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So it’s a 400. Thought I’d have a go at making a 400 badge based on the 500’s & see where we’d go. The side panels I got with it have holes drilled for a 3 1/2 badge (which I’ve a pair of) but 400 alone leaves one hole visible & obviously unused. That’s why I put the Morini bit underneath, t...

Well this might add up to some of you : I’ve found out this bike has a 400 dart top end with an L5. (?) cam. The project is coming on. Brakes are sorted. On with making up nice cables for it. Bit of trial & error.

I’ll have to come back to the tacho later. All I know it is a mechanical one. Meanwhile I’ve come up with this for the rear brake issue. Not ideal or pretty but hey-ho. I’ll have to make up the cable to suit but that’s something I’ll do across the bike at some point. IMG_5040-compressed.jpeg At leas...

No idea what you mean by a ‘flat’ one. The rev counter is just what came with it, so did a couple of knackered instrument rubbers in a crappy home made steel frame. It’s cheap but time consuming for me to CAD a frame up & print a nice one to suit it better. I don’t like spending money, esp on th...

I’ll keep looking for other letters dotted about the machine. I think this is around a1980 build as it has quite a ‘high’ frame number for a K, but around a 1000 off the last K’s as far as I can interpret. Here’s a bit of comedy tho, I’m making a new instrument bracket to suit the revcounter that ca...

Is this the engine identifier??

That’s the spirit I’m aiming for. Wind up the old elastic band & smile.

Well chaps I’ll go look for the engine identifier. The alternator still has generator wires in the lead & their resistances are kind of what I’d expect to see. As for the rolling chassis, I’m sticking on what I’ve got lying about spare. I don’t see any value in hunting for original parts for thi...

I can confirm Gailardoni barrels. The frame no has a K in front of it. There are 6 gears found. I’ve been told it’s a 500 but if it is, it’s some kind of big bore kit as the frame & engine numbers match. (Bit of a surprise). Oversize carbs if it’s a350 top end. Anyway, thanks for the replies. Ke...

IMG_4909-compressed.jpeg Hi good people : new to Morinis, old to big Euro twins & ‘special’ building. I’m putting this ‘thing’ together that looks like a track bike project half finished. It came with a job lot of Morini bikes a great friend of mine acquired, that aren’t in the best of conditio...