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I ignore break in, I do let off the throttle often, don't let the motor get over hot, but run it hard from the first mile.
I always get great ring seal and no oil use.
I change the oil early and often till I get a few thousand miles on a bike.
I fit the magnetic drain plug and the first change at 200 miles had some fuzz on it, very little since.
My Monkey takes 1 quart to full in the window.

For some reason, my Monkey shifts great with the stock setup.
 
I ignore break in, I do let off the throttle often, don't let the motor get over hot, but run it hard from the first mile.
I always get great ring seal and no oil use.
I change the oil early and often till I get a few thousand miles on a bike.
I fit the magnetic drain plug and the first change at 200 miles had some fuzz on it, very little since.
My Monkey takes 1 quart to full in the window.

For some reason, my Monkey shifts great with the stock setup.
Just picked up my 2022 SP, was wondering when to change my oil and install my magnetic plug. NJ, your comments make good sense to me, thanks.
 
I would dump the oil and refill with regular bike oil, not synthetic at about 200 miles, just to get the initial stuff out.
My oil looked very dark by then.
My 2021 has no filter which is ok, I just change the oil every 1000 miles after break in and run the magnetic drain plug to catch the steel bits.
Its only one quart.
The motor works hard, so I like clean oil in it.
My old Triumphs had no filter, and you just changed the oil every 1500 miles roughly, but they held about 4 quarts!
 
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