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From: speedy@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I NEED YOUR ADVICE! (I'm a new rider)
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 17:31:02 GMT
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In article <1993Apr21.233803.18471@bsu-ucs> 00cjmelching@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:

>I have a very important question that I haven't been able to find 
>an answer to...I've asked mechanics and others about this, but no 
>one can really give me an answer that satisfies me.


>I just bought a brand new Kawasaki Ninja 250.  I am a first-time buyer
>as well as a first-time rider and this bike seemed to satisfy all my
>needs.  This may be the reason I don't know the answer to this question:


>The tachometer has a sticker right on it that says "for the first 500 
>miles DO NOT go over 4,000 rpm's, and for the next 500 miles, don't go
>over 6,000.  (referred to as the break-in period if you didn't know.)


>Well, if I were to do that, I would never be going over 35 mph even in
>6th gear!!!  So my question is, will it hurt my new cycle to take it up 
>in the 6-7000 rpm range so that I can at least go the speed limit????


>Any information that ANY of you could give me would be greatly
>appreciated!!!!  Just send the reply to my account, or if you'd like,
>back to the net.  

>Thank you very much for taking the time to read/reply
>to this.

>Chris Melching

Go the speed limit.  As long as your not at the salt flats, you arn't gonna 
frag yer ride.  I wouldn't ride the DoD minimum until it had 500+ miles on 
it, but hell, I do that on a good weekend!

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