[JonKerr]

A friend of mine who used to race and who used to own a dealership told me about the way they broke in new engines. And no he didn't get his stuff for free, and yes he's done this with every engine in every street bike he's had since he started doing this 15 years ago. He has 80K miles on a Goldwing he did this with and 40K on an SV650.

Ride around in a low RPM range until the motor up to full temp (190º-200º) then get to a straight run at about 20mph, kick it up to 2nd or 3rd gear and gun it. Let it get up to about 7000 rpm then close the throttle, down shift, slow down with engine braking, and then cruise around for another 5 miles or so. Then repeat. Do this ten times then take the bike home, let it cool, change the oil, and repeat. After the second time, change the oil one more time and your engine should be broken in. He said it was kind of a pain because you need empty, open roads to do this properly. But it does work and can be done in a day. I'm not recommending anyone do this and it's not how I did mine. I only mention it because I've always thought the manufacturers are way too cautious when it comes to break in. Plus it will probably void your warranty, but it does work.