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Gedge wrote:After the speedo head replacement my fuel light comes on at 130 miles and takes 16l of fuel..not sure what that is in MPG but I am pretty happy with it

37 mpg

Moto Morini says it is “hitting back against internet rumours that have exaggerated the challenges facing the Italian manufacturerâ€￾, claiming it has paid all salaries owed to its 65 staff – though admitting its suppliers’ bills will continue to go unpaid.

“Moto Morini stated categorically that its own intention is to go straight ahead with all the company activities and all actions to date have been made with this in mindâ€￾ they say – an acknowledgement that entering voluntary liquidation yesterday was a deliberate step to avoid having to pay suppliers, who have been unpaid since June.

Under Italian law suppliers now have no right to bring a criminal action against the company for not paying their invoices.

Morini assures us that “The commercial offices, technical, after-sales and spare parts departments are all working normally.

"Moto Morini is currently completing the updates on its range of products and expects 2010 models to be available from middle of October ‘09.â€￾

Morini has sold more bike this year than last but too many of those sales have come from dealers’ running down of stocks rather than ordering more. It’s believed the firm has eight months under protection of Italian law to re-establish its finances.
Morini planned to sell 2000 bikes in 2009, on track for a break-even point of 2500 bikes in 2010.

A source close to the firm says they expect to actually hit a little over 1200 sales this year.

Italian firm Moto Morini has entered voluntary liquidation after failing to pay its staff or suppliers in September.
Morini now enters a period uncertainty tinged with bleakness. Voluntary liquidation is normally a precursor to a firm’s assets being broken up and sold off, but it could trigger the appearance of a buyer for the whole firm.

The news comes as a real surprise – Morini has sold 15% more bikes in the first eight months of 2009 than it did in the whole of 2008, and development work on new models was apparently in full swing.
Only last month the firm was spied testing a rival to the upcoming new Ducati Multistrada in the highly-promising form of the new Granpasso.
No comment has yet emerged from the firm, or UK importers Three Cross, but the firm still has a booking at November’s EICMA show in Milan.

Fingers crossed they make it that far.

Update:

Statement from Moto Morini UK importers Three Cross Motorcycles:

“Moto Morini has gone into “Voluntary Liquidationâ€￾ - this does not have the same implications as under UK law - it is a technical step necessary for any company to block legal action against them from unpaid suppliers. It will enable Morini to continue normal activity and allow the possibility for new investors to come into a "going concern".

Production and ex factory deliveries of bikes so far this year is similar to last year but this is below the budget to break even at 2000 units and this has caused a cash flow problem.

All daily activity at Morini is as normal, so supply of bikes and aftersales service are unaffected.

Production of the new model Supermotard 1200 is scheduled for January.

Morini are currently in negotiation with two potential investors and a third has just come onto the scene, so a positive outcome is predicted.â€￾
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/ ... -bankrupt/

Another pic for me to drool over...

A couple of photos for you.
I would be VERY tempted by one of these

My 500-6 does not have the fittings (part 4) into the airbox, there is just a moulded circle where they would attach. The two tubes (part 5) were fed into the air intake hole at the front of the airbox. It had always been like this. A while ago I replaced all the tubes on the breathers as the origin...

Hi Nick, welcome to the forum.

There is a friendly Dutch Morini Club www.motomoriniclub.nl
with a forum in Dutch if you can read it. You may find someone close by. You are very welcome to hang around here and ask questions.
Let's have some photos!


Steve

Did you get coloured leds for the warning lights ?
I did because I thought the white would be too bright and would wash out the warning light cover making them all look white.

I like the way the bulbs look just like the originals and fit in the holders the same way, no extra work or circuits needed.

Hi Raymond,
welcome to the forum and the Club. We have all been infected here.

That's a nice 3 1/2

Manual fuel tap open ?

Got my leds from these people - ultraleds

They have since redesigned their site, they used to have a motorcycle section which I can't see now. I just matched the existing bulbs to their photos.
Think they were around £10 delivered. They should last the life of the bike now.

I have always used tubeless tires with an inner tube on my 500. As stated above our cast wheels are the wrong shape to allow a tubless tyre to fit without leaking. Pressures I use are 1.8bar front 2.1 rear 26/30 psi I can certainly notice when the front has lost a few psi, the rear does not seem so ...

How long has it been unused? Did you drain the carbs before storing it? I left mine unused for nearly 4 years :oops: before deciding to get it road legal again late last year. Unleaded fuel goes off pretty quickly and leaves behind varnishes and green gunk. I ended up replacing both carbs with brand...

I replaced mine with white leds for the clocks and coloured leds for the other lights. The clocks are not super bright due to the position of the bulb holders, but can be seen. http://www.morini-riders-club.com/photos/leds.jpg The bezel can be carefully prised back with a flat blade just enough to r...