Break in.. How fast is half throttle?

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:05 pm

I'm having a blast with my buddy but I want to make sure to break the motor in correctly. I know that the book says not to go past half throttle for like 100 miles so how fast is half throttle. I know it depends on weight hills etc. so lets just "assume" 175 lbs on flat terrain. Hmm...that kinda sounds like me in South Florida! Thanks all!

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:50 pm

about 30mph on level ground..............However, you might want to consider an alternative breakin......ie.........half throttle for about 8 blocks then harder throttle for about 8 and rinse and repeat throught your rides if you can.......This helps really set the piston rings by heating them up then cooling it down just a bit to reset.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:25 pm

Thaks Kid D!

Corsair · Post by **Corsair** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:58 pm

No more than half throttle for the first 500 miles?! Another 500 until full throttle?!?! Say it ain't so

For those of you that have passed your break in period:

How did you break it in? (By the book or using grandpa's ol secret break in recipe?)

How has you Buddy been performing since?

merlin · Post by **merlin** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:17 am

who said anything bout a break-in

BlueMark · Post by **BlueMark** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:35 am

How fast is half throttle?

Half fast

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couldn't resist.

Phuket · Post by **Phuket** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:50 am

I wish someone had told me about breaking it in... I went 65 MPH on my first day

brat · Post by **brat** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:50 pm

I went easy on it the first 150 or so miles. Than I made sure I did not stay at any speed for very long for the next couple hundred miles. Than I let it all go and just rode the buddy. I have had no issues.

Post by **polianarchy** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:18 pm

Luckily, it seems like I'm braking in MYSELF as a n00b rider the same as I'm supposed to break in my new scooter. I took it slowpokey for the first 500 miles, pretty much just commuting to work and tooling around Philly. But then I went on a super-duper hahdcowah ride all over Bucks County, resplendent with "twisties" and stretches of 50mph+ roads. O, and I finally gave it full throttle up a couple of hills. So yeah, I guess Pinky & Leather Tuscadero are both broken in now, eh?

iheartsf · Post by **iheartsf** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:03 am

I had no idea a scooter had a break-in period until reading these posts. I've been riding it for about a month, have about 600 miles and have definitely reached and maintained the 65mph range.

I guess we'll see what happens? So far he's still running smooooooth.

SirLexelot · Post by **SirLexelot** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:10 am

Don't worry about this soft break-in stuff. Maybe that mattered 30 years ago, but not today.

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:57 am

iheartsf wrote:I had no idea a scooter had a break-in period until reading these posts. I've been riding it for about a month, have about 600 miles and have definitely reached and maintained the 65mph range.

I guess we'll see what happens? So far he's still running smooooooth.

pocphil once broke in a brand new Buddy by riding it on the Lake Erie Loop. The story can be found here:
http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=2984

louie · Post by **louie** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:57 pm

lobsterman wrote:
iheartsf wrote: pocphil once broke in a brand new Buddy by riding it on the Lake Erie Loop. The story can be found here:
http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=2984
how's it running now?

rob_fuel · Post by **rob_fuel** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:37 pm

I've got almost 650 miles on mine now. I tried not to go wide open until after the 500-mile service. I failed, but at least I tried.

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:41 pm

I took it easy the first 200 miles then changed the oil and then opened her up. I'm over 1000 miles now and it runs better than when i bought it, a lot better acceleration and top speed. Oh and now i switched to Mobil 1 synthetic 10w40 oil, maybe that helps a little i don't know.

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:05 am

I took it easy for .5 miles – then made sure I did not run at a constant speed for any given time for the first 2 to 3 hundred miles, she runs great now! – I did change the oil 2X within the first 500 miles.

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:20 am

louie wrote:
lobsterman wrote:
iheartsf wrote: pocphil once broke in a brand new Buddy by riding it on the Lake Erie Loop. The story can be found here:
http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=2984
how's it running now?
I would love to here how the pink Buddy is doing. I think it went to a home not long after its wild ride.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:23 am

It got crashed. There are pictures at the Buddy yahoo forum.

--Keys