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It seems extreme doesn't it - but with all the articles on the net there, appears to be a common denominator - getting the rings seated. Largely, that is done now differently than before because of present day manufacturing processes. There have been incidences of oil consumption with a few Triumphs and I would suspect over babying as the culprit. However out and out thrashing of your new engine is probably not a good idea, but if you read the run-in procedure in the owners manual they seem to allude to a more 'pushey' procedure than simply keeping to a rev limit per miles travelled system. A point that I've noted was when I acquired my S3, a demo bike was acquired by a friend. His of course was never babied and bike to bike (both black S3's) his had more uuumph than mine - jets, fuel screws, pipes were the same - tweaked stock. I know no bike is the same off the show room floor but there is a growing consensus that 'Hard cycling' to seat the rings is the preferred procedure. Ultimately the choice is yours of course and by now you may have put many miles on your new bike, perhaps a good few 'cracks' up to the red line might make up for any nagging doubts you may have - after all the warranty should take care of any failures :-D
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