Looking at getting an MT-09 but there are very few actual used ones for sale here in the UK, all the ones I'm looking at within my budget (6k) are ex-demo with 500 or less miles on them. I know that running in an engine at a certain rpm has a lot to do with work hardening certain components like cams and bearings etc, so on a modern engine is this break in period still very crucial? Should I avoid ex-demo bikes? I really like the MT-09 but my absolute max budget is 6k.
Just for reference I have seen a couple of ex-demo 2013 MT-09's with the flyscreen already fitted for 6k.
I was maybe thinking along the lines that if the official run in period was say 900 miles for instance and I find an ex-demo with 500 miles on it that maybe if I added another 500 miles of actual break in then any work hardening could be done then. And if I keep the bike for 2 or 3 years would any issue caused by a poor break in even surface within those 2 or 3 years?
Just for reference I have seen a couple of ex-demo 2013 MT-09's with the flyscreen already fitted for 6k.
I was maybe thinking along the lines that if the official run in period was say 900 miles for instance and I find an ex-demo with 500 miles on it that maybe if I added another 500 miles of actual break in then any work hardening could be done then. And if I keep the bike for 2 or 3 years would any issue caused by a poor break in even surface within those 2 or 3 years?
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