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How To Break In Your New Motorcycle Engine | How To Prevent Oil Burning
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2024
- Today we are talking about how to break in your new motorcycle engine and how to prevent oil burning. The easy break in is the number one cause of most premature engine problems. when it comes to hard break in vs easy break in, the hard break in will win every time when it comes to breaking in an engine. When you get a good seat on those rings you dont have to worry about oil blow by and end up with oil burning.
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Very important to break it in ,this is a great vid bro. Thats how i did it and i dont burn oil. Well i burn , but its not oil im burnin.lol
I have a magnet from the factory on my HUSKYS oil drain bolt,does the 701 have one?
Yep the 701 comes with a magnetic drain bolt, two oil screens, and two oil filters. Filtration overload. lol
And yeah break in procedure is something a lot of folks don't really give a second thought to, but its really helps start your new engine off on the right foot.
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I did this break in method to my MMX 125cc motocross bike and it rips after 7 years of ownership. This is the best break in method for any bike. Great video Steve and very informative.
Nice! Yeah I think the OEM break in methods are partly a liability thing. Like you don't want to tell buyers to run it through the gears decently and have someone get hurt or something, so I get why manufacturers say to be more cautious for the first hundred miles on a new bike, but gotta get those rings seated in properly for sure.
The man spoke, true in every detail. I always follow this with a new engine and have virtually no oil loss. Recommended. Sadly there are so many low mileage bikes for sale with oil burn and power loss because manufacturers don`t explain it and most new owners want to `be careful and gentle and safe` .
Ffff that bro... my dr650 saw the rev limiter every shift and some chirps from the tire on downshifts. BELIEVE that hard break in. 😎 I of course let it rest in between those sessions with what you’re doing. Changed the oil religiously at purchase, 500, then 1000. It’s running like a dream at 7000k miles.
This method works very well if you don't have access to a dyno, I've broken in many new bikes exactly like Steve is doing here and none of my bikes burn oil ..... stay safe all!
A Dyno makes the break in differrent?
makes a lot of sense . hope I can remember with this hangover.
This video is extremely helpfull. I have a scooter and when I changed the cylinder for a larger one, all of my friends told me that I don't have to break it in and that I could go full throttle all the time. I didn't listen to them and I'm glad I didn't. Now I don't have any oil burning issues. Thank you for your advise and when I get a supermoto, I will do the same thing you did!!
Nice man, glad I could help 😎
Going to buy new SMC 690 and will try this method. I rode my previous Duke 690 quite gently during break in and it like burn oil so it wasn't efficient method.
I like how you explained the techniques used for hard break in, I found this out the hard way on mine. I will post this on our Husqvarna 701 UK FB site. Thanks!
+Gavin s No problem and thank you very much for sharing it! This is the big reason I made this video is to help other people.
Enjoy your vids. Got a 2014 DL1000A that I picked up in 2016. Used Rotella T6 from the git go and it does not use any oil. Rode from MN to Seattle and back last summer and the oil level did not drop. Put a yosh exhaust on at 1000 miles along with a holeshot fueler. At 60, those long trips are a bit much so I have been thinking of getting an enduro wich would make most of the riding I do a lot more fun. Think I'll wait till the Yammy T7 comes out though.
Love the vids, keep up the cool stuff bro. Dying to get me a 701.
+Rod Shea Thank you man. Fingers crossed you get one. They are rad bikes.
Just ordered my brand new 701 and will run it in exactly like this. Ran my last 4 bikes like this and none of them burnt oil and went like bullets compared to mates bikes. Dealer told me that all 690/701's burn oil until 10,000klms, crazy, no moter should burn oil unless the ring's are fucked. Also thses bikes come from the factory with full synthetic oil so need to drain thst before even starting it.
Cool Vid. i came across Motoman's website many years ago and it kind of made a lot of sense. Interesting fact is my BMW airhead twins with Nikasil coated bores don't ever use much oil
No doubt best engine break in explanation in all of youtube...
I do (Moto man )break ... seems to work the best... havent had any problem and everything runs great 👍
You nailed the video. Good facts throughout. Looking at buying a 701SM with 322 miles on it. Hope it's not too late to set the rings if it was not broken in this way. Not sure how it was done by the original owner.
Might not be and congrats on your new bike man. 😎
Going up the rpms and a lot of engine braking is the most important part of break in! Changed to synthetic at 600 on all my bikes. No burning oil and they run great!
