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Old 10th August 2007, 18:55   #16 (permalink)
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For what it's worth...

I've had several Hondas over the years - all with less than 3 wheels up until now and I prefer to disagree with the Wiki advice in this forum.

It seems to me that most people only consider the engine when thinking about running in a new car. What about all the other components (gearbox, axles, suspension, brakes, etc.)?

I won't bore you with the physics and metallurgy (guess what my degree was in ) but my bikes have always seem to have benefited from a process that starts with a gentle load that builds up over a period of, appox., 1,000 miles. Benefited, compared to others who thrashed the wotsits off them from second one!

Each to their own, I say, but I certainly always bed in the brake pads for a 100 miles or so. I look upon running in as an extension of the same process.
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