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My 500 came with a conventional Exide 12v 30ah battery. Whilst this did fit the battery tray, the fit was snug and the battery required maintenance from time to time. After some advice on this forum I went for the Motobatt MB18U 12v 22.5 ah battery. Yes it is a little more money but there is less ma...

Had a similar experience last week. Not sure if the clamping knobs are the same but my 500 side panel fasteners are a 6 x 20 mm thread, star shaped. I found some on eBay item reference 382851710314. I have two, keeping one as spare, on their way from China. £4.98 each. if you have a parts book it sh...

Good advice Tom, part of the issue here is that the opposing panel has cracked after being over tightened. Normally this is not possible, but the previous owner had a non standard relay unit fitted to the bike by NLM, which interferes with the panel. I have now modified the panel for a snug fit. My ...

Nothing life threatening but a close call for of one of my side panels. Lost my clamping knob during my ride yesterday, arrived home to notice the side panel hanging from one of the pegs. Fortunately the good old internet has come to the rescue, two replacement knobs, star shape, on there way from C...

Thanks Mike, John for the response. Mike - I remember from an earlier life that the electric button has its uses, especially two up in traffic. These days I ride without a pillion and mostly around the many country lanes close to Louth. This means i can avoid traffic and the possibility of stalling....

Thanks for the heads up.

Do I need any specialist tools to remove the electric start.
Not sure whether to leave it on the bench or have the starter repaired.
In recent weeks I have used the kick start without to much effort.
That said the e/start can be useful as back up.

Regards

Paul

Another photo from the Highlander meet 1982.
Ignore the young man in the photo but I am sure someone will recognise reg KYD 797V.

Tim, don’t have one but would be a useful addition to the club library, it would appear that all 500 need parts, anyway that is my experience

I thought so, I need to give the starter a general overall, weak legs makes the electric boot essential these days, extra gym sessions doesn’t seem to compensate for the wear and tear that comes with age

Hi Micky, hope you are well.
With regret I must report that there is adequate power reaching the electric motor.

Regards

Paul

Great weather today so decided to give the bike and me a short shake down after fitting a new battery. No real issues until I returned home. The bike failed to start on the button, just a loud click from the relay. The bike has a solid state Durit relay, no visible fault, earth ok, wires fine, stran...

Hi Tim, the seat you have is off the later sport, nothing wrong with that, you will find each Morini is individual, they evolve over time. I am pleased that you have the bike running and that you have completed your first ride. I think it is time for me to buy a new battery for mine, I too have a gr...

I assume you have the choke lever on the handle bars. Check the routing and condition of the cables under the tank. Mine were in poor condition so I opted for individual chokes on each carb. This allows you to start the bike with the choke activated on one carb and in my view gets rid of the cables ...

Hi Tim, had a similar problem, sounds obvious but it is worth checking the ht leads, you might have a poor connection particularly with the transducers. Worth reseating these you might find that the bike will fire up instantly, mine did.