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Congratulations on the Viking, I have had mine for a couple months and it is great. I only have about 100 miles on it because it is still winter here in the High Desert.

Make sure that you keep the lubes changed. I chose to change the factory stuff before I even started it and then changed again at 20 miles. I did not find any metal in the filter but I know that I am safe. It will get another lube change at the 100 mile and 300 mile intervals. At the 500 I intend to do a complete check, valve lash, filters, check the clutch etc.

I have also been hitting the forums from Great Britain. They seem to have a leg up on us for owner maintenance and I have gained a lot of good information. I was lucky enough to buy from Rapid Repair in Wisconsin. Had it drop shipped to my home in New Mexico. Pretty daunting to start with but it finally came together.

Make sure that you have changed the fuel filter as well as the lubes. I found that I had to replace a lot of bolts and the captive nuts came off (small tack weld did not hold) when you remove the bolts for further work. My frame was manufactured with a tilt on it and I had to do some real work to get it to look right.

But after I finally got onto what it was supposed to be like, it went pretty smooth. I also ran it in for the first 20 miles by hitting the throttle pretty hard and it quit using oil right away. This is the recommendation of several small engine users in England and elsewhere.

Well good luck, I will watch this thread to see how you are doing!