Early sport

lambs · Post by **lambs** » 26 Feb 2017 00:16

Looks like a good job.....you've got probably the hardest part to do. I helped a friend replace a damaged trail bike rim years ago.....looked a simple job, but what a PITA

Witness marks on the hub give big clues as to the original spoke orientation. Alternate holes will probably have similar on the 'inside' face. A starting point, at least.

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 21 Mar 2017 23:37

One down, 3 to go.

AntietamClassicCycle · Post by **AntietamClassicCycle** » 22 Mar 2017 13:10

Beautiful!

Blue Morini USA · Post by **Blue Morini USA** » 02 Apr 2017 01:23

Looks great Mark. Keep up the good work !

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 02 Apr 2017 14:05

Thanks

Paz2112 · Post by **Paz2112** » 03 Apr 2017 08:59

Superb job on those rims. Great work.

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 28 Apr 2017 02:45

Trying to get parts ready for reassembly.

hombre · Post by **hombre** » 28 Apr 2017 08:45

Looking good, I am also rebuilding an old Sport, but from a pile of parts (see other post about the crank). Mine has framenumber 5009... The engine number is only applied to exportmodels, in Italy you won't find engines with numbers...

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 29 Apr 2017 02:28

The engine came to me in parts. Very rough and incomplete. I've been working with someone to resolve that.

lambs · Post by **lambs** » 29 Apr 2017 02:58

From the length of those drive belts you have one of those extremely rare OHC engines

hombre · Post by **hombre** » 29 Apr 2017 10:08

I saw some rusy bits, but a crank that rusty is somewhat overdone... Was it underwater?

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 30 Apr 2017 00:30

Yes, most of the parts were pretty trashed. I purchased a partial engine (bottom end) from a fairly local Morini owner. Found a nos racing cam and traded it for a nos sport cam. The cylinders were rusted so we bored them to 375 and purchased new pistons from NLM. We are able to use the numbers matching case so that is a bonus. I'm sure there will be other issues but one thing at a time

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 17 May 2017 18:57

I noticed a slight difference in the front hubs between the early bike and the '74. They added a lip for a rubber seal on the drive side cover plate on the '74. On the early bike, the inside of the cover plate does not have a lip and is symmetrical (other than the opening for the speedo drive).

Mepstein · Post by **Mepstein** » 17 May 2017 18:58

'74 has a lip for the rubber seal

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 17 May 2017 20:34

Mine is the same (although a Benelli Tornado one). This rubber seal is important to protect the drum from the grease of the speedo drive. It took me a year to find one (the seal, to find the brake took some more years

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Dulcinea once was a `74 Strada but has become a bit more sporty now

This project took me nearly 15 years, but now it´s done

First summer day today here in Schleswig-Holstein!

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