Definitley man plan to break in my Honda Grom the same way
i did that with my gen5 zx10r i still followed the manufactures directions in not going over 8krpm for the first 500 miles but i loaded it up and engine braked as much as possible but those bikes really dont burn oil either way u do it but it definitely increases the chances of making more hp and being a strong bike in general im about to do a top end rebuild on my 09 ktm 530exc and im glad i watched the vid im definitely doing this because she consumes a bit of oil as it sits
Thank you for making your video and the link to Motoman very insightful reading 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Honestly, I stopped watching any motovloggers after I got into riding about 3 years ago, but I like your content bro!
Thanks man. Appreciate that.
@@MotardSteve anytime homie. If I'm ever over by the Carolinas, I have to hit ya up!
Thnx for the videos, bro. Would have been interesting to hear from Husky on your break in theory. Got a 701 Enduro inbound, just wanna make sure I break it inn right.
The 701 comes new with Motorex Sport max 4T 10W40 Miniral oil for break in.... So no need to change the oil before after break in.
So the Motorex sportmax will be good for all the break in period?
nice video man ,but you should really clean up your garage-i stiil don't trust husky's or ktm's,i've seen too much of them breaking down 20 years ago when we were dirt riding every week
I’m picking mine up tomorrow 2023 701sm but I have to ride it back on an interstate:/ so I’m gonna try my best
I broken in my 701 2020 very similar as you said was hard to do 1000km in that way or similar at least
Yeah it's a bit of a pain in the ass for sure, but worth it to save you future issues. Mines at 16,400 and zero major issues.
Awesome channel and awesome advice mate! I'm looking at getting a supermoto soon. It's a toss between the DRZ400 or Husky 701 but maybe I might just go with the 701 because of better versatility and HWY speed mainly. Your vid's are very helpful so keep up the great work. I'll be sticking around. Cheers! Jase. ;)
Yeah man they are both good bike just the 701 has more highway capabilities, better suspension, and distributes its weight better(they weigh close to the same.)
Glad you're enjoying the videos too. 😁
Great video, agree with your technique 100% ! I Have broken in 5 new bikes this way, never had burning oil problems!
By the way I meant to ask you I noticed in the last video that you exhaust pipe is now black what happened to the white one?
+moulin6801 Thanks man. You must have me confused with someone else. I've never had the GPR Albus exhaust on my bike just the current one and the stock one before it. The white exhaust do look cool though but very rare to find now.
moulin6801 LOL. DID YOU KEEP THEM LONG ENOUGH TO NOTICE?
Hell yea I use rotella 15-40w in my 7.3 as well. Should have my 701 in a few more months 😎
Nice man 😎
Best break in tutorial I’ve seen.. and I’ve seen A L O T !!! Mad probs bro..
Thanks man. Glad you appreciate it. 👍
2000 miles is really much? Are you really sure it needs so long to break in?
I've always been told to ride it like you stole it when breaking in lol. Different bike but that's how I rode 2017 gsxr 1000
Amazing video Steve!! I just got a 2020 Svartpilen 701 And I’ve basically done everything right according to your video except dropping the oil at 25 then 50 then 100- 400.. Do you think because I’ve done everything else right I’ll be OK to wait till 600 to change my oil?
Cheers for this vid Steve just a quick one do you do this type of riding style until 1.5-2k miles? I’ve picked up my 690 2020 and rode it back home 25 miles with your break in technique. Dropped oil and filters and will change again at 50-100-200-400 and so on
Think I did it until 1500 but probably was overkill tbh. You could probably be fine doing normal intervals once you get to 1k miles
Did you change the oilfilters every time you changed the oil in the break in process?
Yeah Except for the first time because I didn't realize the oil filters are a different size and already dropped the oil and no local stores were open that day.(one is a longer high filtration one, and the other is a standard one.) but other than that yes, changed filters every time and still do now when I change oil every 2000 miles.
Just came across your channel. As I just took delivery of a 2022 701 SM, It couldn’t be better timing. Thanks for the great information and guidance for proper break-in. One question - each time you changed the oil, did you change the filter(s) also. Thanks 👍
I did. Probably was overkill but I'd at least change them in the first change because of all the metal shavings after that you could probably do every other change
Thank you for the good knowledge!
No prob
If it hasn't been broken in properly and you buy it second hand, would changing the oil rings and taking it easy for a few 100 miles fix this oil burning problem?
I got my bike brand new at a dealership with no miles on it. I assume they would have the proper conventional oil for breaking in… what do you think?
