How to break in a new motorcycle engine

[Wildrice]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/motor...cle/ar-AAmYCQj

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[Chupaca]

The engines are tested and if they did blow then they were good to go. I have always broken them in as I will ryde them with the exception of hold any speed or RPM for extended periods. I have never had a issue with any motor I have done this break-in process with...

[Firefly]

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Basically beat the crap out it...

I ride them hard right out of the gate.. never had an engine problem.

[Bob Denman]

Devil's Advocate here...
I tend to try and follow what is in the owner's manual, for something like this.
They designed it, and are giving you instructions that will HOPEFULLY result in fewer problems "down the road".

[Firefly]

Devil's Advocate here...
I tend to try and follow what is in the owner's manual, for something like this.
They designed it, and are giving you instructions that will HOPEFULLY result in fewer problems "down the road".

Meh... damn engineers don't know nothing.


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[Sam Mac]

Guy that used to build my race engines told me to take it and run it, after the dyno session it was broken in.

[ARtraveler]

Conservative here the first five hundred miles or so. No redline. Vary the engine speeds, use the proper gear range. Easy on the brakes at first.

Never had an engine problem either. Covers five spyders and over 130,000 total miles.

[Hisst]

Flying in from Vegas to Dallas tomorrow morning to pick up my new Spyder at Louis Powersports in Greenville, TX about 2pm If you see me hitching on interstate 30....Please pick me up.
I have never done a break in before on 1300 miles of interstate to Pahrump, NV.
I have had other 3 wheelers before , riding about 150,000 miles. Been riding for about 51 yrs with a total of 1,660,000 miles or close to it.....excited about getting my new Spyder. The thrill just never goes away. Hope to see you on the road

hisst

[Bob Denman]

Meh... damn engineers don't know nothing.

I think to think of all the money that they wasted on their educations...

But I suppose that the same thing could be said about Print Shop Owners, and Insurance Brokers also...

[duke50]

[QUOTE=Firefly;1237737]http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Basically beat the crap out it...

I ride them hard right out of the gate.. never had an engine problem.[/QU


Im sorry but I totally disagree with you on this. Im sure there are other folks out there that think like you do,thats why I would never buy a used Motorcycle

[Wildrice]

Devil's Advocate here...
I tend to try and follow what is in the owner's manual, for something like this.
They designed it, and are giving you instructions that will HOPEFULLY result in fewer problems "down the road".

So Bob--do you have a riding lawn mower? I could just picture someone mowing their lawn with the rotary blades at 50% of rpm on their new riding mower---what's the difference anyway--my riding mower is 18 yrs old dual cyl. Only problem I've ever had was with ethanol fuel destroying the vacuum operated diaphragm for the fuel pump. In the end I imagine it really doesn't matter if someone babies their engine or runs it hard. I agree with the guy that has his race engine dyno'd to max rpm after rebuild. NOS & turbo boost can be engine eaters. If someone designs a turbo for the Spyder they best keep the boost under 7 psi because the stock parts--rods-pistons--valve can't handle the extra pressure. Kinda like the guy that changes oil every 3,000 miles--doesn't hurt anything except financial cost.

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Darrell

[Bob Denman]

So Bob--do you have a riding lawn mower? I could just picture someone mowing their lawn with the rotary blades at 50% of rpm on their new riding mower---what's the difference anyway--my riding mower is 18 yrs old dual cyl.Messenger under hostile fire. I'm runningDarrell

Only 18, huh... My last mower ran good for 32 years...
1983 Ariens HT-16
Since mowers aren't really meant for partial throttle operation: I ran it through a half-dozen heat cycles, and some light throttle work (towing a brush trailer around...), before firing up the blades in a serious fashion.
I did the same thing with our new one also!
2015 Husqvarna (22 Hp. Twin-cylinder Kawasaki engine, and a 46" deck)
Never have had a lick of trouble with the engines... the mower decks have been fun though!

[Wildrice]

Only 18, huh... My last mower ran good for 32 years...
1983 Ariens HT-16
Since mowers aren't really meant for partial throttle operation: I ran it through a half-dozen heat cycles, and some light throttle work (towing a brush trailer around...), before firing up the blades in a serious fashion.
I did the same thing with our new one also!
2015 Husqvarna (22 Hp. Twin-cylinder Kawasaki engine, and a 46" deck)
Never have had a lick of trouble with the engines... the mower decks have been fun though!

Yeah--the decks & the steering--I wish I was a welder...

[one2doo]

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Basically beat the crap out it...

I ride them hard right out of the gate.. never had an engine problem.

Same one I use seat the rings.

[Firefly]

[QUOTE=duke50;1237982]

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Basically beat the crap out it...

I ride them hard right out of the gate.. never had an engine problem.[/QU


Im sorry but I totally disagree with you on this. Im sure there are other folks out there that think like you do,thats why I would never buy a used Motorcycle

If you read through the link you'll understand how seating the rings using back pressure is a good thing. The worst thing you can do is baby it and run at constant speeds.
I had almost 80,000 miles on my 2008 GS and the engine was as strong as ever.


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[LateLifeCrisis]

Flying in from Vegas to Dallas tomorrow morning to pick up my new Spyder at Louis Powersports in Greenville, TX about 2pm If you see me hitching on interstate 30....Please pick me up.
I have never done a break in before on 1300 miles of interstate to Pahrump, NV.
I have had other 3 wheelers before , riding about 150,000 miles. Been riding for about 51 yrs with a total of 1,660,000 miles or close to it.....excited about getting my new Spyder. The thrill just never goes away. Hope to see you on the road

hisst

Congratulations on the new Spyder ~ ~ Enjoy the ryde and good luck on the trip home!!

[PrairieSpyder]

Flying in from Vegas to Dallas tomorrow morning to pick up my new Spyder at Louis Powersports in Greenville, TX about 2pm If you see me hitching on interstate 30....Please pick me up.
I have never done a break in before on 1300 miles of interstate to Pahrump, NV.
I have had other 3 wheelers before , riding about 150,000 miles. Been riding for about 51 yrs with a total of 1,660,000 miles or close to it.....excited about getting my new Spyder. The thrill just never goes away. Hope to see you on the road

hisst

Congratulations on the new Spyder ~ ~ Enjoy the ryde and good luck on the trip home!!

+1!!

Don't forget to post a pic when you get it! And if you break down on the way home, post a pic of that, too!

[PrairieSpyder]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/motor...cle/ar-AAmYCQj

Don't Shoot the Messenger

Interesting article. I don't have the mechanical experience or knowledge to address the debate going on here, but so far I haven't had any problems. But then, I've traded in every two years so far!! I think I'll keep my current ryde for longer, though. I now have about 12k miles. I sure hope I did it right.

[Wildrice]

[QUOTE=Firefly;1238260]

If you read through the link you'll understand how seating the rings using back pressure is a good thing. The worst thing you can do is baby it and run at constant speeds.
I had almost 80,000 miles on my 2008 GS and the engine was as strong as ever.


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I agree with you 100%. We need to make sure a few of the other's understand that we are talking about the engine--not the paint job--baby the paint job :-)