Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
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Sharc:
Some go dry. I use Pre-mix oil.... :wink:
mikesmith:
I dont believe in the dry start,piston has to go through a few cycles to pull fuel/oil into the cylinder,so thats running with out lube-No Thanks.I coat a thin film of 2-Stroke oil on my piston/rings and cylinder,I dont use any grease because I want lubrication but I want the rings to break in also(Moly grease is great,but not on rings).Heres what the manuel has for break in 1.start engine,let it run at idle untill its throughly warmed up2.stop and let the engine cool completely3.start and ride for 10 minutes at moderate speed-NEVER HARD ACCELERATION 4.stop and let it cool competely.Be sure to make a general inspection 5.start and ride 20 minutes at moderate speed-NEVER HARD ACCELERATION 6.stop,let it cool completely.(I dont do the following,but this is in the manuel)inspect piston for scoring,if any sand with#400 to#600.Decarbon exaust ports and upper part of cylinder using #400 to #600.Remove carbon in head.Reassemble9.start and ride for 30 minutes at moderate speed-NEVER HARD ACCELERATION 10.Stop,let engine cool compleleley,check and adjust as needed 11.after break in bike is ready for regular operation,install new spark piug and change trans oil.Thats what the book has for break in,but this is for a new unridden bike,so you dont need to change the trans oil if it was fresh when you did the top end,and I dont tear the top end down in the middle of break in time,thats for a new bike that may have some cylinder coating flaws.I baby my bike a little longer than this,Im never in a hurry after doing a rebuild.
NastyNick:
pre-mix it is. Thanks for the info guys.
teamgreen500:
You might consider drilling a safety wire hole in your bleed screw and safety wiring it.
I can tell you a REAL BAD story about Shane Espisto's bike at Vegas to Reno in '98...
Team Green welds the hole shut. I use the screw and keep a real good eye on it. I've never heard of the thing comin' out...except for that one time. Braasch thinks some-one, who was ex-Kawi, loosened it in impound.
Manny
mikesmith:
How do they bleed the air with it welded up?Good idea to safety wire it!
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