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2018 Break- In

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20 minutes of ride time and it will open up to full rpm. I just ride it normally but without holding it wide open for too long. And I try to do decelerations without braking.
 

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From the time i unloaded my sled till it woke up.
.5hrs and 6.2miles.
Not sure how much idle time, maybe 5min?

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According to the owners manual the rpm limit goes away after 18min of driving. The extra oil and fuel gets turbed off after 6hours. I usually break engines in like i would normaly run them, but try not to hold WOT to long.
 

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Just finished the first break in stge today. Rode until the hour meter said 0.7hours, then the rpm limit at 6500 was lifted, and sled ran very good afterwards.
 
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Heatsoak it? There was instructions to do that to the 09 m1000 back then I’ve done that to my 13 m8 and 15 m8 and both been good. Probably overkill.
Just re read initial post... 2018 restrict rpm initially?


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Heatsoak it? There was instructions to do that to the 09 m1000 back then I’ve done that to my 13 m8 and 15 m8 and both been good. Probably overkill.
Just re read initial post... 2018 restrict rpm initially?


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Just passed my 6500 RPM break-in as well, 1.3 hrs... like a light switch it woke up. I did have 1.0hours on it idling/track stand for heat Cycles(which dont count). But just as the manual says after .3hours or 18 minutes of "riding" time it came alive!

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Wait for it... When its over 6 or 7 hours depending your drive style it will come alive! Full power! Nice.. I like it... Loooot..
 

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I was doing a road ride just to get thru the break in, as well as break in the belt, so lots of full throttle up to cut off, then back off and let the sled slow down on its own. When it turned off the cut off and let it keep revving I almost went off the back of the sled it took off so hard. Felt like back when I used to ride a sport bike and it came on cam.
 

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I got a little worried that mine wasn't set up right or something, but at the 1.0 hour mark it finally came out of the 6500 limit mode. Boy shes a beast!
 
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