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by Ming
07 Nov 2022 08:00
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: Plans go up in smoke and other electrical gremlins
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

Re: Plans go up in smoke and other electrical gremlins

As far as the regulator goes, I'm sure there are many suitable ones. Speaking personally, I had a Strada which ran well for many years using a Boyer 'Power Box. Easy to fit, just connect the two yellow leads from the generator to the box inputs, tie back and insulate the red generator lead, then the...
by Ming
03 Nov 2022 07:41
Forum: Pre V Twin models
Topic: My New Corsaro...
Replies: 37
Views: 15366

Re: My New Corsaro...

...Bantams are great workhorses. Shame about the brakes. Brakes? There are brakes? Nice D3? or D5? there. And your house looks grand too! ... Thanks, its a 1956 D3 Major, the house is just one of the many 'Belles Demeures' around here - but imagine the upkeep! BTW, I don't know what carb is fitted ...
by Ming
02 Nov 2022 07:58
Forum: Pre V Twin models
Topic: My New Corsaro...
Replies: 37
Views: 15366

Re: My New Corsaro...

...Have you really got a Bantam out in France? I have indeed. 'Found ' some years back towards the east of France. I think it had spent most of its life in the local vinyards, judging from the baked on oil and sand mix which covered the engine. A broken Reynolds chain put it out of service, when no...
by Ming
01 Nov 2022 05:57
Forum: General motorcycling topics
Topic: Rear Sprockets
Replies: 5
Views: 3912

Re: Rear Sprockets

You could try Talon Engineering. I have used them for a different make.
by Ming
28 Oct 2022 05:26
Forum: Pre V Twin models
Topic: My New Corsaro...
Replies: 37
Views: 15366

Re: My New Corsaro...

Congratulations.
Now. You show us your Corsaro and I’ll show you my Bantam... :wink:
by Ming
25 Oct 2022 08:25
Forum: Bikes and bits for sale
Topic: Settebello near Paris
Replies: 1
Views: 1719

Settebello near Paris

I just thought someone might be tempted by this.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/motos/2242342905.htm
by Ming
09 Oct 2022 07:17
Forum: The 500
Topic: Heated grips?
Replies: 9
Views: 2661

Re: Heated grips?

I don't know how much power they need, but I have had Oxford heated grips on a Yamaha YBR 250 for years. They are very effective when used. If you squeeze the biggest capacity battery you can into the battery box, maybe that would provide enough charge for lights and grips, with a recharge overnight...
by Ming
16 Sep 2022 06:54
Forum: Off road bikes
Topic: Camel Mk 2 fork oil
Replies: 5
Views: 3868

Re: Camel Mk 2 fork oil

This is copied from the Marzocchi fork overhaul manual (on a Ducati site, I think), if it is any use. Precise weights / volumes depend on rider weight, usage and preferences. I have normally used ATF oil for the last 40 years - around 10W I think.
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by Ming
05 Sep 2022 10:42
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125 WITH NO SPARK
Replies: 117
Views: 55917

Re: 125 WITH NO SPARK

...'If the advance goes the wrong way around then probably just like the on the 3.5 and 500/501 there is a wrong mix of pick up and transducer'... Yes - but as I understand it, your 125H does not have a pick up similar to those on the twins. It still (to me) points to a possible problem with the tr...
by Ming
04 Sep 2022 05:58
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 12487

Re: 125H problems

Just a couple of points. If the rotor and stator have been in position from build, there should not be a ’leak’ of magnetism. As Paul C says, the cdi units do nothing other than produce a spark. The circuit internals are shown on a cct diagram on the Dutcb site and can be built with some moderate so...
by Ming
18 Aug 2022 08:18
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 12487

Re: 125H problems

Il get me coat, couldn't see a date. :oops:
by Ming
17 Aug 2022 10:55
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 12487

Re: 125H problems

Oops.
OK, notwithstanding the risk of being wrong again, I just came across this link to a French site with a possible (if fairly drastic) option. https://www.kennedy.fr/morini_125h.htm
by Ming
15 Aug 2022 07:04
Forum: Singles
Topic: 125H problems
Replies: 37
Views: 12487

Re: 125H problems

Don't forget that the markings on the rotor are in Italian. So PMS = punto morto superiore = Top Dead Centre. ANT = anterior = front (for the twins). And that Ignition in Italian = accensione. So your "A" mark is the ignition timing point. Also, on early V twins, the PMS reference mark is ...
by Ming
31 Jul 2022 19:43
Forum: Tre e mezzo
Topic: 350 bolt/nut torque value tables?
Replies: 12
Views: 3566

Re: 350 bolt/nut torque value tables?

A well fitting spanner and white knuckles is usually pretty close, I find.
by Ming
30 Jul 2022 05:03
Forum: Bikes and bits wanted
Topic: atomiser/needle jet 260U for VHB/VHBZ
Replies: 7
Views: 2610

Re: atomiser/needle jet 260U for VHB/VHBZ

125H wrote: 29 Jul 2022 16:39 Its for reference only! Why bother to advertise stuff they haven't got.
Er, for reference? How long have these carbs been out of production? All part of the fun of old bikes.