Running in a Multi GT

Well one thing you could give a try is following the instructions in the handbook.

 

First few hundred go very easy as per the Handbook. Light throttle, varied revs up to 4000rpm.
This is to settle all the bearings in and take the rough edges off the moving parts.


Then up to 600miles a few full throttle lunges to seal the piston rings to the bore, but only short duration with a rest between to get the heat away. Again lots of varied RPM up to 6000 rpm, avoid long miles on motorways at constant revs.
Don't lug it up hills at low revs or go above 6000rpm.

After 600 miles and the first service, use it normally, but don't do sustained miles at high revs or wide throttle openings.

After 1500 miles, ride it like you stole it!



If you take it too easy early on, you may end up with an oil burner.

 

Book your first service and get out and do some miles

 

You will get plenty of different advice on running in here from ride hit hard from day one to by the book, in the end its up to you.

 

You will get helpfully advise on this site and you will get the above.

 

I mean this in a different vein to the above, but it is best to follow the instructions in the handbook, it is comprehensive and contains nothing too onerous. I think the important bit is to keep below 6000 rpm until the 600 mile service when the oil is changed to a synthetic (I think). I would make sure you do go up to 6000 rpm every now and then.
After that I just let rip as normal but no track days until after 1500 miles.

I would not worry as 6000 rpm is pretty fast, think its over 100 mph and as you have a GT, I doubt you would go that fast anyway. :biggrin:

Also I would work the gearbox as it gives false neutrals until it has been run in.

 

What do you mean, "different vein"? That's just what I said.

 

There is some evidence that an engine run in hard from day one will ultimately make greater power and use less oil

 

You've probably done 500 miles by now so this is a bit irrelevant but I always take it particularly easy for the first 100 miles just to see if any manufacturing or assembly issues crop up. There isn't a company that doesn't get a component slip through their QC every now and then and even the best spanner monkeys sometimes miss something when they're putting it together.

Luigi might have had his mind on whether his wife would find out he was having unprotected sex with the neighbours 16 year old daughter when he was building your bike and you wouldn't like to find out exactly how worried he was when you're stamping down through the gears approaching a corner at slightly illegal speeds.

 

It would concern me more to not have the piston/bores not bedded in properly from not putting 'some' load on the engine during running in, which could lead to higher oil use. As long as your not abusing the bike with too many revs or labouring the engine then I would say just ride it and don't get to hung up on being gentle with the motor.

 

Yeah, I tried to make that point myself when I wrote "make sure you do go to 6000 rpm every now and then", but I did not do it very well, not as well as you in any case. Point is engine does need to see a little stress in order to bed in. Between 100 and 600 miles I gave mine full throttle a few times but kept below 6000 rpm.

 

try keep it under 6000 don't over Labour the engine, and wait for the stupid grin you will have the 1st time you wring its neck after the running in period, yeeeeeeha