Pete Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 My XT has just passed 2100 miles (done 500 in 2 weeks) and the more it's being used the better it seems to perform. The previous owner had only done 1600 miles in a year, which was all round town plodding, so I don't think it's ever been cut loose till I had it. Gave it a fair old revving yesterday, and really made it work hard. And when I took it out this morning I noticed that it was more responsive than it's ever been. So, do Thumpers like the XT600 take a lot longer to fully loosen up a new engine than an IL4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcooled Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 i asked my dad about this pete, he doesnt think they should take any longer than a inl4 to run in, though maybe the single was built to higher tolerances? :? he reckons it's prob just the town riding that has made it feel slightly tight and you taking it good runs and reving it right will make it loosen up a bit. you know how choked up bikes can get if all they do is town riding, my xj was the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 6, 2004 Author Share Posted June 6, 2004 Cheers Alan! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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