Thank You for all your help!!!

 

I just got the '07 1000 yesterday from Abernathy's in Union City, Tennessee ($7995-ask for Curtis the sales manager as he was great). However, the owner's manuel list the shift points as follows:
1-2: 12 mph
2-3:19 mph
3-4:25 mph
4-5: 31 mph
5-6: 37 mph

This is different info thanwas given above...which is correct? Thanks!

 

Don"t try to follow the manuals shift points, you will end up bogging down pretty easily. Just don't do any racing starts, or top end redline stuff like above 8-12000. After about 500 miles start opening it up. And have fun.

 

I'm a firm believer in ride the bike new just the same as if it had 5000 miles on it. My new gsxr last year felt redline within 10 miles, and never looked back. I never babied it in the least and it's still holding together great, with no lose in performance. My 1000, I'm riding it as I intend to when it's got 4000 miles on it. My quads are ridden the same way. Pulled my griz off the truck and run her down the road full boar until I heard it bounce on the limiter and she is STILL running like the day I got it!

All in what you believe.After building a 383 stroker and throwing in a nicerace cam, break in specs are....2grand nothing less for 20 mins. You do this as soon as the motor starts. Never had a problem with any of the numerous motors I've built.

Shift when it feels right!

 

I think when manufactuers suggest break in periods its just to play it safe and make sure nothing comes loose or even also to give a chance for the tires to break in so they aren't so slick. But I never do the rpm suggestions that they give. When you crank it up for the first time let it warm up. You will hear the rpm drop after it is warmed up. Go ride easy, let the tires get warmed up and then ride like normal. I would change the oil and filter at 300 or600 miles. But think about all the guys whotestthe new bikes. All the magazine riders or test demos they don't tell everyone hey guys go around the track for 300 miles to break it in then you can punch it wot.I wouldn't worry so much about rpms and shift points.Ride it how you are going tobe riding it. Be safetake time and enjoy.

 

All good advice. As you can see from my original question I posted at the top of this thread, I was mostly worried about the fact that I did not want to do any damage whatsoever to the transmission, engine, etc... because I wasn't shifting soon enough or often enough. If a rider on a 1000 was just going to be doing say 55-60 mph on the bike...what gear would most of you be in for that?
Thanks for the help!

 

3rd or 4th.....2nd if your carvin curves but that'll put you in the 8+ rpm range

 

To keep the RPM's low i agree 4th,maybe even 5th(for fuel savings and break-in)

 

I got my 99 900RR brand new with one mile on the clock. And they said "don't go over 6K for the first 600 miles". That is "good" advice. But I agree on the ride it like you are going to ride it theory.

My first 600 miles was this. Every time I got on the bike for a ride to where ever it was I was going. At least once, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd met the redline. I did this everytime I got on the bike at least once, sometimes twice. Then for the rest of the ride, I just sat there and played. Went up thru the gears, down thru the gears, holding it in that gear for about 5 miles when it was under 6K RPM's.

I still have the 900 and it has over 46000 miles on it!!! The valves need a little tiny bit of adjustment at the 31000 mark, and I think my cam chain tensioner is going out finally. But nothing else has happened to the motor at all. (Knock on wood) And the bike still has power throughout the band.

I have heard friends that have done the suggested break in without problems, then some that have had constant problems. The same for the guys that have rode them hard out of the showroom. So that is why I kinda did "both" for the first 600 miles on mine. Then it was WFO!!!

Good choice to by the way, I am looking into getting the new 08 1krr soon to since I just had an oops on the 900 and now after all that mileage and years it becomes a salvaged TRACK BIKE!!! Heh heh heh...

Laters.

 

Great advice! I'm loving riding it! Thanks for the input.