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- 19 May 2024 17:36
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: dating certificate
- Replies: 2
- Views: 65
Re: dating certificate
Club products page for the dating officer contact details. Scroll down from where you saw £20 for non members and the address you want is there. Yes, it's free for members!
- 19 May 2024 17:29
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: vin number
- Replies: 3
- Views: 83
Re: vin number
That number IS the frame number and there is no VIN in the modern sense. So the frame number is what it should be registered on. DVLA can occasionally take a while to do things but your case sounds odd. If you managed to register it as historic you must have had a reg number at some point surely? Al...
- 09 May 2024 18:28
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: Strada MK5 (1979/80) Fork Seal Size
- Replies: 4
- Views: 161
Re: Strada MK5 (1979/80) Fork Seal Size
As Mikey said, 2 of 7mm was the original spec. With decent modern fork seals I use 1 of 10mm seal. They usually have a wiper lip as well as a sealing lip.
- 09 May 2024 18:24
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: More charging questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 102
Re: More charging questions
The white is and auxiliary earth/ground/masse connection. It shouls normally go to the Bianco terminal on the ignition CDI/Transducers units, via the fuse board. The two yellows are the AC output from the alternator, and the red was discontinued on later types. So long as you have a compatible recti...
- 26 Apr 2024 21:14
- Forum: Bikes and bits wanted
- Topic: 500 electronic ignition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4508
Re: 500 electronic ignition
Mickey your rotor is different at least-I can't say about the circuit board except to say I'd still prefer that to be adjustable. He must have upgraded it a little. Keep us posted on how it performs longer term-Barry too please!
- 25 Apr 2024 09:55
- Forum: Bikes and bits wanted
- Topic: 500 electronic ignition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4508
Re: 500 electronic ignition
It'll be a while yet, I am recovering from a tendon operation and can't get my foot on the foot peg, although things are improving. Steve, I agree with the rotor problem. It would be better to use the existing key on the cam and slot the circuit board. The ease of getting the timing correct (set pm...
- 25 Apr 2024 09:46
- Forum: Bikes and bits wanted
- Topic: 500 electronic ignition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4508
Re: 500 electronic ignition
That's a shame. Is the ignition still on the bike, or did you change to something else? I've not double checked mine with the strobe yet, but it does at last tick over again and when I took it out on the motorway yesterday, it's found another 10 mph from somewhere and will rev pretty much to the re...
- 25 Apr 2024 09:30
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: new to morini
- Replies: 18
- Views: 918
Re: new to morini
Welcome to the mysterious world of Morini! As Norbert says-all this depends on the year of your bike, what Luigi on the production line had to hand, what has been changed by well-meaning owners in the intervening decades plus what the broke, wore out or otherwise bodged up. A lot of owners will pers...
- 23 Apr 2024 16:38
- Forum: Bikes and bits wanted
- Topic: 500 electronic ignition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4508
Re: 500 electronic ignition
Glad to hear you are having success with the SWF system. I had high hopes for it but struggled to get the timing right. The only adjustment was by rotating the trigger rotor on the camshaft. I think it would have been better if the back plate had adjustment slots like the original parts. Anne did se...
- 15 Apr 2024 16:50
- Forum: Factory customs
- Topic: Excalibur jetting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1633
Re: Excalibur jetting
Thanks for the replies. The problem I had was that the set up shown on the Dutch website and other places were either for VHB carbs or PHBL carbs fitted to 500's; that's good for idle & main jets but no help for needle or emulsion tube sizes. I have now found a chart on the forum that suggest t...
- 14 Apr 2024 17:56
- Forum: Factory customs
- Topic: Excalibur jetting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1633
Re: Excalibur jetting
With a different less quiet exhaust and the airbox opened up I would expect just the main jet would need raising. A 350 Strada/Sport would have a main jet of 110/112/115 so that would probably be as large as needed. It may only need 95 or 100. You'll have to experiment I'm afraid as the exhaust requ...
- 10 Apr 2024 22:05
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: And still, I remain confused...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 570
Re: And still, I remain confused...
Fuel remaining at reserve is not a good indicator of range. How much can be used? The tank may not run dry before the fuel stops flowing. Also, do you really want to drain the bottom of the tank, it is probably full of crud which will block the filters on the taps and the carbs and some will find i...
- 09 Apr 2024 22:55
- Forum: Tre e mezzo
- Topic: And still, I remain confused...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 570
Re: And still, I remain confused...
You'll only find out if you do as you say and actually measure it. The amount left when you hit reserve depends on the height of the stand pipe inside the main tap. By now the chances are the tap has been replaced (ie your mechanical tap) and who knows what is there now. I sometimes have cut that pi...
- 06 Apr 2024 18:42
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Valentini Replica
- Replies: 12
- Views: 649
Re: Valentini Replica
Julian-you mean Alldens, yes? If so his name is Dennis and he's an old colleague of Ivan Appletons' so you can name drop both Ivan and me plus Tom as well.
- 05 Apr 2024 21:33
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Valentini Replica
- Replies: 12
- Views: 649
Re: Valentini Replica
Hi Tom and Julian, I'm taking my van and a bike to Stafford so happy to transport exhaust parts if you like. Also while we are on the subject of replica pipes I'd like to recommend Alldens over in Lincolnshire for the job. He made my Camel system and his work is top notch. I know there are other peo...