I just bought a new green Z and I was wondering if it is good/harmful to run the engine at idle for extended periods of time during the break-in period?

Reason for question: I have been told that I should break this bike in "easy" but I am finding it very difficult to stay off the throttle. It is too much fun to "feel" the power. So if I can leave it run while I go do something else - I would not be tempted. And, I could use-up some of those break in hours easily.

What do y'all think?

 

Use the throttle limiter if you cannot control yourself!

 

Duncan racing has a good break-in procedure...check them out

 

stormnorm, thanks for the link. I checked out Duncan Racing web site/break-in procedure. The procedure only accounts for 1hr 30mins. Suzuki recomends 10 hours. I wonder what is realistic?

 

I think that duncan's procedure is much more thourough than suzuki's which is 10hrs no more than 1/2 throttle...doesn't seem very specific

 

Just adjust the throttle limiter to half way. DON'T LET IT IDLE FOR EXTENDED TIME. Trust me. Heck, I'm sure it even says so in the manual. Be nice for ten hours, which ain't that long if you really ride, then change the oil and have fun. After twenty or so hours, it really starts to wake up. Ten hours of niceness is nothing compaired to the life of hell I'm sure it will be put through. Just my .02

 

I never break anything in and I have never had a problem. I don't have the patience and I want to ride.

 

DON'T IDLE IT!!!! You'll glaze the parts inside the engine, then that will really suck. Just ride around with the limiter. It's better to be safe than sorry.

 

just ride man use different ratios of throttle.just dont bag the hek out of her.

 

Green Z just vary your speeds without reving the pez out of it for a couple hrs. I'm with WP, I don't really follow the 10 hr. break in and have never had a single motor problem. My green one is going to be alot faster{cams, piston, porting, and a FCR 40mm carb} just waiting on back ordered head gasket due any day.