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See this page. If you baby a new motor, the rings will not seat. You don't flog it, but don't baby it either...

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

After that, follow the recommendations of running it normally without redlining it, and vary the RPM's... (which varys the outward gas pressure on the rings, further helping them seat.)
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