As you take to the springloaded saddle you are confronted with a handlebar full of levers, strange oil and fuelling systems and a beefy looking v-twin. You first have to check the oil level, lock off the seal and then prime the oil feeding system with a few pumps of the beautifully turned brass pump. Once you see the oil moving through the spyglass mounted next to the pump, you can turn to priming the carburettor. It’s rather an alarming process as the fuel spills out of the carb and over the engine