What about changing the filter during the break-in period? You talk about very frequent oil changes but not once about filter changes. Do you need to change the oil filter every time when you drain the oil during the break-in period, or can you change it every two oil drainings? Thanks for answering.
The first few changes I changed the filters and cleaned the two screens because the first few changes will have a lot of metal in the oil form the surfaces wearing in. I'd say after the first few changes you could probably do every other change or every 3rd change. I changed them every time, but what I did may have been overkill but for the 20000+ miles I had the bike never had any engine problems so 🤷
I started with factory synthetic for 25 miles and did this. Am I ok to switch to diesel now to complete the 500,100,400 and 600 changes?
Very good advice with engine break in great vid mate. Hey in your last vid you removed your indicators so is that leagle in Carolina? I'm in aus an the cops would be all over that haha love your vids great work. Cheers Mark
+Mark Dillon Yeah no indicators are needed here(varies state to state.) South Carolina is pretty lax North Carolina is stricter.
And thanks man. Glad you liked the video. 😁
Thanks MotardSteve! Sounds good. But how many miles are you supposed to ride like that then?
Really the first 50 miles are the most crucial but after that just make sure you vary the revs and engine brake often. The majority of the break in happens in the first 50-100 miles then the rest happens over time. Should he fully broken in around 1500 miles
i've done exactly the same method except not swapping the factory oil (full-synthethic) for conventional oil.
Hi, I am doing a top end rebuild on my 16 690 smcr due to excessive oil burning when you said about changing the oil frequently after first ride, Is that all the filters too?? Just they get a little expensive? Top video, so glad I found this
Just the paper filters. I'm still using the screens that came with the bike 3.5 years later
HolyCityHeathen top man, really appreciate the advice! All the best
What do you think of 10w- 40 conventional motorcycle oil instead of the 15w-40 rotella?
Great video. One question every time you changed oil when you were breaking in the bike did you replace oil filters too??
Yep changed both filters each time
Hey motard Steve thanks for the videos!! Quick question when you were dropping the oil frequently the fist couple hundred miles was you changing the filters each time or just cleaning the screen's?
Changed filters and cleaned screens
I many times have you change oil filters during the process?
thanks!
thanks man ...👍
Just subscribed! You said I could break it in from just 3rd gear and down, but another guy in a video said to make sure to take it through all the gears. I'm about to buy a Kym 690 ... I'd kinda rather keep it in 2nd and 3rd anyway till I get used to it's power.... should I just forget about what the guy in the other video said?
It's the loading and deloading you want to focus on. Your gear box doesn't do too much breaking in as the piston and rings do. Overtime you'll get through all the gears anyway. If you have a track near by that's another way you can break the bike in too. Because most tracks you'll have to accelerate on the straights and brake/downshift for the corners over and over again.
clearely subscribed, about to get myself soon a 701, if you don't mind me asking what would be a different option for the Rotella T4 that you would recomend? i'm in uk and shipment to here is 100$ extra. thanks in advance , ah and what oil do you use now?(full synthetic)
Just any motorcycle oil that's conventional really. I just choose the T4 because of the value and price because I changed my oil a bunch when I got the bike.
@@MotardSteve cheers, thanks for the reply man!
Nice Bike
I put 350 to 400 miles on mine without red lining or getting on the gas.Just putting around running through the gears.I don't think i have a oil burning problem in general but I do notice my oil level def goes down when i go out for a few rides and do lots of wheelies...i have over 9k on the bike now and am thinking about converting over to full synthetic.
+ThumperTodd The wheelies could be dumping it out the overflow into the airbox. Another symptom to look for oil burning is blue tinted smoke on start up or when you goose the gas I reccomend the bel ray exs 10w50. I've had good luck with it.
Motard Steve one thing I have specifically noticed is that my bike never blows any smoke upon starting..and I have never noticed any at all wile revving It up..and that's the exact oil I'm gping to switch to.i already have it in the shed. Pretty sure i only burn oil when doing lots of the wheelies.. and it doesn't seem to burn to much,just enough for me to notice it went down a bit..
+ThumperTodd Yeah the wheelies cause mine to lose about 50-100ml every 1000 miles too. Wheelies are a whole nother animal when it comes to oil level.
My '03 XR hasn't been running in a looong time and I'm getting a bit of smoke. Part of it might be because of the plastic residue from the petcock is still floating around the tank. I'm assuming it has less than 1000 miles on it so far too. I got part of the break in down.
