![]() ![]() So perhaps if something does go wrong in the future, obviously the dealer has something he can come back to you on.Īs far as did you do any actual damage? Doubtful. Which is not the recommended way by the OEM to break it in. Your first issue is that you told the dealer how you were breaking it in. We've definetly debated this issue many times on break-in, so no use re-hashing the subject. I think those initial miles are important and who knows what took place. Problems that had nothing to do with how you rode it.Īll this coming from a guy who went by the book breakin in a 12.my own paranoia(sp?)ĭid you inquire as to why it had 15 miles on the clock to begin with? I know I'm overly anal about it, but that's why I buy mine un-serviced and/or in the crate. They'll use it against you if there's any problems. Most go through way more abuse than that, right off the dealer floor.ĭon't tell em you did'nt go through the recommended procedure. Not that I would ever buy a Kawasaki that is. to take my bike for a week and break it in. If Kawi's break in procedures are so fuckin important then I whant a Factory tech. you'll be spending alot of time with them. Better get acquainted with the service department at your stealership. Gawdamn man, you've just ruined a perfectly good motorcycle. Someone who can't restrain themselves from romping on a bike during the break in period shouldn't have a bike like a ZX-10R. So - in your vast opinions, have i potentially done damage to the engine?Īsk Dino. Have also given a pillion to two mates of mine for a VERY short ride around the block, babying her all the way.īeen told by the dealership i'm getting first service done on that i should NOT have had her up to redline (though i thought the shift light came on at 11k, not redline?)Īnyways, he seemed to think i was the Spawn of Satan for hitting the shift light without going through the manual break in procedure. Next 100 miles or so was revving her up to 8, maybe 9 once or twice.Īm at 350 miles or so currently, and have seen the shift light twice. Rode her home 80 miles from the dealership, revved her up to 7k on the way back, never cracked the throttle open, just roll-on, roll-off the throttle. Thread: Engine Break-in: have i f**** my engine?īeen hearing so many different takes on engine break-in. This news will probably disappoint spec-sheet racers, but the practicality is that riders looking for the 197 crank horsepower from the ZX-10R won’t have to look far as modifications and aftermarket products are sure to hit the streets immediately after the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R’s debut here in the USA.Engine Break-in: have i f**** my engine? ZX10R While they won’t specifically state how they are changing the bike’s ECU firmware, we can assume that some sort of software rev-limiter is being employed to bring down the maximum rpm figure. Kawasaki insists that nothing is mechanically different from the European model and the American model (the EU model does have an ignition disabler, but that’s not really relevant), with the differences between the two bikes residing in their computer software. Kawasaki says its the redline for American 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R’s will be 13,750 rpm, and sources outside of Kawasaki say the drop in peak power could be by as much as 10hp at the crank. The byproduct of lowering the rev-limiter will reduce the new ZX-10R’s maximum power output, but Kawasaki isn’t saying by how much. To come into compliance with the EPA’s Noise Control Act, Kawasaki has lowered the rev-limit on the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R by 750 rpm in order to meet the new criteria. The result is that the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R passes the Euro III standards, but fails the EPA standards in its unadulterated form. The issue surrounds the EPA’s new methodology for measuring exhaust noise levels, which now involves taking the measurement at a percentage of the total rev range, instead of a specific rpm value. We just got off the phone with Kawasaki HQ, and it’s official: the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R will inadvertently get a power decrease when it comes to the United States because of the EPA’s regulation of noise pollution, confirming earlier rumors from this week. ![]()
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