First start after rebuild

[Nurse Julie]

Well done Dom. As Bryan says, get it on the road first and get some miles on her, don't leave her ticking over for very long at this stage to play with the carbs, it needs to go through lots of heat cycles with cool air getting around the fins to help the rings cut in. I bet you are well pleased and so you should be.

[DomP]

I would if it was ready for the road but I need to sort the seat, indicators, brake light etc as its not standard anymore so I'm going to have to get inventive.  Very much a work in progress

[Bryanj]

As said needs to be on the road to run in, short engine runs not good

[Johnwebley]

I would if it was ready for the road but I need to sort the seat, indicators, brake light etc as its not standard anymore so I'm going to have to get inventive.  Very much a work in progress

No problem,

Get everything finalised,

Then run the motor

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[Johnny4428]

Great news Dom always a relief to know she’s a runner and you have an indication of oil pressure.👍

[davidcumbria]

Good news and some riding to look forward to 👏👍

[Jan B]

Exiting news. I'll bet you are chuffed!

[DomP]

Very Happy Jan, I do realise why Ken says do engine last though!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Ken is spot on with that, I can't really even mount my exhausts as the wheel hubs are still at CWC.
I feel the bike is too unstable to fit the exhaust & start the engine with no wheels fitted.

[Laverda Dave]

Well done 👍. Always a great feeling (and a huge relief) when they start with no problems.

[DomP]

I do wonder though if I should warm it up to get any condensation out?

[Johnwebley]

I do wonder though if I should warm it up to get any condensation out?

No,

Unless it gets to full working temperature, it's likely the moisture will turn acidic,

Ideally ride it for the minimum of 10miles,

Always get it hot,

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[Nurse Julie]

I do wonder though if I should warm it up to get any condensation out?

Getting it warm will cause more condensation but a lot more importantly, unless you have a lot of cold air going around those fins, there is a very high risk the engine will seize.

[DomP]

My concern is that its not yet road worthy so what should I do now having got it running

[Nurse Julie]

My concern is that its not yet road worthy so what should I do now having got it running

Absolutely nothing. Wait until it's road worthy.