"Break in" is not just to seat the rings
If it is a stock cyl motor (or any steel sleeve cyl) the piston is aluminum. The piston swells (especially when new) quicker than the sleeve. After the piston is heated and cooled a few times it doesn't swell as rapidly or as much as when "new". So for me I do suggest a break in period (heat cycles, 1/4 throttle, 1/2 throttle, ect..) on steel sleeve motors to allow the piston to harden (acclimate to the verious temp changes). Most steel sleeve motors if they haven't been broke in right when you pull them apart you will see scoring on all 4 corners of the piston. Same thing if you just start up a steel sleeve motor and just take off with out letting it warm up (aka cold seizing). So breaking in is just a process to allow the piston to acclimate to the steel sleeve (swell and contract). This is all determined off of piston to wall clearance the more clearance the less break in time. Nicasil is differant as it is more forgiving and swells quicker than a steel sleeve. But everyone has there own opinion and this is just my opinion.