how long is the break in period on a sport bike. never owned a new bike before. just worndering how long before i can turn it loose.

 

If you have been babying it, it is to late already! You need to hammer it at the very start and create high compression, or the rings will never properly seat.

Motoman has a good article on this. I am not at home, but when I get there I will post a link for you to read.....

 

havn't bought one yet. getting all the info b4 i do. riding 2stroke so 4stroke is a diffrent beast for me. been finding lots of helpful info on here and from people who seem to shoot straight

 

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


Do an oil/oil filter change after 1 hour of riding to get the metal shavings out of the engine right away! Stick with a basic petroleum oil during break-in, then switch to a synthetic after that. I highly recommend the ester synthetic oils....I run Maxima Extra in everything!

For break-in I do hillclimbs. Fortunately I have very steep hills behind my house! I charge up a hill fast, then turn around and come down it under very heavy engine braking. I do that three times then park the quad and cool it off completely. Next day I do it again, and then again for several days, then I just ride it like normal but not at any one speed for a long period of time. After ~10-20 hours I switch to synthetic oil.