Hey Deej.

I read in a different post that you used the mototune way for break in. Did you notice any difference? and what kind of bike was that on? When i get my newZX6R The closest high speed zone is the bypass, which is about 5ks away from the shop. would it be ok to do it down there do you think?

Thanks

 

Well I can't really compare it to anything since this is really the only bike I have had a chance to break in. While I'm glad I did it the way I did, I am trying to refrain from encouraging anyone to do the same break in method. Not that I don't think it works, because I do, its just that if you listen to other people, there is always the risk you will make their mistakes. My bike is in my photo album, its the 2006 KLX 250S Dual Purpose. You only need 45 mph to do the break in, its a matter of going through the gears and getting the acceleration up and letting the back pressure seat the rings. Be careful. I was always checking in the mirrors to make sure nobody was behind me when slowing down and speeding up. You don't want the break in to be you breaking something because someone hits you from behind.

 

I did my break-in doing the same method. You probably won't notice a difference in power, but my bike consumes very little oil now which I thank the "mototune" way for. (I've heard the ninja 250 engine can consume a lot of oil from other 250R riders.) I don't know if that is true, or if "these" other 250 riders didn't do a proper break-in.

 

Alright Thanks Guys. Just Gotta Decide Now Whether to Do It Or Not.

 

hmm, mototune or kawi. This will be a mystery until you try both and see what you want to see.
If you wrench on your own ride, you may know what that means.

 

Although I broke my bike in the Kawi way. I've spoken with many motorcycle racers,riders, and mechs about the "mototune" method, and more than a few have been doing it the "mototune" way since the 70's.