Yeah could be a combo of old gas and blowing the carbon out, Wait until you start riding it regularly again and see if it continues to do it.
I emptied the tank so I can put new decals on it, the "fresh" gas was piss yellow and the inside of the tank has like a chalky residue in it.
+Spartan375x ahh probably bad gas then.
nice vid thanks man
Thanks and no problem man
Any idea what the equivalent oils are in the UK to the one you use in your break in? Struggling to find that one in the UK, Great vid by the way
Really any jaso ma/ma2 rated conventional oil will work. Brand really doesn't matter
Hi,
Maybe you should advise.
Bought Husqvarna 701 enduro wit 1500km(~930 miles), but as it is a enduro it’s is total of 46 motor hours.
Pretty sure that guy before me didn’t do this these actions what you where talking about.
Question- should I try to go thru all this process, so could improve oil consumption effective’s/ engine life.
ATM can’t tell if he is consumpting oil, will do first oil change soon.
Honestly it's probably past that point. If it doesn't burn oil I wouldn't worry about it too much, bit if it is slap a new top end in it and break it in as the video shows. But as I said unless the hikes consuming oil I wouldn't stress over it too much
@@MotardSteve thanks for info! 👍🏼
Sounds like good common sense just subbed
Are you going half throttle? Also do you have a background in mechanics because you really know your shit
+Kevin Conway about a little over half, honestly I probably went a little harder when I actually broke it in because that kind of power was foreign to me so I had a heavy hand cause that pull is addicting. And no never really studied mechanics until I decided I was gonna buy a new bike. Then I just studied it hardcore for about a year leading up to buying the 701.
Thank you Bro
Quick question, what was that rating you are talking about for the conventional oil?? Also, dropping the oil like at 25 miles then 100 miles etc.. are you doing also all oil filter changes? THAT"s a lot of oil filters lol those things are not cheap where I am
I was changing filter everytime but that could've just been me being extra. You could probably get away with doing it every other or every third time. And the ratings were Jaso-MA or Jaso-MA2
Hey man I picked up a 2018 701 it had 0.5 miles on it... I just hit 200 miles. I saw this video and I am a little scared. 😐 I plan on changing the oil first thing tomorrow. Do you think if I start this method and follow it I might be ok?? THANKS
Should be fine. I've heard several rumors that the bike ships with bel Ray conventional but I'm not 100% sure of that, but you should be fine.
No one laugh but I'm getting a new 150cc Scooter next week and I'm researching on the hard break-in. Of course there are no gears and it may not go over 50mph. How should I alter your break-in method for my Scooter? Thanks (small fish in a big pond)
Get a grom!
When you changed your oil at 25, 50, and 100 miles you didn't change both filters every time did you? Or did you?
Changed both filters and cleaned the screens every time
@@MotardSteve thank you!
So Steve - picked up my 701 yesterday and was a 60 mile drive..I applied the exact same technique as in your vid (thanks!), but did not change the stock-oil! am I fooked? or replace oil and start over break in? Also, do I understand correct that you applied the break-in technique for 1500mls?
Nah there's a decent chance that you're bije had mineral oil in it. I heard from a Husky rep that they are shipping the with bel ray mineral oil, but no idea if it's true. I say tgexnost important part is that you rode it the way you did. Just drop the oil asap to drain the guaranteed micro metal flakes that are created from the initial break in and just keep using conventional oil until about 1500 miles
@MotardSteve - What about the second part of the question?: Do you continue to break the bike in for 1500 miles? If not, at what point can you ride with a steady throttle for longer trips?
Thanks a lot man. That info is GOLD!
hes rite on the nose stay about half throttle dont go wide open low to med rpm just be easy for a few hundred miles then go mobil 1 that shit is good for 15000 miles its been tested to . its the best oil on the market and im a mechanic so i approve this message .be smooth thats the hole idea just ride smooth !
and all that up shifting and downshifting is just stupid haha
When you were changing oil (after 25 miles, 50 miles, etc.) were you also changing all oil filters each single time?
Yep
How do you think the 701 would do for long distance rides? A few thousand miles?
I know plenty of people that turn them into light weight adv bikes. I think like all bikes, with proper maintenance, and prep it should do it no problem. I've got 14,000 miles on mine with no major issues. I've did a few rides equating over a few hundred miles in one go with no issue.
also not high rpm because of the assembly oil, each oil switch clears it.
so you took the bel ray EXS out of the bike when you bought it, MotardSteve?
