Hello this is my first thread. This is also my first quad. My salesman didn,t tell me ANYTHING!! I dont want to screw anything up on square one!! Any information would be very helpfull. Should I use synthetic?, should I change my filter first oil change?, should i change the oil on both side of the motor?, All that stuff !!! Again any onfo would be great , Thank you!

 

1. Not yet
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Congrat's......

 

also when braking in a new quad for the first tank full of gas dont ride it past half throttle, then the next tank dont go past 3/4 throttle. ull be happy u did this later

 

Also IF anyone could suggest what kind and weight of oil I should run --- 1. crankcase 2. trans ?
thanks again!

 

I gave mine about 20-30 minutes of soft ride time. I differed the throttle but kept the revs down. I let it go through about 5 heat cycles during this first 20-30 minutes of ride time. Then I gave it hell. I also changed the oil after about 2 hrs ride time. Then gave it hell again.

 

Read the owners manual. It tells you what oil to use.

 

Your owners manual will describe how Honda wants the atv broke in.

 

I highly recommend motomans break-in technique! But, if you have already babied the engine, it is probably to late.

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

You can run DIFERENT oils in your motor and trans, so take advantage of that! Read the article below, and everything that pertains to the CRF, also goes for the 450R. You can run a JASO MB oil in the motor, but you are stuck with JASO MA only in the trans.

http://www.thumperfaq.com/oil.htm

I ride a couple of hours, then change BOTH the trans and motor oil, plus the filter. Then I change again at 10 and 20 hrs. Initially, in the engine use PETROLIUM (DINO, NO SYNTHETICS) OIL ONLY (Honda GN4) FOR THE FIRST 20 HOURS, then after that switch to a slick JASO MB oil (Honda HP4M with Moly, petrolium/synth blend). Run Honda HP Trans Oil in the trans.