[Ducati] Breaking in

[Art Ramos]

As per Mr Martin special method, they seated in the first 30 seconds of
engine operation.
His method gave us 225psi worth of compression!!!! Something not common to a
poor sealing ring.
The materials today are so hard that the finish hone is so fine that they
seat pretty fast.
Way back in my car days 600 to 700 was common finish, for cast iron blocks
with Chrome Molly faced rings.
They too sealed in the first couple of minutes of operation, Thirty years
ago! : )

Art Ramos

2005 999R
1999 996 Mono (Frankenduc)
1999 944 SSie (Angryduc)
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On 12/26/06, Martin Philp <martinphilp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> When I visited the Ducati factory a couple of years ago they appeared to
> test all new bikes by putting them on a rolling road then red-lining them
> in
> every gear. I wondered at the time how that squared up with the standard
> running-in advice stated in the owners manual. Or perhaps it's done
> deliberately to quickly break in the rings etc?
>
> Martin Philp
> 1989 Ducati Paso 750
> 2000 Bimota DB4ie
>
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