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@mgelder The locksmith started with a can of WD-40 on my steering lock. I rotated between sprays to try and increase the chances of freeing up the lock e.g. mine (once removed) had lots of gummy grease which was restricting it's movement in the headstock. He wanted to free the pins in the lock so fo...

Thank you for your suggestions. Amazon.co.uk (I live in the UK) has M7 helicoil kits for £25 ish, eBay does have some but they're harder to track down and it's harder to confirm when the items would arrive from eBay. The M7 bolts are also available from online vendors, not from local stores AFAIK.

Like many bikes, it turns out that my recently acquired 3 1/2 sport has various worn out or stripped threads. These include one for the tank mount which is an uncommon size of M7 diameter. Here's what I've found so far, I wonder what recommendations you have in terms of repairing and restoring these...

Thanks for the info about what the ghastly red coating might be & your perspective on it. My tank isn't leaking, the RH fuel tap does so happily most of the time. I've bought a new one to replace it and will do when I've ridden the bike enough to use more of the fuel in the tank. BTW: This bike'...

Thank you Paolo, so a 4mm one. I'll post an update once I've received and tried to fit the wider one. There's certainly a gap along the side of the bridge area over 1mm. The 4mm versions are easily available online for around £10 in the UK. I'l buy one of those if I can't get the wider one to behave...

The cute 3 1/2 sport I bought had had the petrol tank 'treated'. The seller couldn't remember what product he'd used. Once I'd started riding the bike I noticed all sorts of running problems, possibly related to fuelling and/or jetting. I had a receipt for most of the jets being replaced. However Ro...

Another minor experience was getting extra ignition keys cut. I only had one for the recently acquired 3 1/2 I first ordered a couple from Rob at NLM which arrived the next day, however they turned out to be slightly smaller and narrower in their cross-section than my lock. Thankfully my local locks...

I've acquired a 3 1/2 sport, 1979 era with a single front disk and cast wheels. It seems the bike hadn't actually been ridden for years, and hadn't done more than 370 miles in the last 11 years. I've discovered this, and some flawed remedial work by previous owners, means I've got some work to do......

Robin,
Here's a super moto Kanguro that was for sale a year or so ago. Scroll down to see the details. https://www.gumtree.com/p/morini-motorb ... 1169971458

All the best with your project.

Robin,
Here's a super moto Kanguro that was for sale a year or so ago. Scroll down to see the details. https://www.gumtree.com/p/morini-motorb ... 1169971458

All the best with your project.

I've got an Kanguro X3 350 which I bought in May this year and then spent time getting it working reliably as it'd not been used for years and was shocked to actually be ridden. I'm happy to keep it, but know it's not likely to be mine for ever (unlike my 501 engined 3 1/2, I hope). FYI I've replace...

Thanks for your offer Julian, bit late for that now though,the engine is in many pieces. The cam follower certainly did break up, whether that caused the big end problem or not I don't know, whats strange to me is that the oil and filter were clean the first time I dropped it, only after I tried ag...

Pedro, I live in the South East (near High Wycombe) and while I don't generally strip engines these days I might be able to provide a second opinion. PM me if this would be any use. We can arrange to meet up. Do let me know if the bike is rideable (in which case you might come to me as I've a fairly...

Thanks for scheduling it for my next birthday - what a generous present - meeting and spending time with folk who enjoy and care for Morinis. I hope to join you.

My X3 came with some wires emerging from the left, manual fuel tap. I understand it's intended to provide some sort of indicator of the fuel level. I don't know what, mainly as my bike has a custom instrument console that replaces all the idiot lights as well as the speedo and rev counter. My guess ...