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Title: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: mojohand on August 19, 2025, 10:57:18 PM: Hi all,

Looking at specs, and wondering if a new V100 service at around 1100 vs. the book 930 miles is a Bad Thing? I'm used to 600-mile break-in periods. I ask because I have a 1050-mile trip that'd be cool to do on a new V100S....
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: Frulk on August 19, 2025, 11:31:34 PM: I doubt 170 miles is going to matter in any important mechanical measure. If that was my bike I wouldn’t sweat it.
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: bad Chad on August 20, 2025, 08:44:00 AM: Totally agree.
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: guzzisteve on August 20, 2025, 09:09:55 AM: Same here, just keep eye on oil, new engines can use some. Congrats on another Guzzi if you get one. Ride Safe
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: Moparnut72 on August 20, 2025, 09:17:47 AM: Just do it. No biggie. :thumb: Just make sure you vary your speed for the first few hundred miles with an occasional hard pull. No steady speeds on cruise control. :grin:
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Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: Perazzimx14 on August 20, 2025, 09:33:33 AM: Wonder why if I get a new automobile the 1st service is at 10,000 miles with no "run in" procedure, just dive it normally but a motorcycles requires a "break-in" service very early in it lifespan. Me thinks its more a holdover from days gone by and now is an avenue for a money grab :shocked:

600, 900 10,000 miles does it really matter or if you go past the service interval will the longevity of the bike be compromised in any way?
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: bronzestar1 on August 20, 2025, 09:47:35 AM: Quote from: mojohand on August 19, 2025, 10:57:18 PM
Hi all,

Looking at specs, and wondering if a new V100 service at around 1100 vs. the book 930 miles is a Bad Thing? I'm used to 600-mile break-in periods. I ask because I have a 1050-mile trip that'd be cool to do on a new V100S....

Looks like you're from Richmond? I got my '24 V100 Mandello Navale from Chelsea there at Moto Richmond. I asked the guy at the parts/service desk about the initial break-in on the V100, and I seem to remember him saying it was at 1000 miles? The reason I remember is, he said the break-in on my '23 V7 Stone was at 900, and I remembered the V100's being slightly different. You should be okay, other than maybe the wrench light comes on. I know on some bikes, when the wrench light comes on it will make the bike go into "safe" or "limp" mode, but I don't think Guzzis are that sophisticated.
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: mojohand on August 22, 2025, 01:37:38 PM: Yeah, in talking with Brandon at Moto Richmond (https://www.motorichmond.com/), he said, "Don't sweat it!" So I'll ask for an extra liter of engine oil to take on my trip to....drum roll...Ohio Buckeye Guzzi rally next weekend!
Title: Re: V100 break-in/run-in period
Post by: guzzisteve on August 22, 2025, 03:15:23 PM: Great to hear, they sell antifreeze everywhere!! just a pun on the new stuff. Ride it like you stole it.