My new K6 SV650....

[Villers]

Has finally arrived, pictures will follow once Ive cleaned all the flies off it from the 100 mile trip home!

This is my first brand spanker so Im a little green on the subject of running in. The guy at the garage, and suzuki intheir manual, stressed not to go over 5k revs for 600 miles (first service) then 7500 revs until 1000 miles then full revs.

Anyone went the other way and thrashed the bolts off it from brand new? Anyone any horror stories of what damage can be done if I was to ignore the running in?

cheers

vills
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[LustyLew]

Congrats on a nice purchase. I love my SV!

Not sure on the running. There was a website kicking around for a company who'll run it in on a dyno. They pretty much rag it arguing about the heat that seats the piston rings.

A little over my head, but it's out there somewhere.
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[Fastgut]

Two choices really. Rag it and get full power and more(possibly). Or stick to their advice and potentially have a bike a bit down on power. Personally as its new and the fact that ecus are storing more and more info i would do it as recommended by the dealer.
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[Johnny GSX-R]

Just ride it how you normally would but bear in mind not to redline it or most importantly DO NOT let it labour....!

You'll not harm a modern Jap engine by revving it near its working limit, revs are better for it than letting it struggle.
Mine now has 750 miles on it and its ready for a canning BIG STYLEE

[akaDAVE]

I'm confused, how can the way you run in a bike effect the future power/performance of the engine?

Oh, and you! don't come back until you've got some pics!
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[Black Knight]

Firstly - Great choice of bike

As I understand it, which mirrors Johnnys advice above, the engine is most stressed at the max redline closely followed by too little revs.

As long as you ride steadily, say, as you would in heavy rain, it should be fine.
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[LustyLew]

[palmer]

you can use full revs, just dont keep it there.

try not to keep it at the same revs for a long time, vary it.

the bike will start to feel different as it runs in (apparently...)

find a good piece of road with some fastish straights, and slow sharp bends. this should wear it in fine and also scrub your tyres in well

[Dark]

I went steady on my 10R for the first hundred miles, i used all the revs but not all the throttle. I just kept varying the speed and rolling the throttle gently.

After that i was riding pretty much normally.
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[TOM M]

[extreme3d]

[m99dws]

Thrash the tits off it from day one:

https://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[extreme3d]

This site has all the info and spec's you will ever need on the pointy SV's!!

https://www.media.suzuki.com/svlaunch/index.htm

[Stu_666]

Not me favourite bike but its nice feeling having a brand new bike isn't it

When I got the RS125 and ZX6R new I pretty much followed the running in instructions by the book so to speak. Thing is other people will tell you other ways they think it should be run in, but I'd sooner trust the bloke thats got probably several degrees in mechanical engineering who designed the bike and knows how it should be run in. Bloody boring though not being able to razz it as fast as possible.

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[m99dws]

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[DavyB16]

i got my new sv last week, really happy with it still prefer my nc but still. And the running in seriously sucks ass!
heres a pic
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[instigator]

Hope you enjoy it Villers.

Now that you've jsut got it, I can highly recommend a CCC can for only £110 direct on Ebay. Removeable baffle job too!!

What Jimbot says about the fairing lowers is true - They do look a big naff, bellypan and seat cowl all the way. And don't take what the lad says lightly about the corrosion - Look after it otherwise it'll rust away like nobodys business.

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[extreme3d]

About these pictures Villers

[jay_666]

tpiuwp
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[Villers]

Bloody hell lads thanks for all the info and the good response!

I dont know who to reply to first so Ill try and be general.

Thanks for the positives about the bike

Thanks even more for the negative technical info regarding tyres, corrosion and engine damage.

The belly pan is a SORE subject, I bought one with the bike but suzuki couldnt get it delivered in time so I had to pick it up without it. It will get fitted on its first service apparently.
And as for the pictures....... well Ive been out to watch derren brown tonight 'something wicked this way comes' so Ive had no time to clear up the splatters from today. Ill take a pic tomorrow whether clean or not and post it up. I bought it because it seemed like a financially good idea but now Im in love.


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[anders]

That blue one posted! very nice I like the screen and the belly! look after it and enjoy the summer
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