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Reluctantly I am going to have to sell my 1982 3 ½ Strada, fitted with an S engine. Reason is that I just cannot get the hang of the RH gearchange even though I was brought up on them. I was out on it during the dry cold weather and got myself into a bit of trouble by hitting the gearchange instead ...

3 possible things spring to mind.

1. Air filters - are they clean?
2. Float heights - have you checked them?
3. Chokes - are they sealing correctly when in the off position?

Just a few things that sprang to mind.

Bought a 955i cylinder off E Bay for £27, now have it fitted, but not had a chance to ride it yet. At £27 no great shakes if I dont like it. Pushing the bike around the brake action feels a lot less grabby / binary than it did, the lever certainly feels less wooden. Looking forward to some weather s...

I like to keep riding all year, but only use one bike for that - my Enfield Himalayan. That is my all weather bike. The Himalayan gets regularly washed after riding and treated with ACF50 as necessary. Biggest enemy is salt hence the regular washing. The Morini is currently parked up and as with the...

Yep I have used the solid aluminium ones from Mdina.

Only out about 40 miles or so on it so far as not really been riding weather - too much rain, and I never that it out in the rain.

If we get a decent cold dry day I will probably stick a few more miles on it.

Took opportunity to take the bike on it's maiden run after the new rings / exhaust valves. Did just over 20 miles keeping the revs up / not letting it labour, did not take it any higher than about 6K. Did the 20 miles in 2 10 mile sections letting it cool off between runs. No dramas, ran perfectly. ...

Thanks for that, might give one a shot on mine.

If it gives the brake a bit more "feel" / makes it more progressive that will do me. As it is the brake is a bit binary !!

Seems to be a few on E Bay at the moment.

Twin disc Steve. Steve. Hello there was just reading through this thread and read your recommendation for a ST 955i cylinder - so all you have done is swopped out the stock master cyl for the ST 955i one, everything else is stock ? Only asking because mine has double discs, and despite the brakes b...

Thanks Norbert, I followed the guidance on torquing the head bolts in the Blue Book.

I'll keep an eye on things but I will remember to tweak the exhaust nuts.

Thanks for that George, good to hear from someone with experience.

To be honest I was not looking forward to having to take the valve gear off again.

Appreciate that the exhaust nuts will a re torque.

Just need some decent weather to get the new rings run in.

I have always re torqued the head / exhaust fittings after the first run on any bike that I have had after a rebuild - just think it is good practice. Nothing in the Blue Book about re torqueing after the first after a rebuild. Any thoughts, just do as I always have ? Appreciate a re torque means ta...

I have found Venhill cables a bit variable, quite literally. They are sometimes slightly over or under length, you can get around them being slightly long. Cant fault the workmanship, they are very well made. I have a pair of spare Vehnill throttle cables that came with the Morini when I bought it -...

Oh yes - they are definatley the right way around as per 45 of the blue book :D I even took the laptop out into the garage open at the page when I put the pistons in the second time !!! P.S. Started it up this afternoon, nice that it has lots of compression now - just need some decent weather to put...

Got the 3 1/2 pretty well back together - I would have been much nearer completion had I not made a schoolboy error. Having re assembled the rear cylinder, I was just about to put the head on the front cylinder when I noticed I had fitted the pistons the wrong way around :x Although I had marked bit...

Very true not to overthink - there are so many differing views on the subject, I am sure it will be fine.