2012 250 sx run in time?

[Cjehreth]

I would like to know what anyone recommends on break in running. Thanks

[bajadog]

This is kind of how I broke in my Berg.

Don't use synthetic during break in BTW.

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/443...roke-break-in/

[shanes]

warm it up on the stand let it cool completely , then repeat , once cooled take it out for 15 min up and down the gearbox no contestant throttle let it cool , i normally change the oil and ride it like you stole it .

[oneal]

For me i much prefer the heat cycle method, whch i will do maybe three of four times. Then a ten minute run through the gears varing the revs but no lugging or redlining the motor. This method has worked for me for years on various makes and models of off road bikes.

[tye1138]

On 2 strokes, you don't really have to do anything special. After I build a new motor (same as buying a new bike), I tend to do a quick warm up and cool down before I assemble the entire bike, just to make sure it runs and there are no funny noises. But thats pretty much it, I go to town the moment I get to the track.

4 strokes are completely different, they require some serious consideration for break-in before totally beating on them. That's because of the high pressure oil system and building that oil pressure properly the first time. Plus the ring design is totally different, so its important to make sure the rings seat properly. Usually the bikes go through that initial break-in process at the factory with a motor dyno which runs the motor to insure everything is pumping right before its assembled into the frame.

So yea, just ride the SOB.