Two MG newbie questions

[Chuck in Indiana]

Well stop babying it! The rings will never bed properly and next we'll be reading about how you've got a high idle and lots of oil in the airbox! One gear higher than you usually would and large throttle openings please!

I was just going to chime in on this, but I see Pete beat me to it. My 07 Norge was a Christmas present to me.. and I hadn't had a chance to even ride it until Bike week and Camp Carlo. I told Dorcia to hold on.  We caned the crap out of it for 700 miles or so, and trailered it home for it's first service. It had burned about a half pint, and that was it for as long as I had it.
*Don't* baby a modern engine.. you'll be sorry.

[frans belgium]

I haven't read all of the replies, so this may be the xxth repeat, but:

1. Revv the bike.  I'll Always remember the advice of Theo Lamers on almost any Guzzi: not HIGHER than 4000 rpm on the warming up, not LOWER than 4000 afterwards
2. Norge front suspension always felt too harsh for me.  Made my teeth rattle. After a few months, I had progressives installed, which helped a bit and - later - lighter front fork oil, which helped a lot.  If I knew then what I know now, I would have tried the lighter oil first, before spending money on more sophisticated springs. Btw, I also had the rear suspension changed.  In my humble opinion, if you must spend money on the aftermarket, suspension is the first thing to go for.