I bought a 06 700 Raptor for my son and I (he...he...he) Are there any tips for breaking in this beast? I was flying down the street the night I brought her home...and was only in 3rd gear...wow! What a ride!

 

Change the Oil after the first 10 hrs of operation not 20 like the owners manual says. Don't hold it at a steady speed for long periods of time or at wide open throttle for long periods of time.

Other than that ride it like you stole it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

technical trails is the best place to break in ur quad because u need to be on the clutch and throttle and brakes and everything and ur getting everything broken in..

 

Step 1...Turn on key.
Step 2...Hit start button.
Step 3...Let it warm up.
Step 4...Ride the crap out of it for a few hours.
Step 5...Change the oil.
Step 6...Enjoy your new ride.


I tried to throw a few steps in just to make it look long and complicated when it's really not.

I'm not joking either.


Buck

 

Ride easy on the bike
dont get to high rpm's, stay in the mid rpms
ride for 10-20 hours and after the oil change u can make the engine scream as much as you desire...

 

K you dont have to ride it like a p*ssy to break it in. Ride it like you would normally but just remember your 10hr oil change or w/e.

 

every thing you need to know about breaking in you raptor 700 is in the book that came with it and its pretty much the same thing every body is saying

 

Personaly i dident wait 10 hours of engine time before I droped the factory fill. I ran maybe a tank or a little more threw it with out holding it at any certain speed for a long time. I then changed the oil and took it out and prety much rode it like I was going to with out realy holding it wide open for any amount of time. I ran anouther tank threw it and now there is to much snow to ride so when it thaws this spring i will ride it a little more then drop this oil and put synthetic Amsoil in and consider it as broke in as its gona get.

 

just a side note, it only takes about 20 min to break in a motor. During this time keep the rpm's up so you will have lots of oil pressure and flow to keep everything well lubed. I am only talking about the rings, and valvetrain, everthing else is a hard part and does not need breaking in.

 

i followed that 20 min rule, i couldnt handle putting around for 10-20 hours [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]