Well I convinced myself that I wasn’t getting any oil to the top end. I tried with the white paper for a couple of minutes but didn’t get any splashes. I’ve whipped the rocker cover off and I did have some oil up there.
As you can see the right hand oil bath has oil covering the bottom all over, the right hand bath has some oil but not as much. There are signs of oil on the tensioner bolt head and the valves but to be honest, I was expecting more, there is oil in the centrifugal filter as well and the rockers have a layer of oil on them.
The bike has probably run for around 3-4 minutes or so I guess, would this be about normal for a short start up after a rebuild?
Is the fact that there is some oil up there a good enough sign to put it back together and run it until winter?
I’m getting myself in a bit of a tizz as I know how weak these engines are regarding the oil delivery and camshaft and journals.
Any opinions would be welcome.