+Spencer Schneickert Yeah
@motardsteve, i just bought a new one from the shop ,but these guyz tested the bike for a few miles to see everything is ok ,so can i still break in the engine than or is it to late ?
Nah you should be alright. Mine had like 3-5 miles on it at purchase
@@MotardSteve so whats the maximum that it is still ok ?
@@Thisfutureman I mean as long as they didn't take it for a 25 miles joyride or something you should be fine
@@MotardSteve ok thanks steve
You didn't really mention how long or how many Miles we need to ride this way until we can actually start riding it a bit more normally and not engine breaking every 2 minutes, or maybe I just missed it? Also, what was the rating on the Oil to look for with wet clutch?
1500 miles and Jaso ma/ma2
i dont consider what youre doing a hard break in. Hard break in from what i hear is hardcore, full throttle pulls. I have a brand new 701 supermoto that im about to break in. ill be alternating revvs with light and medium throttle like you are.
+Spencer Schneickert I mean either way I'm not babying it. Was wheeling it with only about 100 miles on it. 😂
I like your mirror. Where did you get it from?
Cheap ebay bar end mirror
How do u stop oil from getting pass the rings and going into the combustion
Make sure the rings are broken in right
Hi, may i know what suitable miles that we can stop the process hard loading and deloading?is it until 50 miles?after 50 miles we just can run normal ?
I did it real religiously until about 100 miles. After that just vary the rpms as much as you can. Avoid long highway riding, take backroads or city streets.
THANK man
Where did you get the "passenger pegs"? I will buy a 2019 KTM 690 SMC R when available. The images available show no passenger pegs. Have you ridden "2-up" for a bit or in pinch?
Passenger pegs came standard. I've did very little 2 up riding though
Hey bro,ur cylinder is most likely Nikasil coated did u have to hone ur cylinder or did u just plug and play ur new top end?
I never put a new top end in the bike. Ran 17k miles on the original and had zero issues. Don't have the bike anymore due to theft.
@@MotardSteve dam what bike do u have now? Sorry to here....
@@MotardSteve so on a car engine a 13.5:1 compression ratio needs 110 octain fuel....how about on a small engine like a dirt bike 450 inparticular....any knowledge on octaine levels for a 13.5:1 ratio?
@@josantos4543 currently don't have any bikes. I always ran 93 octane in my 701 pretty sure that's what the manual recommends too.
My 2 stroke bike is almost burning more oil than gas
My owners manual for a kawasaki klr650 says to do the first oil change at 600 miles. That seems much later than your recommendation of 25 miles. What say you?
So bro how many miles can i go till i stop the "creating pressure" method ...example u said create that pressure as u showed for the 1st 50miles...so how bout after 50 miles can we drive regularly or do is 50miles+ still within creating pressure procedure?
After about 100 miles I just rode it pretty normal but because I'm a hooligan I still did plenty of acceleration and engine breaking but most of the break in happens in the 1st 100 miles
Ur talking just for the Husky supermoto or any small engine 4stroke in general?!
i have like 250 miles on my husky 701 can i break it in now ?
I mean you can try
When should i do the first oil change?
I did mine at 25 miles than another at 50, then 100.
Hey there Steve! I'm looking around and can only find 10w40 and 20w50 mineral oil. I cannot find 15w40... Which of the ones I mentioned should I use to break in the 701?
+José Ignacio Ruiz Artigues you can use 10w40 as long as it suits your riding climate(temperature).
Have a look at a oil grade temperature chart and compare to the usual temps you get in your area and you should be good to go. Unless you live in a really really cold or really really hot climate 10w40 should work fine. The 20w may be to heavy for cold start ups imo.
MotardSteve Alright then! I’ll go for the 10w40 then. Thanks a lot for the answer :) By the way, you’ve got some great, really helpful videos!!!
+José Ignacio Ruiz Artigues No problem. And thanks. Glad to help out anyone any way I can.
MotardSteve It really helps a lot :) One more question if you don't mind, what oil did you use after the mineral one? A Bel Ray one?, Which one?
Bel Ray EXS 10W50 12 bucks off RockyMountainATVMC.com
So a 701 Supermoto comes with conventional oil from the factory?
Some say it does, but I wouldn't risk it and just change it right away
Manual says one should use 10w/50 oil, why did you take 15w/40?
Cheap conventional oil found at Walmart. Oil weight doesn't matter as long as it suits the outside temperatures where you ride. I live in a warm climate so the 15w is fine, now in a folder climate I wouldn't recommend it.
sad to say there are those that still go by the book , wondering do you warm up the bike stationary ?
