Hello all. With the 2010 models coming in, I got a good deal on a 2009 Metropolitan Scooter that was hard to pass up.
After much reading online, I decided to go with the 'Ride it like you'll ride it' Break-In method. Not 'Slow and Gentle' but not 'Ride it like you Stole It' method either, somewhat of a happy medium.
Did an OC at 40-miles - just in case anything at all came loose or was left in there from factory assembly. Will do the recommended OCI at 600-miles then probably every 1k after that. Honda recommends 2500 mile OCI's - but with only an oil screen (no filter), i'll stick with 1000-mile OCI's for my own piece of mind.
Being brand new and wanting it to last as long as possible, I put Rotella T 5w40 in it since cold weather is coming on. Might use this stuff year-round or switch to Rotella T 15w40 in summer months, haven't decided yet. Either way I will stick with HDEO's, just can't beat the performance.
I know what some of you might be thinking - the 'No Synthetic for Break-In' myth. Well, the Rotella T 5w40 Syn is actually a Group III base - although called a Syn here in the US, it's not considered a Syn in Europe. But it's a dang good Grp III.
What do you guys think? Am I going to far with this?
After much reading online, I decided to go with the 'Ride it like you'll ride it' Break-In method. Not 'Slow and Gentle' but not 'Ride it like you Stole It' method either, somewhat of a happy medium.
Did an OC at 40-miles - just in case anything at all came loose or was left in there from factory assembly. Will do the recommended OCI at 600-miles then probably every 1k after that. Honda recommends 2500 mile OCI's - but with only an oil screen (no filter), i'll stick with 1000-mile OCI's for my own piece of mind.
Being brand new and wanting it to last as long as possible, I put Rotella T 5w40 in it since cold weather is coming on. Might use this stuff year-round or switch to Rotella T 15w40 in summer months, haven't decided yet. Either way I will stick with HDEO's, just can't beat the performance.
I know what some of you might be thinking - the 'No Synthetic for Break-In' myth. Well, the Rotella T 5w40 Syn is actually a Group III base - although called a Syn here in the US, it's not considered a Syn in Europe. But it's a dang good Grp III.
What do you guys think? Am I going to far with this?