Was riding around the other day and decided to hop on the interstate. Didn't really think twice about it.

Got my 599 up to about 75mph, 5000 to 6000 rpm before I realized... hey this bike only has 50 miles on it. I quickly exited off of the interstate. I've just been riding as I normally do around town - nothing high RPM.

Did I damage the bike? (Sorry if this is a stupid question... I feel dumb for getting on the interstate)

Nope! You're fine. In fact, some people recommend that a bike get broken in hard and fast. What you do want to try to do is vary your revs up and down, but going over the rev limit by itself will not hurt your engine.

Don't worry Twig -- she's a tough bike, you won't hurt her! As Sachi stated, vary your engine speed (rpm's) regularly, and make sure that you are using all of your gears (ie. cycle between them). By changing your gears you are by default changing your engine's RPM.

Don't stress -- just enjoy the ride.

Yep dont worry ur fine just dont go bonkers until you get that first service done

Its funny, there are really two schools of thought on engine break-in periods. Here is the short version of both:

#1 - Some people say to keep the rpm low, not accellerate hard, etc.

#2 - Some say that the best way is to basically "beat on" your engine. The thought behind this is that if you go easy on the engine your rings wont seat correctly because they will only wear in at low cylinder pressures. Whereas if you rev it up and put more load on the engine the rings will bed in at higher pressures and therefore not have any leaks.

Honestly, in my experience, Ive never really paid attention to break in periods after the first few hundred miles. Ive never had a problem either. Ive read a lot of posts on the car forums about this same issue, and its always been a hotly contested issue.

Fact of the matter is... you are fine. Drive it on the highway, switch gears up and down, and go have fun :D Your bike will live to see lots and lots of miles!

Ahhhh... the never-ending debate! From talking with a few mechanics, the long & short of it is that steady RPMs are not ideal. Varying gears and RPM ranges is the best approach... without hitting the limiter!!! 5-6K is nada... you see where the redline is!!! :P

Don't baby her too much :crybaby Just give 'er hell! You're still under warranty anyways...

Did you hear a ping followed by the engine stopping?

If not you're good :).

My two cents,

First couple of hundred just ride it, next few hundred ride it like your gonna ride it short of high RPM's. Keep that up until you drop the oil "first service" and then start really riding it.