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I just spotted this 350 restoration project on eBay as I'm keeping an eye out for an Italian resto project for an old friend.

Bike location is Coalville. The guy answering the questions is called Stuart. Hmmm....

Anyway, just thought I'd draw attention to it in case anyone is interested.

That is rather a fine looking machine.

Thanks guys, this nylon/PTFE option is sounding quite interesting, but then so are the alternative placements for the grease nipple (and there is something satisfying about locking on a grease gun). Decisions, eh? EVguru, you are right, the bushes are surprisingly generous in size for a smallish bik...

Take a look at the idle jets. They may need to be leaned out for modern fuel (I'm running 43s). A hole in the mid range can be due to weak ignition, but can again be mixture. A change of atomiser is often the cure. Thanks, sounds like I need to assemble a collection of Dellorto bits and bobs before...

As to reluctance to idle when hot, in my experience that can also be a sign of the stator ignition coil windings starting to break down, but if it starts OK perhaps all is well. The balancing act is well worth the time and effort. Yes, I was wondering about that. I guess if I can't tune out the pro...

Richard - we must have been separated at birth. D/D 350 Sport and a Saturno - motorcycle doppelgangers! Blimey, Broadbandylegs, I see we even joined these boards around the same time! I don't know if you are on The Gen, but there's been a mention of an article in this month's 'Practical Sportsbikes...

I've done exactly what you said next, fitted nipples elsewhere. Drilled through the swinging arm and bush, threaded it and fitted nipples. A right angle nipple on one side and an angled one on the other. The right hand one is accesssed under the flywheel cover and the other can be seen at the front...

I'm going to be rolling up my sleeves and getting stuck into my 3 1/2 Sport this year, so, although I joined nearly a year ago, I thought I'd introduce myself and my bike a bit because I'm sure I'm going to be trying members' patience quite a lot this year. I bought a '75 double drum from NLM this t...

The Tarozzi rearset installation on my 3 1/2 Sport (I'm pretty sure mine are Tarozzis) uses the rear swing arm grease nipple drilling as a mounting hole (I think this is what's going on, anyway, but I haven't started disassembly because I need to order a head nut spanner because the rear downpipe ob...

EVguru wrote:

dvhttn wrote:As Steve said, red light is always on ... Thought it was stupid idea, though I'm sure there was a good reason for it back in the Morini design offices in the early 70s.

It's a fuel on light.

I hadn't thought of that way of thinking about it before... I can make sense of that.

I've never met a Morini purist, certainly not on this forum....do they exist? Our bikes were all built with purity of design and intention, not purity of parts-book. That's what UJM's are for, not Moto Morinis! :D Cheers, Dom Yes, yes, I'm a purist... but, how can I say, in a jokey sort of way... w...

DB cycles were advertising this bike back in April 2011. I downloaded the pics then for my Morini archive, but didn't follow the sale to its conclusion. Wonder why it didn't sell then? Looks like a good unrestored example.

Ouch! I read that as exhaust valve collets, and was wondering how you limped home. Then I read your post properly. Think I'll check mine.

Its also quite useful at saving fuel as you attempt to a hand signal a right turn at an uphill junction. ... especially when you have a not wholly diagnosed occasional tendency to cut out when the revs drop to tickover (grrr! got to fix that). Still, I'm not unsympathetic to the 'classic feel' argu...

Brett wrote: I purchased the tank and side cover badges off him and the yoke badge in the Italian colours.

Brett, thanks. Great minds and all that... I was also thinking that the Italian flag yoke badge would be a subtle personalised touch on my otherwise standard 3 1/2.
Richard