New KPX 250: Usual issues, break in questions

thedakotakid · 04-13-2024, 12:03 AM

Bike arrived from Venom. No shipping damage, assembled with no problems. I will need to shorten the kickstand. The muffler was rubbing on the tire, so I put in a spacer and cranked up the preload a bit more.

I drained the factory oil; it was a bit low anyhow.
Filled with Rotella 15/40

Rode it 20 miles, dropped oil, cleaned out the screen and filter, put in a paper filter. A little bit of glitter and what not in the big screen. Pretty standard.

Question:

What's next? Keep it out of the redline, vary speeds, ride it nicely, and drop the oil at 100 miles?
Then what? Other suggestions for miles and break in procedures?

tdk

Sport Rider · 04-13-2024, 09:30 PM

I did my hawk at 100 miles and then again at 500. sounds like you have the right approach though. vary speeds/rpms, stay away from redline.

some people are in the "ride it like you stole it" camp. I didn't, but did run RPMs up sometimes.

04-13-2024, 12:03 AM	#1
thedakotakid Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: NoDak! (Kinda like Red Dawn w/o mountains) Posts: 66	New KPX 250: Usual issues, break in questions Bike arrived from Venom. No shipping damage, assembled with no problems. I will need to shorten the kickstand. The muffler was rubbing on the tire, so I put in a spacer and cranked up the preload a bit more. I drained the factory oil; it was a bit low anyhow. Filled with Rotella 15/40 Rode it 20 miles, dropped oil, cleaned out the screen and filter, put in a paper filter. A little bit of glitter and what not in the big screen. Pretty standard. Question: What's next? Keep it out of the redline, vary speeds, ride it nicely, and drop the oil at 100 miles? Then what? Other suggestions for miles and break in procedures? tdk __________________ 2023 Lifan KPX250 (The Lizard) 200? Shineray 200cc Enduro 2008 KLR650 2001 Bajaj Chetak 1996 Honda Shadow (Indian and Harley fenders, other mods) Last edited by thedakotakid; 04-13-2024 at 08:28 AM.
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04-13-2024, 09:30 PM	#2
Sport Rider Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 2,029	I did my hawk at 100 miles and then again at 500. sounds like you have the right approach though. vary speeds/rpms, stay away from redline. some people are in the "ride it like you stole it" camp. I didn't, but did run RPMs up sometimes. __________________ Dave Bikes I've owned: Suzuki GS450T, Yamaha XS500, Honda V45 Sabre, Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic (2), Suzuki VX800, Kawasaki Ninja 650, Triumph TT600, Honda Superhawk, Kawasaki Concours 1000 (3, including a sidecar rig), Buell XB9R, Kawasaki Nomad 1500, Concours 14, Honda Goldwing (2), Housen Hawk, Suzuki Intruder 1400, Kawasaki KLR650, Victory V92TC.
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