You have to let it idle w/ the occassional blip of the throttle. You must get it up to normal operationg temps first..

 

so idle bike for 5 min.s with the ocational tap on the throttle to fether heat it up. then ride normal / hard for 1 hour then let the bike cool 4 how long? then can i ride it all day after that?




thanks Jr.

 

Let it warm up for at least 10 minutes and even 15 would be okay... Five is not enough for normal operating temp. This is a first ride so this is a critical step to avoid a cold seize.. You don't need to let it cool down.. Ride it as much as you want. Nothing is going to happen. Drain the oil after your first day out.. You can run synthetic oil after 4 or 5 tanks of gas..

 

so 15 min. idle ,then rape it on the trail no time limit, park it and chang oil ,now it's good to go ?

 

sorta sounds like everything you wouldn't want to do for a break-in, but whatever works i guess

 

Again, I agree completely.

Rockroller;
Read and re-read Motoman's article 3 or 4 times over.
His procedures and explaination are very thorough. He makes total sense.
Let it warm up completely (I feel the motor with my hand to tell when it is totally warmed up). If it is too hot to keep your hand on the side of the motor, then it should be warm enough. Then load the motor and let the rings seat properly. It is all outlined in the Motoman article.
Good luck, and ride hard! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

ok thanks i'll do that. but what do you mean load the motor?

 

That means go ride and have fun.. Easy "break in" is balony. If you break it in easy your just wasteing a good days ride..

 

By loading the motor I mean give it gobs of throttle. I made full throttle runs giving it so much throttle that the motor had to catch up with the throttle position. Start at low RPMs, and punch the throttle letting the RPMs/motor catch up. Then fully let off the throttle, and let the motor compression slow you down. Do this over and over. I basically drag raced mine over and over at the dunes. The important thing is to make sure it is up to temp first as already stated.

Again, it is all outlined in the Motoman article.