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First New Sled
- Thread starter emt647
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ridindirty800
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It should be ready to rock! I always make sure to plan short trips the first time you take it out to make sure everything is working right and to check evrything over once you have some miles on it! And depending who you ask they will either say break it in slow, dont go full throttle and very speed all the time. And others will say to ride it like you stole it right from the gate! I broke my last sled in just not holding constant speed and not holding it to the bars. I would give it a few short runs just about wide open and after about 150-200 miles then i didnt care anymore. My sled was flawless so I am going to do the same breaking my new sled in this winter as well. But it just an opinion.
Your first sled, congrats on a life long hobbie to suck your wallet dry. Best advice I could give is buy a six pack and find a friend that has been riding for a long time come over and look it over for ya. If it is new the dealer should have everything good to go but experianced eyes will be able to see things that might have got missed...what type of sled did ya buy??...check gear lube level, track tension, make sure bolts look tight. Also owners manual should give you break in advice but as already stated I personally never get on a new sled (or rebuilt sled) hard for the first tank or tow. Ocasional "short pin" is alright but not for long at all and vary the speed for best break in.....ride safe...don't ride alone and have fun.
SuperTurboDiesel
New member
emt647,
Wax? Yeah, I guess if you want to, it couldn't hurt anything. Just don't wax or armour-all your seat! LOL
- Personally, I'd hit all the grease fittings. I never trust the clowns that do the initial set-ups/preps on new vehicles. I've seen lots and lots of hodgepodge.
- Check over all the fastners on the suspension. Make sure they are all snug.
- Be sure you have a full tank of gas and oil. Dealers are famous for putting barely enough in there! I'd recommend running whatever your Owner's Manual recommends for fuel Octane and for Oil requirements. You didn't say that you are running a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke, so that's as far as I can go with that anyhow at this point in time. You will get a million different opinions from people when it comes to fuels and lubricants. If you ever want to know the facts about that kind of stuff, just PM me some time.
- Oh yeah, and check your chaincase oil level. Make sure it's up to full level. Sounds silly, but I've seen brand new sleds with no oil in them before!
- Only real "sin" that you should avoid is to not run the sled wide open for the first 100 miles or so. You want to ride around at varying RPM's. That means trail-riding, blasting around short trips throughout the speed range, etc. You can blip up to wide open on occassion, just don't do it lots, and don't hold it at any one speed for a prolonged period of time.
- Also, you want to give the motor a good initial warm-up period when you first start it up. Let it idle for 2 or 3 minutes. (You don't want any cold-siezure issues.)
The "warm up period" will likely feel like the longest 2 to 3 minutes of your life - LOL!
Get out there, ride, and have fun!
Wax? Yeah, I guess if you want to, it couldn't hurt anything. Just don't wax or armour-all your seat! LOL
- Personally, I'd hit all the grease fittings. I never trust the clowns that do the initial set-ups/preps on new vehicles. I've seen lots and lots of hodgepodge.
- Check over all the fastners on the suspension. Make sure they are all snug.
- Be sure you have a full tank of gas and oil. Dealers are famous for putting barely enough in there! I'd recommend running whatever your Owner's Manual recommends for fuel Octane and for Oil requirements. You didn't say that you are running a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke, so that's as far as I can go with that anyhow at this point in time. You will get a million different opinions from people when it comes to fuels and lubricants. If you ever want to know the facts about that kind of stuff, just PM me some time.
- Oh yeah, and check your chaincase oil level. Make sure it's up to full level. Sounds silly, but I've seen brand new sleds with no oil in them before!
- Only real "sin" that you should avoid is to not run the sled wide open for the first 100 miles or so. You want to ride around at varying RPM's. That means trail-riding, blasting around short trips throughout the speed range, etc. You can blip up to wide open on occassion, just don't do it lots, and don't hold it at any one speed for a prolonged period of time.
- Also, you want to give the motor a good initial warm-up period when you first start it up. Let it idle for 2 or 3 minutes. (You don't want any cold-siezure issues.)
The "warm up period" will likely feel like the longest 2 to 3 minutes of your life - LOL!
Get out there, ride, and have fun!
first ride close to dealer.my first new poo in 01 drove it 10 min locked up. it had a kinked o ring in head dumped coolant and locked up.that was about 300mi from my house and 50mi to a poo dealer.nothing will piss you off more than renting a 550fan with a brand new 800 busted in the trailer.I also had a new doo that busted the weld on fr arm of the skid as soon as I hid some heavy moguls at speed.at lest that could be fixed at a local garage and no rental needed. human error in manufacturing with liquid lunch and one hitters on breaks anything can happen
booondocker
New member
I have read people run a gas oil mix the first tank. Is that a good idea?
Follow the owners manual. Get it out and read it over, and then read it again.
I would also add that sometimes the dealer prep misses stuff. I once added reverse back when that was rare, and found half the linkage was not tight and some nuts fell off, which required fixin right in the field 10 minutes out.
A new sled will mean that the track will stretch...so be watching for that to happen. I think you will find that the two stroke manual for that sled suggests adding some extra oil to the first tank or two. If it is really cold, I would go three tanks....as the colder the weather the more lubrication it should have with tight new parts.
And then lastly go over all the nuts and bolts under the hood looking for loose stuff that will become a problem for you in no time.
Don't be afraid to use a few plastic tie wraps to secure things that look like they might flop around and get up against hot stuff, or rubbing and breaking or shorting out. Happens all the time on brand new sleds.
Other than that....take a camera....you won't want to miss the thrill of the "first one".
SuperTurboDiesel
New member
Follow the owners manual. Get it out and read it over, and then read it again.
^^^ YUP... What he said! (booondocker)^^^
Also, I have NO clue what that "dopp" fella is talking about.
If it's a 4-stroke, you do NOT put any oil in the gas. In fact, that would be a really BAD idea!
Minga, that's gotta be one of the dumbest things I've heard in a while...
I mean honestly, that's right up there with chocolate milk coming from brown cows!
LMAO!
mjkaliszak
New member
Like Boondocker said (X3).... Read & Re-read. I won't admit to practicing what I preach but do keep the sled manuals with me on every trip. I would think with the RUSH there is bound to be some engineering information that will be VERY helpful. Best regards with that sled it looks interesting to me.
Be sure and go over every nut/bolt after the first days ride. LOTS of things can get overlooked at a dealer when they prep a sled. check the toe in/out BEFORE you ride. hopefuly the dealer went thru the initial set up procedure with you. very important to get the static sag set correctly,especialy with that machine I understand. good luck and congrats.
rocketman356
New member
Rockets breakin manual has 2 words ,,,,,,,,,hammer down
SuperTurboDiesel
New member
Rockets breakin manual has 2 words ,,,,,,,,,hammer down
Yeah, that's what your 1 yr. warranty is for, right?!
Drive it like you stole it!
LOL