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by Ming
19 Dec 2022 06:13
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Welcome new forum members - introduce yourself
Replies: 369
Views: 506400

Re: Welcome new forum members - introduce yourself

Welcome. Best advice from me is to drain both oil and petrol, renew the cam belt and investigate the lack of spark before spending on an expensive new system - the OE ignition is fine when working but can be disabled by a faulty earth, a degraded source coil, or other well-documented problems.
by Ming
09 Nov 2022 07:40
Forum: General motorcycling topics
Topic: Importing vehicle and making a NOVA declaration
Replies: 7
Views: 3974

Re: Importing vehicle and making a NOVA declaration

I would broadly agree with Mickey, especially under the new régime where UK borders are now tightly controlled ( :? ). Any bike on a trailer must surely be checked when it turns up at the Customs Booth?
I would class the government as an AND gate, in that they both make AND break the rules. :shock:
by Ming
07 Nov 2022 08:00
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Plans go up in smoke and other electrical gremlins
Replies: 3
Views: 1873

Re: Plans go up in smoke and other electrical gremlins

As far as the regulator goes, I'm sure there are many suitable ones. Speaking personally, I had a Strada which ran well for many years using a Boyer 'Power Box. Easy to fit, just connect the two yellow leads from the generator to the box inputs, tie back and insulate the red generator lead, then the...
by Ming
03 Nov 2022 07:41
Forum: Pre V Twin models
Topic: My New Corsaro...
Replies: 37
Views: 16483

Re: My New Corsaro...

...Bantams are great workhorses. Shame about the brakes. Brakes? There are brakes? Nice D3? or D5? there. And your house looks grand too! ... Thanks, its a 1956 D3 Major, the house is just one of the many 'Belles Demeures' around here - but imagine the upkeep! BTW, I don't know what carb is fitted ...
by Ming
02 Nov 2022 07:58
Forum: Pre V Twin models
Topic: My New Corsaro...
Replies: 37
Views: 16483

Re: My New Corsaro...

...Have you really got a Bantam out in France? I have indeed. 'Found ' some years back towards the east of France. I think it had spent most of its life in the local vinyards, judging from the baked on oil and sand mix which covered the engine. A broken Reynolds chain put it out of service, when no...
by Ming
01 Nov 2022 05:57
Forum: General motorcycling topics
Topic: Rear Sprockets
Replies: 5
Views: 4436

Re: Rear Sprockets

You could try Talon Engineering. I have used them for a different make.
by Ming
28 Oct 2022 05:26
Forum: Pre V Twin models
Topic: My New Corsaro...
Replies: 37
Views: 16483

Re: My New Corsaro...

Congratulations.
Now. You show us your Corsaro and I’ll show you my Bantam... :wink:
by Ming
25 Oct 2022 08:25
Forum: Bikes and bits for sale
Topic: Settebello near Paris
Replies: 1
Views: 1749

Settebello near Paris

I just thought someone might be tempted by this.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/motos/2242342905.htm
by Ming
09 Oct 2022 07:17
Forum: The 500
Topic: Heated grips?
Replies: 9
Views: 2756

Re: Heated grips?

I don't know how much power they need, but I have had Oxford heated grips on a Yamaha YBR 250 for years. They are very effective when used. If you squeeze the biggest capacity battery you can into the battery box, maybe that would provide enough charge for lights and grips, with a recharge overnight...
by Ming
16 Sep 2022 06:54
Forum: Off road bikes
Topic: Camel Mk 2 fork oil
Replies: 5
Views: 4295

Re: Camel Mk 2 fork oil

This is copied from the Marzocchi fork overhaul manual (on a Ducati site, I think), if it is any use. Precise weights / volumes depend on rider weight, usage and preferences. I have normally used ATF oil for the last 40 years - around 10W I think.
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by Ming
05 Sep 2022 10:42
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125 WITH NO SPARK
Replies: 117
Views: 58859

Re: 125 WITH NO SPARK

...'If the advance goes the wrong way around then probably just like the on the 3.5 and 500/501 there is a wrong mix of pick up and transducer'... Yes - but as I understand it, your 125H does not have a pick up similar to those on the twins. It still (to me) points to a possible problem with the tr...
by Ming
04 Sep 2022 05:58
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 13619

Re: 125H problems

Just a couple of points. If the rotor and stator have been in position from build, there should not be a ’leak’ of magnetism. As Paul C says, the cdi units do nothing other than produce a spark. The circuit internals are shown on a cct diagram on the Dutcb site and can be built with some moderate so...
by Ming
18 Aug 2022 08:18
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 13619

Re: 125H problems

Il get me coat, couldn't see a date. :oops:
by Ming
17 Aug 2022 10:55
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 13619

Re: 125H problems

Oops.
OK, notwithstanding the risk of being wrong again, I just came across this link to a French site with a possible (if fairly drastic) option. https://www.kennedy.fr/morini_125h.htm
by Ming
15 Aug 2022 07:04
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 13619

Re: 125H problems

Don't forget that the markings on the rotor are in Italian. So PMS = punto morto superiore = Top Dead Centre. ANT = anterior = front (for the twins). And that Ignition in Italian = accensione. So your "A" mark is the ignition timing point. Also, on early V twins, the PMS reference mark is ...