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That looks like interesting stuff! Has your tank been resting on the air filter box though? Are the cracks due to some stress raised there? I've been lucky so far and only seen witness marking from cables routed under the tank. I'll certainly look out for the product you mention in the meantime, tha...

I can't help with the lengths sadly but I'm sure that Central Wheel co have supplied them in the past. They usually keep records and specs for everything they've done.

I was over on the island for a few days last week and busy with leading another club around. I dropped in at the Highlander (now a private house) to ask permission for our reunion photo. Sadly there was no-one at home so I left a note, BUT! it would be great if one of our Manx resident members could...

That's a fair point too Jenny. I think your suggestion of a google translate for the first contact is the way to go. From my experience of google translate the recipient will have a good laugh at deciphering it, so getting them in the right mood to help us out! :) Seriously yes, I would try google f...

There is a speedo for sale in Switzerland. 90 Swiss Francs which is £83:52. Half the price of a dodgy replica. https://www.tutti.ch/it/vi/ticino/veicoli/accessori-moto/contachilometri-moto-morini/58939389 Hi Jen, I’ve tried the link, but can’t contact the vendor to buy the item as I don’t understan...

When a cylinder is on TDC of its idle stroke both valves will be open. If you find that point and move the piston back and forth around TDC you should see both rockers moving. TDC on compression should have both closed.

Motomat350 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2025 19:08 Thanks 123Morini

Do you know the bend angles and lengths ?

I think those angles quoted in the reply from Jenny are accurate.

Yes, as already said-washing machine/vacuum cleaner spares! As for the support pad the originals will have crumbled away years ago and were only a cheap piece of porous foam anyway. I started cutting up old camping mats-closed cell foam and cheap enough. The originals were also a bit marginal on thi...

As yours is already a small-ish 40 I'd say not much less! 35 for instance would be a big % difference. Before you try that consider that the needle adjustment has been fruitfull and that maybe the slide cutaway is worth adjusting? A few of us have found raising the cutaway has helped a lot, as littl...

Actually Norbert, some did come with Paioli fitted. Also some had a remote reservoir and some didn't! As far as I know they were not designed to be serviceable and my only attempt at repairing one was a failure. With my limited skills and facilities I couldn't work out a way of securing the top seal...

They just look like worn hex to me, rattle gunned maybe? Or imperial/worn keys used? Mdina may have new or used items available as these forks were used on other Italians Ducati especially. If new are available I'd get some and use informed bodging techniques to get the old ones out. As Charlie says...

The top pic is of the type as in the older forks. The hex socket in the top had a countersunk screw that was a slotted type originally. I suspect his were replaced at some point with 'something close', like BA fitters used to do with windscreens replacements till they had that nasty incident at umpt...

They'll be worth more again if they can be sold as Norton surely? Could we say they fit Vincents too?

This is always the challenge with bikes this old. Unless they've been unusually well cared for they can throw up all sorts of head scratchers when you find one of the 47 previous owners has been 'creative' with maintenance and repairs. Or is just an unqualified bodger. Qualified bodgers like me are ...

I know where there is one! I'm sure other members will back me up on that. All the other secondhand bikes out there can't tell you where they've been for the last 40 odd years and what's happened to them. Mine can.