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Originally Posted by Azhule
But only after the '500 mile break in procedure' right 
Now everyone knows (one of the reasons) why one of the first things I did before starting the engine for the first time... was to put synthetic oil in that (non oil cooler just) Air Cooled Engine/Wet Clutch Transmission design  |
Break in allows parts to bed in to each other. That is why I reccomend a 500 mile break in. You certainly don't have to do it that way, if you don't want to. Engines are more precision machined now than they used to be. That's why we don't have to follow old break in procedures any more. No more 100 miles at 30 mph, 200 at no more than 40 etc etc. And there is no such thing as a totally air cooled engine. They are about 60% air cooled and 40% oil cooled. The first 500 or so miles lets the parts get about as slick as they are going to get, so after that point, they don't run as hot. I don't like oil coolers on off-road bikes. Or radiators of any kind. They add weight up high, and are apt to be damaged in a fall.
