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Originally Posted by Doc Brown
It was a simple question. Do you heat cycle a new engine and if, how?
seriously,what's hard to understand about it?
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All good.
I think the answer is yes, and probably for everyone. No one builds a fresh engine and smashes it hard on it's initial start up.
There will always be a series of heat cycles prior to really putting a heavy load on it.. I don't particularly call it heat cycling in regards to tempering or changing the structure of metals.
It's more so to ensure the engine is sound.. That there are no unexpected issues (oil leaks, fuel leaks, coolant leaks, air leaks, unexpected noises or behaviour).
From there on in, the heat cycles occur every time it is used.
PS. Even buying a new bike from a dealer the engine will have been started/tested in the factory, again at pre delivery, and most of us will give the bike a start or light ride somewhere before really put it to work. Thus, I'm not really concerned with 'heat cycles'. I care about a sound engine with correct tolerances. I care that the fuelling is correct, and the cooling too. Then I focus on bedding the rings.