Going back to the original post, it's the rpm bit which I struggle with
2- Keep the RPM below 3,500 if possible—but be conscious not to lug the engine. (Lugging the motor, or running low rpms in a high gear, is never good on your V-Twin motor. Always try to be above 2,700 at all times while the bike is moving down the highway. This would be true for the life of the motor)
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4- For the next 500-miles try to keep the RPM below 4,000.
Firstly, the gap between 2700 and 3500 rpm is not very big! But even after that 2700 and 4000 is not huge. I had understood that there was an electronic limiter on the engine for the running in period, but in my case I can't say I've noticed it. Also, 2700 is quite high (loud!) as a minimum.
I noticed in Calum's (excellent) video that he is able to pull away at much lower revs than me. I've stalled my car three times now when trying to pull away at what I guess was around 2k rpm - it just doesn't like it! It looked (and sounded) like Callum was at much lower revs than this. Despite the recommendation not to go below 2.7k, if you pull away at over 2k in first gear, you have to be very careful with the clutch or you get wheelspin, especially if it's wet... so it's a fine balance.
For the oil, someone posted that the S+S engines supplied to Morgan have already been run on a bench and had their first oil change. So I decided I will just follow the Morgan schedule and let the dealer change the oil at the first service - 1500km.
