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by BumbleBee
18 Mar 2024 19:30
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Tarozzi brake arm repair/replace
Replies: 8
Views: 341

Re: Tarozzi brake arm repair/replace

Yes I've had mine broken and MIG welded in so many places there is almost as much weld as original aluminum. Start with just a little "V" preparation, then send it for welding. So when it comes back you can smooth it back to the original shape and add black paint so it doesn't look like it...
by BumbleBee
16 Mar 2024 23:27
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Best 31/2 cam for all-round flexibility?
Replies: 19
Views: 1474

Re: Best 31/2 cam for all-round flexibility?

More compression generally gives slightly more power, at all revs. People had sometimes told me Sport pistons in an otherways standard Strada was a nice combination. Didn't think much about it until our Strada needed a rebore and only had Sport pistons available. Conclusion; those guys were right it...
by BumbleBee
13 Mar 2024 11:14
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Re: Stator Question

norbert wrote: 13 Mar 2024 11:04 Green and white wire should be longer because they go to the central electic pot. The yellow ones have a shorter way to de regulator. I still can find a reason why one of the yellow ones is marked.
Yet somehow there it is (scratches head).
by BumbleBee
13 Mar 2024 09:08
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Re: Stator Question

Oh wow that looks exactly like mine. Same font, same size, identical. And on there since the day it was made. Are your green and white wires longer than the two yellows? Can you take a photo of the last section of wiring showing the terminals of the Green, White, Yellow, Yellow all in one photo to s...
by BumbleBee
08 Mar 2024 09:31
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Re: Stator Question

Ming wrote: 08 Mar 2024 06:35 On a part taken from a bike that is several decades old , a random ferrule could be there for any number of reasons. If it all checks out resistance wise why not fit and test?
That's fair comment, couldn't agree more.
by BumbleBee
07 Mar 2024 09:33
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Re: Stator Question

This stator you find in the pre Kokussan 501 models, late Kanguros (X3, don´t know if also X2) maybe also 350 Customs and K2 if they don´t have Kokussan. Perhaps in all models of the Cagiva time if not Kokussan? Thanks Norbert, it looks like this one. So two questions; - Do we know why there is a '...
by BumbleBee
06 Mar 2024 09:44
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Re: Stator Question

morini_tom wrote: 05 Mar 2024 19:47 This is a kokusan one
Thanks Tom. You are right it has a Green wire and doesn't look like the Kokussan one in your photo. It has many less poles for a start :D
by BumbleBee
05 Mar 2024 17:14
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Re: Stator Question

A late Excalibur stator should be a Kokussan one. Thanks I have to say that I don't know what that looks like but this one has very chunky wires on the bobbins and looks like it was wound by a child, not very neat at all. Are the Kokussan ones like that? I put the flywheel back on recently so if it...
by BumbleBee
04 Mar 2024 22:45
Forum: Off road bikes
Topic: Stator
Replies: 0
Views: 226

Stator

Hi Guys, I'm looking at what I think is a late Kanguro stator*. There are four wires coming out of it. Green - Ignition winding. White - Earth. Yellow - Generator winding, this wire has a "1" ferrule on it. Yellow- Generator winding. I can't understand why one of the yellow wires has a &qu...
by BumbleBee
04 Mar 2024 22:42
Forum: Factory customs
Topic: Stator Question
Replies: 15
Views: 896

Stator Question

Hi Guys, I'm looking at what I think is a late Excalibur stator*. There are four wires coming out of it. Green - Ignition winding. White - Earth. Yellow - Generator winding, this wire has a "1" ferrule on it. Yellow- Generator winding. I can't understand why one of the yellow wires has a &...
by BumbleBee
08 Feb 2024 08:53
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Cylinder Torque values.
Replies: 10
Views: 953

Re: Cylinder Torque values.

Thank you - I think i have a base gasket weep at the minute that needs attention Your choice of course but often base gasket weeps look worse than they actually are. If you aren't having to top the oil up all the time it probably is only a cosmetic problem. Happy riding :-) P.S. if you have a new f...
by BumbleBee
07 Feb 2024 21:43
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Cylinder Torque values.
Replies: 10
Views: 953

Re: Cylinder Torque values.

If using all aluminum gaskets, most people go straight to the final value.
by BumbleBee
29 Jan 2024 19:33
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Instrument bezels and glass
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: Instrument bezels and glass

The glass and the shadow ring go face to face and they fit in the groove in the rubber. Then the rubber sits on top of the "can" that is the outside of the speedo/tacho. Then the bezel goes over the top and is either pressed or rolled down over the lip to hold it in place. I've done maybe ...
by BumbleBee
28 Jan 2024 22:36
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Instrument bezels and glass
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: Instrument bezels and glass

Mike, I have a pukka machine for putting bezels on the Veglia speedos/tachos as fitted to most 31/2 Morinis. I also have some new chrome bezels (you don't need) but no rubber seals. If you've never seen the rubber seals, they are not just a simple ring they wrap around both sides of the glass.
G&A
by BumbleBee
25 Jan 2024 19:47
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Cylinder Torque values.
Replies: 10
Views: 953

Re: Cylinder Torque values.

If we are talking about the type of gaskets that are predominantly fibre (with a thin strip of metal just around the key places), their thickness settles slowly after the initial torquing down. So benefit from re-torquing as per the book. However if we are talking about the all metal aluminum gasket...