RE: [ST] Break in?

["Graeme Ison" <gison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

LOL - Been here, not done that - I had the same dilemma - a long way from
home to collect bike - guess what, I survived the 52mph trip back home -
it's a 70mph speed LIMIT, not speed requirement!   I swear you'll live - I
did, and am now a happy 2000 miles down the road!

I can only figure that when Triumph set the engine speeds for breaking in,
they did so for a reason - just think, when you get back, you will have done
at least 1/2 the required mileage for break in at 3000 rpm - and if you did
what I did - i.e. make the trip even longer by taking back roads - it will
be 116 miles, and you would have had 16 miles of 4500 rpm!!!

Just a thought,
Graeme

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott
 > Inman
 > Sent: 02 May 2001 15:44
 > To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 > Subject: [ST] Break in?
 > I should be picking my bike up within the next day or two.  I see the
 > break-in seems very hard to follow (i.e. can't go above 3000 RPM
 > for 1st 100
 > miles, then then 4500 100-300 miles).  I bought the bike from a
 > dealer that
 > is 50 miles away from home, and the only way to get home is the
 > expressway.
 > Will it be ok to take it home and exceed 3000 RPM to make the speed limit
 > (70MPH) home?  I don't want to hurt my new baby! :)


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