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Running in new shovel top end

  • johnnybegood.
    johnnybegood.
    12 years ago

     

    Any advice in re to running in a new shovel top end, any tips or advice as there is conflicting advice around in re to this, Thanks.

  • houli
    houli
    12 years ago

    Yep,listen to Dave, always good advice when it comes to shovelheads, loud shirts and music not so good 

  • Filthy
    Filthy
    12 years ago

     If its just a top end as in taking the heads off for a refurb, bolt her up, run a it for a hundred k's or so and retighten the heads and she will be sweet as a nut. No biggie.

    For a rebore/rings etc - see above,

    Cheers

    Philthy

     

     

  • johnnybegood.
    johnnybegood.
    12 years ago

     

         Thanks heaps gents, looking forward to my shovel being tip top.

  • daddyracer56
    daddyracer56
    12 years ago

    don't thro too much heat @ her @ 1st , if you let it idle for more than a 1 min put a fan on her  esp around the head's,  after 1st run tighten barrels .heads . rockers etc & check tappets when cold before riding again , do this a few time's in the 1st 500 klms  no big trips  just small stuff let it cool down  inbetween  change the oil in the 1 st 200 klms , use  50/70 W

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