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budge wrote: ↑31 Aug 2023 22:10 Hi all, I live in Perth (Scotland) just turned 63 and bought my first Morini a 1981 3 1/2 Strada (as a non-runner) shortly before that, I now have it running with a lot of advice from Mark Bridger and by joining the Morini rider club and Mark's help I have saved money by not buying a new ignition system.

I got my first bike at 12 or 13 so 50 years riding now, roads, 28 years road racing on solos and as a sidecar passenger but stopped racing 10 years back and now ride my BMW R75/7 that I rebuilt over last winter and have done the best part of 3000 miles on so far this year.

I am looking forward to getting the morini on the road but still need to find a petrol cap seal as it is split.

morini_tom wrote: ↑01 Sep 2023 06:07 Welcome to the club and to Morini ownership,

For the fuel cap seal, I bought some 1.5mm thick Viton sheet from eBay and cut my own to size. Easy job with a pair of scissors and a small drill bit or bradawl to put the centre and breather holes in. The filler cap can be unscrewed to remove and replace the seal.


Hi Tom, Thanks for the welcome and info on the tank cap seal, I will have a look and see what I can find.

MickeyMoto wrote: ↑01 Sep 2023 16:03

budge wrote: ↑31 Aug 2023 22:10 Hi all, I live in Perth (Scotland) just turned 63 and bought my first Morini a 1981 3 1/2 Strada (as a non-runner) shortly before that, I now have it running with a lot of advice from Mark Bridger and by joining the Morini rider club and Mark's help I have saved money by not buying a new ignition system.

I got my first bike at 12 or 13 so 50 years riding now, roads, 28 years road racing on solos and as a sidecar passenger but stopped racing 10 years back and now ride my BMW R75/7 that I rebuilt over last winter and have done the best part of 3000 miles on so far this year.

I am looking forward to getting the morini on the road but still need to find a petrol cap seal as it is split.

So, two bikes I rate highly. The airheads are marvellous, long distance machines. Was up your way a few weeks ago, visiting Taste Perthshire for a BMW meeting. An easy 300 mile day. Lovely part of the world.

rossguzzi wrote: ↑28 Nov 2023 13:11 Back again. I was a member a few years ago when I had my Camel. I have now bought an early 75 (?) 3 1/2 Sport, wire/drum.
It`s now my 5th Morini. 1st was a 125 Corsaro Special then 2 x 76, 3 1/2 Sports, the Camel and now the classic drum 3 1/2 Sport.
The bad news is it is in the process of being shipped from the UK to Australia. I hope to get it around February.
I just sold my only bike today so for only the 2nd time since I was 14, I am bike-less.
Loooking forward to hanging around.
Cheers.