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Hello, i am a relative novice to Morinis and am having a last minute panic before te track day as i have a problem again with my 500 track bike. Seems to start fine and tick over when cold ,but when it gets hot it fluffs when you snap open the throttle and frequently dies,i have suspected the float ...

Hello, can anyone out there tell me conclusively what plug to use in my 500 track bike,& are there better caps for these than others- resistor or not? Thanks.

Hello , thank you I will certainly try what you suggest & if I get nowhere I may take you up on your offer and bring it up anyway,i will prep and bring the Guzzi up as well just in case. As an aside which replacement ignition system would you recommend if I were to consider replacing the standar...

Hello,yes it is old, ex army- 1950's !,but checked it with a modern multi meter at x1k it read off the scale-it only goes up to 250,so I am pretty sure the stator is ok, unless you have other ideas,i now favour the pick up as the guilty party.

Update,had it running again today ,when it got hot it was reluctant to rev when opened up and kept fluffing,then it stopped dead, checked for a spark,none on either cylinder,this time still no spark even when cold, its official ,its dead! guess I will be taking the Guzzi to Cadwell.

Hello,thanks for your input,yes it does run ok for a while whilst cold,and yes I think you could rev it higher from cold,although I am cautious about reving frpm cold anyway,so I wouldn't swear on it.And yes it will not start straight away afterwards, you have to let it cool down,and the trouble has...

And I take it the stator on the 500 is different from the 350?

Thanks for the ideas, after stumbling across an old post ,I am now suspecting stator ignition windings,as the symptoms he described were very similar.Any ideas where I can get it done quickly? Thanks again.

Just checked and it is grey transducers with black pick up,i will try and check connectors etc tomorrow. Just out of interest, does the kill switch need to be wired up in a different way to normal on a Morini? Thanks.

Hello ,yes the taps are manual already on a plastic tank , I will find out today what ignition system is fitted & i will do some more checking on fuel etc as you suggested. Thanks.

Hello, thank you very much for your reply.The bike had been set up in Italy as a track day bike, so no kickstart or ignition switch.I start it on a starter roller,& I would say it is a reluctant starter. When it does cut out I think it is both cylinders as the cut out is total,not spluttering &a...

Hello, I hope someone out there can help me. I have a recently imported 500, tuning unknown, which has a fault where whilst on the road and opening up the throttle, swiftly under load and up to normal running temperature, the engine will cut out and die. At first I suspected carbs as it was running ...

Many thanks,that may well help.

Hello, I am in the process of trying to swop over the gear change to the left. Does any one know of any pictures of how the factory went about it, or clues on the best way to do it? Any tips would be gratefully received.

Many thanks, i will give that a try