View Full Version : Breaking in recomendations
MeandJoJo
12/19/06, 1:24 PM
Besides my introduction, this will be my 1st post, so take it easy on me. This weekend the wife & I are picking up our first Rhino, 2007 660 sports edition. Just wondering if there is any thing specific I should be watching for during break-in. I've also heard mention about a vent tube filter for the transmission. It sounds as if this isn't a part installed by the mfg. but an aftermarket part. Any help or suggestions would be apprecited.
Exodus11
12/19/06, 2:23 PM
well to break in an engine on a bike, you need to ride it as you would ride it normally...i.e if you ride/drive hard, ride or drive the ENGINE hard, it will expand the rings and get the grooves in so ultimately you will have more power...this is a common he said she said thing, but a few friends of myne have gone to MMI and they say this is true...dont be afraid of blowing your motor, just make sure you warm it up good...my .02
Silverrhino
12/19/06, 6:50 PM
Joe,
First thing go out and buy a $20.00 CVT filter! Install is simple - remove the drivers seat and you will see a tube running up to a box behind where the back of the seat used to be. Remove this box and save it in the garage somehwere, install the new filter - dont bother oiling it up (not necessary.) This will ultimately save dirt and debris from getting in there.
Next is to go buy an aftermarket CDI box! $200 will give you an additional 10 MPH! Most of them are all the same, whatever you do DO NOT buy one made for a Grizzly - they will not work the instrumentation properly (if at all) and you will have issues when trying to shift in/out of gear.
Before making too many other mods and spending tons of money, get used to what you are riding in and its capabilities and limitations. Oh yeah - they DO roll quite easily. Try taking a turn over a rounded curb in the street at 5-10 MPH, you will see the tire lift off the ground. If you are in soft stuff, let some air out of the tires - especially at the dunes.
You may also want to buy a spanner wrench to adjust the shocks to match your conditions and style.
The rest is up to you and your pocketbook!
Enjoy your new ride.
RathrBdunin
12/19/06, 7:32 PM
OR - - just give it up & buy a Prowler !!! ;) Fast, wider, better looking....;)[:p]
Arizona Griz
12/19/06, 7:45 PM
quote:Originally posted by RathrBdunin
OR - - just give it up & buy a Prowler !!! ;) Fast, wider, better looking....;)[:p]
Only in your dreams Neil. ;):D[:p]
oldmanpaintball
12/19/06, 8:05 PM
get some leg protection first
Milkman22
12/19/06, 10:31 PM
Just sign up for a ride with other rhinos and follow their lines...thats how i A bot used to mine and B broke her in....
RathrBdunin
12/20/06, 5:26 AM
quote:Originally posted by Arizona Griz
quote:Originally posted by RathrBdunin
OR - - just give it up & buy a Prowler !!! ;) Fast, wider, better looking....;)[:p]
Only in your dreams Neil. ;):D[:p]
yeah,yeah,yeah ..... Your right....;)
MeandJoJo
12/20/06, 9:21 AM
Exodus: Appreciate the input. How true, everyone seems to have their own opinion/ method on engine break-in. Point "A" to Point "B" and general crusing around is how we plan to use the Rhino. But, I'm glad to hear the "ride it like you stole it" break-in period is acceptable. Thanks again.
SilverRhino: Yes..Yes..CVT filter thats what it was. But wait a minute, $20.00, easy to install, no real prep-work, this is a foreign language to me in regards to toys. The CDI box, I'll will make note of that. Probably will wait til I get more familar with the handeling. The Spanner wrench is a good idea. I'll need to set rear shocks for when my wife has to drive me home from the cantina.
Brian B
12/20/06, 12:51 PM
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Silverrhino
12/20/06, 6:54 PM
quote:Originally posted by MeandJoJo
Exodus: Appreciate the input. How true, everyone seems to have their own opinion/ method on engine break-in. Point "A" to Point "B" and general crusing around is how we plan to use the Rhino. But, I'm glad to hear the "ride it like you stole it" break-in period is acceptable. Thanks again.
SilverRhino: Yes..Yes..CVT filter thats what it was. But wait a minute, $20.00, easy to install, no real prep-work, this is a foreign language to me in regards to toys. The CDI box, I'll will make note of that. Probably will wait til I get more familar with the handeling. The Spanner wrench is a good idea. I'll need to set rear shocks for when my wife has to drive me home from the cantina.
Joe,
Just an FYI - I set my stock shocks as loose as they could get and drove it pretty much everywhere - dunes, washes, desert - without ever bottoming them out. But then again I wasnt looking to try to either. Even with my new King shocks - I try to avoid things whenever possible.
Hal Teel
12/20/06, 7:13 PM
As Silverrhino explained the CVT filter is a good investment and easy to install. You have to loosen the clamp a bunch since the tube isn't round (sort of oval). I spent an extra $15 and got a water repellant cover that slips over the filter.
Leg protection is also a good idea since it is human nature to put your foot out when your tipping.
I would recommend spending $4 for a spare fuel filter some people have had problems with them clogging up. You can blow them out if you don't have a spare. They're located under the passenger seat to the back side.