifting Up-------- SHIFTING DOWN
1st --> 2nd -- 20 km/h --------6th--> 5th -- 25 km
2nd --> 3rd -- 25 km/h --------5th--> 4th -- 20 km
3rd --> 4th -- 30 km/h --------4th--> 3rd -- 15 km
4th --> 5th -- 35 km/h --------3rd--> 2nd -- 15 km
5th --> 6th -- 40 km/h --------2nd--> 1st -- 15 km

(hopefully it formats ok, I put down and upshift... and I guess for downshift you can go from 4th to 1st after 15 km according to the manual).
 
did you find that you were having to gear up fairly quickly? especially after a turn? or am I doing something wrong? Im not over-reving or redlining it before shifting up but it seems in order to do that I basically have to go from 1st to 5th in less than 5 to 10 seconds :S
250R-ICE said:
I have the same bike as you. All I did was not push the bike near it's limits for the first 200 km. I just shifted around 5,000 - 6,000. The dealer told me as long as I dont try redlining it for the first 500 -600 km I should be fine. I now have almost 10,000 km on it and its running normal.

I did my first oil change at 3,000 km. I didnt wait for it hit 5,000 km. Some people suggest to do it at 1,000 km. I think it's overkill.
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lol people saying that the break in peroid is just a suggestion make me laugh.

You have to think that the people who spent years designing and testing these engines would know what their doing. :confused:
All new cars and motorcycles have similar break in procedures, are the manufacturers just lying so people can't fully enjoy thier new cars and bikes while they sit and laugh at home.
 
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250 Matt said:
Agreed.. Don't bother with break in crap. I got a gt250r, and yes it's impossible to enjoy it at 3000 rpm doing 40. Drive it like there is no such thing as a break in period and it will perform that way. Yay warranty lol
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hahaha please show this post to people in a few years when you try and sell your bike
 
There are different schools of thought. You can lean which way you want. But here's what I think made sense and I broke my Busa in pretty hard using these links as a guide. You don't have to believe everything you read, but don't dismiss it either. Oh well, I'll probably get flamed for stating this but then again you should explore all options right. In the end you can decide if you want to follow the owners manual or go with this.

The first link below actually has a hyperlink to the second one. While there is disagreement (between the two authors) on which oil is the best to use during the break in period ( I can already see myself getting flamed for this as well), and I side with Mark Lawrence on this one (the calsci guy), they both seem to be on the same side of the fence when it comes to breaking in motorcycles.

http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/NewBike.html#BreakIn
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Read, digest and then decide. Just an FYI, most people I ride with don't really agree with me either, although they try to be polite enough to not tell me to schedule a visit to a proctologist. So there!
 
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