| Congratulations on purchasing your new pocket bike, | | | | cool. Restart and repeat this a total of 3 heat cycles. |
| before you start riding it there's a few things you | | | | Once this initial heat cycling is completed, you can begin |
| should take special care of to ensure you break it in | | | | to ride the pocket bike. Do not ride it hard, instead putt |
| properly. Proper break-in procedure is critical to ensure | | | | around at low speeds until you run out an entire tank |
| a long life for your engine, and to get the maximum | | | | of gas. Again, you do not want to give the bike much |
| performance and reliability out of it. | | | | throttle, no more than half actually. Once this is |
| The first think you should do is add fuel. Most pocket | | | | complete, let the pocket bike cool down. |
| bikes have two cycle engines so you'll have to add the | | | | For the third and fourth tank of gas, you'll want to drive |
| proper gasoline/oil mixture. While breaking your pocket | | | | the pocket bike at moderate speeds but do not go |
| bike engine in, you should use a higher oil to gas mix - | | | | wide open throttle. It's best to continually speed up and |
| preferably about 30:1. This will ensure proper lubrication | | | | slow down - loading and unloading the engine. This |
| is present while the rotating parts in your motor get | | | | helps to properly seat the reciprocating and tightly |
| worn into a pattern. During this time there will be | | | | clearanced parts. Be sure to let the pocket bike cool |
| excess heat and friction, thus the higher oil content. | | | | down between tanks of fuel. |
| Your engine will smoke more than usual and make | | | | Finally, after 4-5 tanks of fuel your new pocket bike's |
| less power, but will be safer and less likely to damage | | | | engine is considered "broken in". At this time it is safe |
| parts. | | | | to go wide open throttle and ride the mini bike hard. |
| Once fueled, start the engine and let it idle. At this time, | | | | You can be assured you've done the basics |
| do not rev the motor. Simply let it idle. After about 5 | | | | necessary to properly break in your engine and ensure |
| minutes turn the pocket bike off and let the engine | | | | a long, reliable life. |