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Morini Jen wrote: ↑17 Aug 2025 21:11 What was the event?..

Italian bike day at Sammy Miller's motorcycle museum.

Well I went for it & pretty happy, little bit noisier than I would have liked & the footrest bracket was no good but otherwise a great & easy fit. A whole lot of weight saved & ridding myself of the high level exhausts is a proper bonus, just need to get it up to Dave Woods Racing in...

I think this may be of interest: https://www.mdinaitalia.co.uk/SKU040029020.html Thanks, if all else fails I have some other parts I was planning to order from them in the autumn when I refurb the forks. Does key 3mm wide x 5 mm high x6.5 long sound right? Thanks I'll check, off to an engineering p...

Thanks Morini Jen - will see what I can sort out, seems to think the club may have tools to borrow?

Stempy wrote: ↑21 Jul 2025 13:44 Also I am looking for a 500 front wheel

There are some advertised on eBay as rear but looks like front to me, nos unpainted £150

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167374787197

@ Steve Brown - thanks for the advice re the taper & I'll take a butchers at the manual to see if it makes sense to me.

Well it looks like my roadside failure was as a result of the rotor coming loose & sheering off the woodruff(?) key, so a few questions:- 1. what size key do I need to refit? 2. Do I need special tool whilst torquing up? 3. What is the torque setting? Thanks & looking forward to getting back...

Judging by other posts on the forum & my own measurements, something nearer 312mm eye to eye is correct for the 500

simonnorthroad wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025 07:43 Have a gold one and a free can of silver spray paint (completely wrong colour)?

What sort of state is your gold one? I'm pondering getting mine refinished but might be cheaper to buy used?

Btw - Tim Clarke is sorted for a front wheel - he borrowed my gold one to sort out his brake issue..

Tim, I'm pretty sure red light is oil pressure - cable runs from pressure switch on left hand side of crankcase on my 500 & labelled in owners manual as "red light oil pressure"

Edit - just checked the photos on Iconic website, pressure switch & cable are present on your bike.

There are a pair of 35mm riser clip ons in the club parts auction.

Thanks all, think I'll down the re-chroming route this autumn to make sure I get the right thing and there is a place in Luton not too far away that has a good rep.

Thanks Jenny but those are a bit spendy compared with re-chroming, new seals, dust boots & clips

That vintage suspension website looks really helpful though, have to see if I can resist buying full nos forks.... going to look at another 500 next week & see what the forks are like on that

Hi Ian - did you remember where you might have seen 35mm stanchions available? Thanks

After some decent fork stanchions for my 500 sport before I go down the path of having mine re-chromed, alternatively full legs if they have dust boots, brake line clips & don't need new seals. Thanks