These engines are one of the more difficult motors to break-in, and there’s an ongoing debate of whether to do an easy or hard break-in. There has been no long-term comparison of the two processes. So, I’ll tell you what Triumph recommends and what I’ll end up doing.

In the Triumph Street Triple owner’s manual, the break-in process for the first 500 miles is as follows:
-Do not use full throttle
-Avoid high engine speeds at all times
-Avoid riding at one constant engine speed, whether fast or slow, for a long period of time
-Avoid aggressive starts, stops, and rapid accelerations

Now, here’s what I’m doing, as advised by the mechanic at our local Triumph dealership. For the first 100 miles, I was very gentle with the bike. I didn’t do any hard accelerating or braking. I didn’t load the motor at all (I was in the process of learning to ride so I wouldn’t have done this anyway).

Since I have passed 100 miles on the odometer, I need to gradually increase the range of revolutions. Right now, I am going as high as 7000 RPMs. I’ll eventually need to increase the RPMs to 11 or 12,000 RPMs. I need to put a load on the engine and do a lot of hard accelerating and stopping. I also need to do a lot of engine braking. All this means is that I’m riding at a gear lower than what I normally would be at. I need to continue this process until the first 600 mile service.

Street Triple engines come lubricated with a semi-synthetic oil to help with the break-in process. If the engine is not fully broken-in, full synthetic oil is not recommended for the engine during the first service.

Stay tuned for more tips I pick up!

So, I haven’t had a formal learning day since Day 6, but I’ve been out and about riding. I’ve finally put over 100miles on my bike! I’ll try to combine everything I’ve learned riding on my own into one learning day. With all the new mods, I can’t resist riding!

Here I am working on my Triumph Street Triple.

I’ve finally rode in the rain but not by choice. The streets were dry and rain was in the forecast, but I decided to test mother nature anyway…I lost. Once I was ready to go home, rain started pouring! It was hard for me to see, so I know cagers would have a hard time seeing me. I made sure to not speed and to give myself plenty of space to stop. I was able to get home safely, just really wet. Lesson here? Don’t ride in the rain! If you can, wait it out, unless you want to be dripping wet when you get home…

Here’s my helmet after the ride.

Recently, the weather has been really nice. So, I’ve been riding almost everyday. I purposely take routes with lots of stop signs. It is annoying but this gives me a chance to practice my clutch, throttle, and front brake control. I can tell that I’ve improved since my first day of riding as my starts and stops are smoother.

Another thing I’ve been practicing is my 90 degree turns. My lefts are okay, but my rights need much work. The left side of my rear tire was more worn than the right, but the difference is slowly getting smaller. That means improvement!

Check out what Triumph sent us. It’s a carbon fiber tank protector. It didn’t have adhesive on the back, but that didn’t stop me from putting it onto my Triumph Street Triple.

StarRotors.com sent us this great looking rear star rotor. First, we’ll show the rotor to you. Then, we’ll show you how to install it onto a Triumph Street Triple.

Thanks again Star Rotors!

Rick over at StarRotors.com was kind enough to send us a great looking rear star rotor.
Here it is fresh out of the package.

Here it is compared to the stock rear rotor.

Here’s what it’s going to look like on the Triumph Street Triple.

Stay tuned for the installation video.

Thanks Star Rotors for sending this to us!