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Welcome....

1) You MUST have the dealership, any honda dealership for that matter do the 600 miles service. Its really stupid, but if by chance you were to pop your motor at 1200 miles for whatever reason, and the dealer did not do the 600mi break in service, your not covered under warranty. The reason for this is that they do a compression test, etc... to ensure the engine was broken in properly. If it was not, they are supposed to take it in and either give you a new bike or fix whatever issue the bike had during break in. Its the most waisted 300 bucks you will spend, but for the love of god do it. That and make many photocopies of the receipt, because dealerships do not keep good book-keeping, and will ask you to produce that receipt in the event of a mechanical mishap! To be totally honest after they did my 600mi service I spent most of the next day wiping all the excess grease off my bike, and I changed the oil again myself, Just to make sure it was done, dont trust these people, they are crooks and should be approached with the highest of wit and self security.

2) Honestly I would just change it at the 600mi via the dealer, and then change it again shorty there after with JASO MA rated full or semi synthetic oil. It doesn't really make sence to use cheap oil, cause the bike only takes three quarts and a little extra. I just picked up the mobil1 full synthetic for like eight bucks a quart. The engines are built to such high performance standards that it wouldn't be worth saving six dollar or whatever on the oil. Street bikes are different, they have wet clutches, and the engine oil is the same as the transmission oil, its a recirculating system. It is important to use the proper oil, and get the good stuff, as it has a lot to do with the way your clutch grabs and whatnot. Again JASO MA Rated 4T Motorcycle Oil

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According to the dealership, they do. That and compression tests are simple, they just pull the plug and put a pressure gauge in and crank it over a few times. Simple. That is the whole point of the break in period, to make sure the rings set and hone the cylender walls correctly as to generate the proper compression.