Congrats! And you will be fine at those speeds. You can do about 65mph and still be a hair under 7000rpm. Remember, they recommend not going over 7000rpm for "extended" periods. So don't be afraid to open her up for a couple seconds early on. Don't baby it too much when accelerating. I've actually set my rpm limit to 8500 for when I'm accelerating and I've had it up to 10,000 once or twice very briefly during my break in period. The key is not holding those high rpms for extended periods. My 600 mile service is set for June 2. I'll probably be over 600 miles by then, but that's all the dealer had open!
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Thanks for the posts guys, I LOVE THIS BIKE!!! I haven't ridden anything with two wheels since mid February and was having some major withdrawls. I still can't believe it's mine! The build quality is great, I'm happy I went with the matte silver/blue scheme. I'm a big fan of the stock seating position with my 5'5" frame. It is feels less upright and even a tad bit higher than my CBR was, even with Yoshimura rearset brackets but no clipon modification. It is slightly aggressive but still extremely comfortable for my hour ride back home. Compared to the CBR's single, this bike is extremely smooth and I love the high revving nature. The build quality is really nice, dash is cool with the shift light and gear indicator and the bike seems very well thought out. It has noticably more power throughout the entire rev range than my CBR did and pulls very strongly at all speeds. I have no complaints about the bias ply Pilot Streets although I haven't pushed the bike on any corners yet since I'm not 100% comfortable. The suspension handles my area's less than perfect roads better than my CBR did as well, I'm not sure if it's the KYB forks that gives this feel but it rides much more smoothly than my CBR did. I know my thoughts on the bike are scattered but this would be an awesome first bike and I'd reccomend it to anyone coming from a Ninja 250r or CBR 250r not wanting a bigger displacement and a much more expensive bike. The R3 packs a big punch coming from my CBR and is a great second bike for me. Plus I won't get in too much trouble on the R3. I see myself keeping this bike for a very long time with some mods down the road.
My dealer was great to work with during the purchase. After finalizing my insurance on the bike (those 30 minutes on the phone with the rep were the longest 30 minutes of my life!) I was pretty much out the door after signing a few papers. I ended up adding the 36 month extended warranty for $400. I was first offerred it for $650 but after telling him I saw it for cheaper on the forum and he came back after a couple minutes with that number. I figure for another $9/month on my payment it's cheap insurance for four years of ownership. Seeing as it is a first year model and newly designed engine I figure I'm better safe than sorry. Only ding on them is that they didn't have the oil filter or crush washer in stock. I picked up some Yamalube at the dealer and a FRAM oil filter from Walmart after work tonight.
I put on about 120 miles today (60 of which were the ride back to home) and I plan on riding a little more tomorrow before changing the oil and filter and riding with a friend. I've done a somewhat hard break in, keeping the RPMS around the 7-8k mark with bursts of acceleration and engine breaking on the way home. I was not being afraid to hit the upper revs at 8-10k once in town. I may change the oil one more time before the 600 mile mark but I have not decided yet. Is the 600 mile service just an oil change and general lookover of the bike?
I can't wait to ride more tomorrow
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My dealer was great to work with during the purchase. After finalizing my insurance on the bike (those 30 minutes on the phone with the rep were the longest 30 minutes of my life!) I was pretty much out the door after signing a few papers. I ended up adding the 36 month extended warranty for $400. I was first offerred it for $650 but after telling him I saw it for cheaper on the forum and he came back after a couple minutes with that number. I figure for another $9/month on my payment it's cheap insurance for four years of ownership. Seeing as it is a first year model and newly designed engine I figure I'm better safe than sorry. Only ding on them is that they didn't have the oil filter or crush washer in stock. I picked up some Yamalube at the dealer and a FRAM oil filter from Walmart after work tonight.
I put on about 120 miles today (60 of which were the ride back to home) and I plan on riding a little more tomorrow before changing the oil and filter and riding with a friend. I've done a somewhat hard break in, keeping the RPMS around the 7-8k mark with bursts of acceleration and engine breaking on the way home. I was not being afraid to hit the upper revs at 8-10k once in town. I may change the oil one more time before the 600 mile mark but I have not decided yet. Is the 600 mile service just an oil change and general lookover of the bike?
I can't wait to ride more tomorrow
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