Triumphrat

Chopper1 · 01-12-2010, 01:22 AM

I will be picking my T-Bird up on Friday morning and will have a 250 klm ride home from the dealers, are there any rules for running in the new engine.

dazco · 01-12-2010, 01:38 AM

Just ride as usual with 2 exceptions....don't stay at any given speed/RPM for long. Keep varying the speed often. And secondly, don't redline it. You can rev it a good bit, but try and keep it under say 5k or so. Of course on this bike you don't need to anyways because all the power is under 5k and cruising at 5k in 6th would put you at about 135 MPH. So the main thing is just vary your speed/RPM's a lot. Otherwise ride it as normal.

that said, there are varying opinions from baby it to beat the he|| out of it ! And some that recommend riding it hard are people who build race engines and should know. So who do you believe? there really is no way to know because respected mechanics and builders have opinions that go from one end of the spectrum to the other. So i just go with triumph's recommendation to vary the speed and not redline it. My opinion is that whichever way you choose, the thing that will do your bike better than any particular break in method is to change the oil a couple times before the first recommended change. Of course you will want to use whatever break in oil they use till the 6k change, then synthetic. Some say change it before 100 miles because at that point the oil will contain a lot of metallic particles shed by the new parts breaking in.

Stagger Lee · 01-21-2010, 03:53 PM

Dazco summed it all up engine ways but may I add a bit of caution to the mix?

You will have slimey new tyres and plenty of distractions from your new bikes cockpit and such, so take it real easy and leave big gaps between you and the car in front.

I've been riding 30 years and still forget the above lesson every time I have a new bike

Enjoy

ruger · 01-21-2010, 06:26 PM

One other thought even though it's probably home by now. But I believe it'll still be a good idea:
Really go over all the bike's nuts and bolts to look for loose ones. The dealer doesn't always get everything tight.
Cheers and good luck with yer new ride!

Chopper1 · 01-21-2010, 08:37 PM

Thank you for the helpful advice, we took the long way home and clocked up about 375 klms. The bird is awesome with power to burn and so much smoother than my 95 Softail that cost me a fortune in go faster bits and brakes are fantastic. The dealer suggested I take it easy for the first 50 klms to bed in the brakes and tyres but after that drive normally varying the revs for the first 500 klms.

AZfun · 01-21-2010, 10:43 PM

The Triumph Dealer suggests the "first" oil change at 500 miles...I changed it at 75.

Whatever you decide, it's good.

Chopper1 · 01-21-2010, 10:47 PM

AZfun,

Did you change the oil filter at the same time ?

AZfun · 01-21-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chopper1

AZfun,

Did you change the oil filter at the same time ?

Hey Chopper1,

Yes...why not, it's only a few bucks more.

Cheers!

I might add, Enjoy the ride and purchase a few filters...change the oil at home.

Haggis · 01-23-2010, 01:36 PM

Even though you changed your oil at 75, I would still recommend changing again at 500; just to get all the nasty bits from the running-in, out of your engine.

AZfun · 01-23-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by haggis95

Even though you changed your oil at 75, I would still recommend changing again at 500; just to get all the nasty bits from the running-in, out of your engine.

Agreed Haggis95, and at 1000 miles…after the break-in, 3000 to 4000 miles. However once the BB is installed, I start the process again (just my thing).

What's your opinion of when to switch to full synthetic...1000, 2000 miles, etc.?