How do you break in your Husaberg?

badsted · Jul 3, 2017

Hi husabergers,

I know this is like religion, theres alot of different options and opinions. But i am still interested in knowing which break in procedure you use when you have a freshly rebuilt engine (mains, piston and so on). What do you think is best, and why?

Last time i ran my bike with mineral oil for 15mins, then changed to regular oil without full throttle for quite some hours, like 10-20 i think.

Best regards, Christian

jon andersson · Jul 3, 2017

New bike with nikasil and modern toleranses, full tbrottle after warmup (no break in). Quickly change oil to clean the screen from loctite seal and once again after the first proper drive.

bushmechanic · Jul 3, 2017

New bearings need slow gentle loads while Nikasil and hard rings "need" high loads

So Somewhere in between

rosenberg 450 08 · Jul 3, 2017

With a new bike or car I have always tried to push it as hard as I could right from the first thing, only have to watch out that you do not over heat the engine.
I have never seen a engine damaged due to hard treatment.

All the best riders from the 1970's I knew that raced never ran in any bike ever and that's a new bike every year, 4 strokes and 2 strokes and I have never seen one fail.

The only ones that buggered up were ridden to slow and glazing up the bore.

If you run them in hard they in fact do perform better.

Alan · Jul 4, 2017

A couple of heat cycles to start with with cool downs inbetween.

Rides from there with loads. I don't see any need to thrash the bike and babying only causes glazing.

Don't baby, don't thrash but ride 'efficiently.

Alan · Jul 4, 2017

Oh, and don't forget to retention the head early. I'd consider another in the not too distant future. Personal belief that this could be a 'better safe than sorry'.

canolman · Jul 4, 2017

After a engine build fire her up, get her to about 80°c switch her off, go to bed.
Next day check for leaks oil and water levels, all good, nail it.

pollo · Jul 4, 2017

On new bikes I have always broken them in with a few 1/2 hour heat cycles riding normal and complete cool down. No babying them but no full throttle rides until about 8 hrs.
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