Solidarity

[Beveldrive]

For a bunch of guys that own and ride one of the most vicious and sexy motorcycles on the planet I reckon we're a quiet lot.

In fact.....if it wasn't for blokes like twisty this forum may as well kiss it's collective arse goodbye!

Let's stop dreaming and face up to the fact that Moto Morini is dead.
The rest of the world probably doesn't give a shit but we have no other choice than to band together and make the most of what we've got.

With leadership and solidarity we can become a club more exclusive than Ferrarri et al.

Buell owners are facing the same fate as us but they will be around for many,many years. There's no reason why we can't do the same with a little extra effort.

Solidarity is the key to our survival, it's up to each one of us to gather everyone we know from every country we can think of with a new Morini to this site and work as one.
I've been running an old Ducati for the last 22yrs. The workshop it came from is long gone but It all comes down to networking.I can still ride a bike tomorrow that went out of production 20 years ago thanks to people who share my passion.

Let's keep Morini alive, no matter what the sacrifice.

[twisty]

http://www.precisionshims.com.au/a/Prec ... -Australia
just in case shims become unavailable. It wouldn't cost much to ship these around the world.
What happens if things like head gaskets become unavailable, does any one make one to pattern anywhere?

i think the real work is done by the silent minority who run the site and make it easier for the rest of us to get in touch .

I wish i was a betting man i'd have made a fortune.

Bought an Mz......went bust

Bought a Buell...went bust

Bought a morini ......went bust

Bought another italian .... doesn't work
Bought the wife an iron.......She said **** unprintable

[corsaro chris]

Brett;

The new Morini uses an awful lot of standard bits and pieces from suppliers that also provide kit for Ducati, Benelli and Moto Guzzi. The centre stand from the GP comes from people who make stands for Ducati, the frame is from Verlicchi, and much of the electrics are common to others, for example. The difficult bits will be cycle parts such as the tank, panels and seat plus specialities such as the pistons (American). There might be a few around, but in the long term we have to expect that there will be difficulties here.

But in the UK NLM have shown that running a 40 year old Morini is still viable, so there is hope for us! The worry will be who takes over when Stuart decides to retire; does the MRC step in and become a dealer? I suspect not... We just have to be prepared to pay the price for the hard to get parts, and to keep some company in business selling spares.

Alternatively, get more to buy Morini when (if) they come back from the brink...

And in the meantime;

Good riding,

CC

[DaveH]

For a bunch of guys that own and ride one of the most vicious and sexy motorcycles on the planet I reckon we're a quiet lot.

Spot on ....am amazed at how little activity there is compared to other forums...there must be lots of unshared info out there to help us all run our bikes as best we can in the circumstances....come on guys ....talk to us..

Dave H

[Henrik]

I'm here and not planning on going anywhere soon. In spite of the problems I have experienced, and the frustration expressed in another thread, I love my bike and I have taken the decision that I will be keeping it. It really is an easy decision when it comes down to it, just go for a ride and your mind is made up!

Now I am not very mechanically gifted, and I rely on a local shop for all things pertaining to my bike. The good news is that my mechanic is also passionate about the Morinis, and he knows them well. He has a good network around Europe, as he is fluent in French, German and Italian. As it turns out, there are a lot of pieces available still in Germany.

So, I could help to extent of passing on requests or questions to my mechanic. If you are looking for specific parts, I would be more than happy to check with him what he can do, and pass this on to you. Also, my father-in-law is capable of custom manufacturing certain parts (he is a precision mechanic) and so I also work a bit with him to produce certain replacements that are better than the original.

The weather this weekend seems perfect, so rather than spending any more time in front of the computer, I think I will head for the mountian roads around here.

[72degrees]

The dealer that I bought my Voxan Roadster off in Limoges is also a modern Moto Morini dealer. The only other marques that he specialises in are Benelli and Moto Guzzi. He is probably wondering what the future holds.

Unfortunately I am waiting for an email from him about Voxan parts availability as mine appears to have big-end failure. It now turns out that one batch of early motors were built with bearing shells from a sub standard supplier. If I had put more miles on it when I first had it the work would have been done by him under warranty.

All the spares at the factory were bought up by one outfit called Sibel and he has yet to get updated spares lists to confirm what is available and current (no doubt hiked) prices. If I decide to take the bike to him in October to have the bottom end rebuilt I'll quiz him on any inside information to do with Moto Morini.

I had been toying with the idea of replacing it with a 9 1/2 if it needs an unobtainium new crank, but that might be out of the frying pan and into the fire.

As Chris says, many parts are from generic sources. There may even be common parts on a Voxan! It turns out that my indicators are exactly the same as on one model of Buell. For more specific parts the problem is the short production run, though I'm guessing significantly more Corsaros etc. have been built than Voxans. Unlike classic Morinis, 'vintage fakes' , Vincents and AJS/Matchless for example there may not be the numbers of bikes out there to support a market for pattern part manufacturer.

Ultimately, however, if there is sufficient demand, in these days of CNC machining almost anything can be made at a cost.

Still, it's not reached that scenario yet.

On a happier note I am determined to rebuild the 2C/375 this winter, so I hope to have a Morini on the road again next spring

[twisty]

i'd purchased some morini workshop tools. I was wondering how easy would it be for someone to make copies of them, as most just are basic lathe turned items or wrenches.
I'll try and post some pictures.

[DaveH]

Hi Tom....

Have sent pm re the tools

Dave

[Beveldrive]

Bought an Mz......went bust

Bought a Buell...went bust

Bought a morini ......went bust

Bought another italian .... doesn't work
Bought the wife an iron.......She said **** unprintable

Yeah, but I bet it's an awesome looking iron and none of her friends have one like it.

[twisty]

Bought an Mz......went bust

Bought a Buell...went bust

Bought a morini ......went bust

Bought another italian .... doesn't work
Bought the wife an iron.......She said **** unprintable

Yeah, but I bet it's an awesome looking iron and none of her friends have one like it.

it's not the iron i'm afraid of its the wife

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[toggy]

Have a little optimism ,MM have been going bust for over a year now and there still here,plus i fancy a Gran Ferro