fork tube replacement

[henrymski]

Hi all, new Morini owner here in the states and I need to replace the fork tubes on my 500 sei. That is proving difficult as Morinis are rare as rocking horse poo here. Can anyone suggest a source or provide info on an alternative?
I know they are 35mm which is common and Honda CBs and Suzuki GSs used the same size, but....
thanks

[henrymski]

Follow up questions: Will the forks from a 250 work? What other Morini forks are interchangeable? thanks.

[moriniuk]

The 250 forks are a smaller diameter.

Disco Volante sell new forks I think.

http://www.discovolantemoto.co.uk/index.php

[EVguru]

The 250 (single and twin) use Paoli forks and they're 1 1/4" diameter (31.75mm).

350 and 500 stanchions are the same (early 350 are 10mm longer) and Discovolante are probably the best source. They're not much more than re-chroming and grinding.

[Brubru]

Ducati Pantah fork tubes are identical to the Morini 500.

Bruno

[henrymski]

Thanks for the info. I'll check out discovolante ASAP.

The tip on the Pantah forks is handy, but they ain't too common round here neither!

[EVguru]

I just got an updated price from DiscoVolante.

It came to £148.50 plus postage (£10) and VAT.

[mgill]

Fast from the Past is the U.S Tarozzi guy. Very easy to deal with and will save you a bunch in shipping.
http://www.fastfromthepast.com/servlet/ ... Categories

Regards,
Mathew

[henrymski]

Hey all, just a quick follow up. I wound up having new forks made by Forking by Frank. Not at all expensive and outstanding results! Now on to the dodgy electrics and the shagged starter....

[John Bunting]

Hey all, just a quick follow up. I wound up having new forks made by Forking by Frank. Not at all expensive and outstanding results! Now on to the dodgy electrics and the shagged starter....

Henry, everybody has a shagged starter, usually stored under a workshop bench, get kicking.
Good to hear your forks are sorted.
John