Honestly, in my opinion, the worst thing you can do for breaking in a fresh engine, is starting it and letting sit there and idle. Rings won't break in correctly that way. Should start the bike and immediately ride it to bed the rings in properly. That's how I've always done all engines and never have a problem with rings bedding in.
We did a test ride on 6-21-24 and a couple of other rides while looking for oil drips. ruclips.net/video/0dwtOhSBY-4/видео.html 06-21-24 - 71 Norton - Green FB - Test Ride Success
I agree It's not just the rings The camshaft gets a really hard time under 2000rpm during break in The very last thing you want to do with a commando is let it idle Especially after a rebuild
You have far more experience than me Frank but wouldn’t straddling the bike and getting the kickstart lever almost parallel to the ground and then look upward, say a silent prayer to the Norton gods and then put your foot on the lever and then come down on it with all the weight and strength that can be mustered be tried? I saw a guy wrap a 10 pound weight around his ankle before the starting ritual.
We felt that Frank...
Friends of mine call that “A Sportster Knee”.
Honestly, in my opinion, the worst thing you can do for breaking in a fresh engine, is starting it and letting sit there and idle. Rings won't break in correctly that way. Should start the bike and immediately ride it to bed the rings in properly. That's how I've always done all engines and never have a problem with rings bedding in.
We did a test ride on 6-21-24 and a couple of other rides while looking for oil drips.
ruclips.net/video/0dwtOhSBY-4/видео.html 06-21-24 - 71 Norton - Green FB - Test Ride Success
I agree
It's not just the rings
The camshaft gets a really hard time under 2000rpm during break in
The very last thing you want to do with a commando is let it idle
Especially after a rebuild
You have far more experience than me Frank but wouldn’t straddling the bike and getting the kickstart lever almost parallel to the ground and then look upward, say a silent prayer to the Norton gods and then
put your foot on the lever and then come down on it with all the weight and strength that can be mustered be tried? I saw a guy wrap a 10 pound weight around his ankle before the starting ritual.
Darn! I forgot the silent prayer! Thanks.
Doesn't that sound nice and fruity