First oil change - "advice" from mechanic

[stebrock]

I had a search for 'rpm' in the work shop manual last night to see if I could find any reference to driving habits and rpm range. There aren't any.

It does say that the clutch starts to engage at 1100 rpm and is fully engaged at 1800rpm.

The only thing I found which sort of supports what the mechanic was saying is that the engine reaches max oil pressure at 4000rpm. No mention of any potential clutch damage if running below that oil pressure though.

Does anyone have access to BRP service bulletins and could check if this is something issued recently?

So one last clarifier.
The mechanic was WRONG. He was basing his "advice" on the 998 clutch which doesn't fully engage until approximately 3200 rpm. Therefore if I was riding around at less than 3000 rpm the clutch, in his mind, would be "slipping" which could result in overheating and excessive wear.
As per the above mentioned shop manual the 1330 is fully engaged by 1800 rpm. Done deal. No concern for clutch wear when riding around at 2000 to 3000 rpm.

The previous posts concerning "lugging" is a separate issue and is bad for the engine not the clutch.

 

[Road-Kill]

So I just got my first full service oil change at 3,000 miles on my 2016 F3L. When he finished the mechanic came out and gave me the results. Everything was good he said but I need to give you some advice. The printout shows that you have a lot of run time less than 3,000 rpm. I said yes most of my driving is around town going 35 - 40 mph (900 out of my 3000 miles at interstate speeds). He said well you need to hold off shifting until at least 3500 - 4000 rpm. So I said why? He informs me that by shifting at the "lower" rpms and continuing to ride at less than 3000 rpm (I actually shift gears @ 3000 - 3500 normally) I'm preventing sufficient oil pressure build up to fully engage all the plates in the clutch. This allows slippage and the heat build up can cause warping and early clutch wear out.

So thinking he's giving me advice for the 998 and not wanting to tell him he's wrong I said "well I know on the 998 the clutch didn't engage until around 3200 rpm but the 1330 engages around 1100rpm. Also if you select ECO Mode (I don't) it recommends shifting around 2200 rpm. So what you're telling me doesn't make a lot of sense to me. So without even considering what I had just said He said "well all I can tell you is what BRP tells me to recommend". I could see I wasn't getting anywhere and decided to let it go. He was getting that "I can't believe you're questioning me" look in his eyes.

And to clarify none of the discussion was concerning varying rpm during the break in period.
Rick

Had my 3000 mile (actually it was done around 3800 miles) service a few days ago. Cost by the dealer was just under $200.00 USD and I noticed they plugged my bike to their computer. No leaks, no hassle and no info on my riding. ray: