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The bike in question will be a Benelli TRK502X. Twin cylinder, liquid cooled, DOHC, shared oil supply with the gearbox. Been riding a while so the running-in procedure is sorted; I was just wondering if the rings will take much longer to bed if using synthetic from new. Thanks for your input!

When bedding-in the rings on a new motorcycle, is it advantageous to run conventional (dino) oil then switch to synthetic after say, 3,000 miles? I'm thinking that if you run synthetic from the start, it'll take much longer to bed-in the rings? Although...I have heard that a few manufacturers...

Falcon EL, 330,000k's on Valvoline 20W50. Never blew smoke, still had plenty of go. Don't have it now...caught fire (electrical issue), but that's another story. Current car: Falcon BF Sedan, 230,000k's on the same oil. No issues. All year round here in Brisbane.