+sdq sdq not very long. I just let it idle about a min or two while I get all my gear on and stuff. Little longer if it's cold out, but not super long.
cool same here , lol got some friends that smoke a whole cigarette before move off , god damn have to wait for them everytime
Do you plan on going to Rotella T6 once you go synthetic?
Nah I would but I get a good deal on Bel Ray 10w50 from rockymountainatvmc
could I do this with my 2018 701
Yeah if it's still new
can i still break in my bike after about a week of normal use
Yeah possibly. If you've been hanging it and it's only hern a week, I doubt you've worn off the rough finish of the cylinder yet
I found the Motul 3000 4T 10w 40 (mineral oil) that is Jaso MA 2, is it good for the break in?
As long as it's conventional oil and Jaso ma or ma 2 rated and is in the correct weight for your climate than yeah it's good
@@MotardSteve yes Is conventional, but Husqvarna suggest 10W50. Someone on CZcams says to replace the oil after the first hour of use.
@@miocassettomiocassetto357 first hour or first couple rides is fine. I did mine at 50 and then 100 but that's just me
@@MotardSteve thank you, next week I will pick up my brand new 701, of course I can't change the oil at the dealer. Did you change the 4 oil filters at every oil change or only the two bigger and cheaper one?
@@miocassettomiocassetto357 there's only two filters and 2 screens. I just changed the filters and cleaned the two screens.
Is that a large gun on the ground at 8:13? Is that loaded?
Lol it's a cheap airsoft gun
Man this video might cost me a couple thousand dollars cause now I’m not so sure I should buy a used 701 after hearing about this oil burning issue
All types of bikes can be broken in improperly causing oil burn and other issues.
It's not just for this bike, all bikes need proper breaking else will burn more oil
Why, idk what is engine breaking
Downshift and let the engine rev and slow you down, downshift a little sooner than normal to really hear it rev and if your bike lunges a little you are engine breaking hard... if you can slow down by downshifting through the gears without using regular brakes you are using engine braking only
You forgot the normal break in procedure, I see you only have two, easy and hard. I'm pretty sure the manufactures know what they are talking about. Also you seem solely concentrated on the piston rings. there are many many more components in an engine that all require breaking/running in. Yes your engine will burn oil at first, a shocking amount of oil in fact as with any big single cylinder, But it stops after a couple of thousand miles. Stay safe and follow the hand books recomendations.
To each their own man. I've had good luck with my break in procedures so..... 🤗
I hope your luck continues truely, from one sm rider to another. Would your warranty still be valid if you changed from what they recommend, just curious.
Husqvarna only says not to exceed a certain rpm for break in and that's literally it and it's pretty close to the rev limiter. Other than that a lot of Husky techs say to run it in hard because these backs are bad about burning oil if you dont
Its european
I started interested, but lost confidence real quick when you started talking about hard break in and using a different oil at first. The best option is to stick to what the manual says. Being a little bit more aggressive can be ok, and being too soft is probably not going to help but a lot of people could get the wrong idea from this. Either way, not taking the rpm’s above whats recommended is the best option, acceleration is fine.
I disagree. There's numerous accounts if people that went by the manual and almost all of their bikes consume oil...
@@MotardSteve Well clearly you disagree hahaha. I just think there’s probably a reason why the manufacturer recommends a certain procedure... After all they are the engineers etc who designed and built the bike in the first place. I reckon they probably have some idea of what’s best generally speaking. Doesn’t mean it’s the only way possible. The fact that some bikes burn more or less oil doesn’t necessarily have to do with the break in. Of course it could be a likely factor, but I’d trust that a manufacturer before “some guy” on the internet if you know what I mean. It’s amazing that it worked for you, but that’s one person with one bike at a time. Hardly conclusive evidence that it’s the best way to do it. Changing the oil 6 times within the break in period of 600 ish miles hardly seems like a normal thing to do either. Anyway, if it works it works I guess. Glad your bike has no issues, I’m picking up my 21 690 smc r in a couple of days and I was just curious about the break in since it sucks to do. I already have a full exhaust before my bike arrived and when it does I’m waiting till after the break in to mount it and tune the bike. I’ll probably stick mostly (patience permitting) to the manufacturer recommended method. I’ll let you know if it starts to burn oil and you may have been right though hahaha. Have a good one!
Its a KTM, if it does not burn oil, you probably have a Honda for an engine
The factory says 600 mile break in- 2000 is going to be hard