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Hi Fully in is the way I've always done it. Top mark on my bikes corresponds to measured 3.0L oil put in after an oil change. Mine are 1978 bikes with the overstamped bit in the riders handbook saying 3 litres instead of 2.5, so it was many years later (probably after 20 years!) that I saw that the ...

Should you take the spring retaining screws out, when you reassemble, add some copperslip/neverseez onto the threads. Don't overtighten them, whatever you do or they may never unscrew again! If anything, it is better to leave then 1/4 -1/2 turn from fully home. They do stay put, honest!

It is normal. 350 and 500's run dry clutches so are much noisier than a comparable Japanese bike. Try listening to a dry clutch Ducati or a 1970's Yamaha TZ if you still think it is loud. The clutch is noisier when disengaged as the plates have room to move around. As long as a/ it doesnt slip, and ...

Hi,
I think you will need a 6 wire one. From memory the switch connects the side lights for normal riding as well as parking.
Have known to be wrong though.
George

Try cleaning all connections on the green wire between generator and transducers and try it. Leave it off the ignition switch as an extra measure. I will say 9v sounds very low, so am wondering if your rotor needs remagnetising? Other things to check: Resistor plug caps? Resistor plugs? Either/both ...

Tom,
Have sent you a pm.
Regards
George

Hi Tom, Have found the c-spanner I used (I think it is made of zinc plated cheese!) and the very useful bit - my 'restrainer' for the alloy inlet stub used to make sure the stub doesn't rotate when tightening the castellated nut. Free except for Thursday evening this week, so let me know when you ne...

Tom
I made one ages ago. Still have it somewhere in the garage. Could could deliver to you if it where I think it is.
(Any excuse for a ride...)
George

Hi, Sorry but don't have what you are looking for, but may I suggest you fit either one or the other, not both? You might well find that just fitting the rearsets will make the bike more enjoyable. My Sport has been this way since the early '80's and is still comfortable for really long rides (as lo...

Hi Marco, Whilst my bikes are assembled, I do know that the spring you need is a very close fit on the crank, and is made with square section wire. Hopefully someone else will be able to help you with either a spring or the dimensions of it. If no one else is able to help, I feel encouraged to hurry...

Hi, As has been said, sealed bearings are fine. What you have to be careful with is removing the speedo drive side bearing. Corrosion can build up in the wheel outside of the bearing, and when you drift the bearing out, the speedo drive gear cracks. These are either not available or very difficult t...

Hi, Not too helpful I know, but when I changed mine many, many years ago ( originals were all cracked) I couldn't buy any. I found some rubber bushes from a pair of rear shocks that were the right outside diameter and cut them to length. I made up a 'top hat' spacer (tube and washer in one piece) to...

Hi Tim, "Bad news is there was traces of red gasket sealant on the crankcase join - looks like it may have been messed with in the past - oh well.." Might not be as bad as you think. Morini used a dark red silicon sealant around the engine anywhere where there wasn't a proper gasket, and i...

WooHoo! One rainy day in early September, I was perusing ebay Austria (of all places) and a slightly rusty and once black painted heatshield of the right style I was looking for came up. At a 'buy it now' price of €32, it quickly became mine, but a further €21 for shipping made it less of a bargain....

Hi, The banjo bolts on original Morini master cylinders are M10 x1mm pitch. Most Japanese bikes (and their pattern parts suppliers too) use an M10x1.25mm bolt. As Steve said, if yours is a Sport, then the overall size of a replacement needs to be checked as, usually, when you fit it the banjo bolt w...