Just joined, first post. Finally bought my very own Morini, a '87 Excalibur 501. Spent all of its life in Pennsylvania and Virginia, but now it's been delivered out to the Puget Sound region of Washington state. Over the weekend, I was looking it over, getting familiar with the Morini way, I noticed a few things.
First, the shaft of the oil dipstick is curved, apparently to facilitate removal underneath the rear exhaust pipe as it snakes around the right side. It's clever, but is it correct for the Excal? I'd hate to service oil to the marks, only to find I overserviced the crankcase.
Second, it has PHBH30ES carbs (which will need an overhaul), whereas everything I've read lists PHBH26 for the Excalibur 501.
Third, everything I've read about the Excalibur says it should have a Kokusan alternator, but this one has the Ducati Elletrotechnica magneto attached to the electric start drum.
Looking forward to some good exchanges with fellow Italiaphiles!
Regards,
Steve