Just out of cuiousity, i thought that in run-in you are suposed to vary the rpm regularly (thats i think is the true motive, so that the piston and the walls blend properly), how you managed to do that on straights.

and man, you did a good job keeping below 3k all night .. but isnt it too low? so you did all 600k around 70kmph only

Congrats Dude on your new ride and first solo trip and Hats off to your patience I mean how could you keep control on your throttle on NH 8

I could not keep myself below 120 on that road at least till we entered MH border

Yes the motive to vary rpm is for the various parts to blend in properly and the power to be distributed through all rpms. Only initially I was riding below 3k, then once on Highway, I was maintaining 3k-3.5k and then during the end it was 3.5k-4k. Even on straights I used to get slow after riding at 3.5ks and then once rpm used to come down, again slow acceleration. I just went to 80kmph once at 500km and came back down, rest whole trip was in 40-55kmph with occasional touches to 60 that too only during return journey. I used to drive in 4th as well as 5th gear also in lower rpms.

Thanks dude...Actually intention was set before even the start of journey. This trip was for running-in and not vice versa. So I could manage driving at low speed whole night. Yes the temptation to open the throttle was very much there but I was successful in deceiving myself into believing that I would be opening my throttle on the same road in a few days after completion of running-in.

Fantastic travelogue
Refreshed my memories, check out my thread here http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/8...abian-sea.html

Thanks dude...Nice trip log yours too...

Congrats mate.
And what can I say about your patience!
Can I borrow some, please?

Hehehe...Thanks mate...

congrats for the ride..

nice trip log..
and liked the pics too..

if only we could meet up! (yes, xbhp is alive in south Gujarat as well)
anyways, there's always a next time, as you said, you'll be opening up the throttle on your next ride.

Thanks dude...Surely would meet up next time I visit the city...now Phoenix is anyways ready to roll to her potential...