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Water Warrior 2 · 05-15-2012, 08:27 PM

A couple oil changes and a few more miles will definitely wake up the bike. Parts need time to smoothen out and improve their surfaces. That part is done now. You may notice a smoother tranny break in for a bit longer than the engine power increase. Some engines take longer to wake up than others. I think it all depends on the break in procedure used by the individual. I followed the manual for my Vstrom 650 and it didn't wake up for the first 5000 miles.
You can probably follow the manual for regular servicing now after the extra rinse cycle. Sounds like you are treating the bike with a little TLC which never hurts.

05-15-2012, 08:27 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: ???'s about engine break-in A couple oil changes and a few more miles will definitely wake up the bike. Parts need time to smoothen out and improve their surfaces. That part is done now. You may notice a smoother tranny break in for a bit longer than the engine power increase. Some engines take longer to wake up than others. I think it all depends on the break in procedure used by the individual. I followed the manual for my Vstrom 650 and it didn't wake up for the first 5000 miles. You can probably follow the manual for regular servicing now after the extra rinse cycle. Sounds like you are treating the bike with a little TLC which never hurts.
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