1975 3 1/2 Sport

[Galligaskins]

That smile says it all

[Morini Jen]

Great to hear the bike running, Matt!.. Well done you!

I had to do a double take when I switched on the video clip. I thought I'd come across the first ever 3½ Sport with a right foot kick starter..

Should have gone to Specsavers..

[Morinimatt]

Thanks everyone

Its been quite a journey to get to here, i ended up destroying a carb trying to retrieve a snapped screw out of it.

It ended up being a blessing in disguise as it was a VHBZ25HS which didnt match with the VHB25BS which I'm guessing is why my dad always had issues with it running/not running and braking down all the time. I obviously didnt know this, i had it as it came to me and just assumed thats how they were.

So it now has a matched set of VHB25BS, one of which i found on Ebay had to strip and clean as it was in a very sorry state (it had a bug in one of the jets) refit all that.

I didnt realise that the kickstand was fouling the footpeg and when i kicked it i snapped it clean off so ive anyone has a Tarozzi lever arm lying round ill take it off your hands.

So happy to have it running besides my previous attempt 2 years ago, i dont recall it being run or ridden in the last 10+ years.

[Morinimatt]

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[Morinimatt]

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[Morinimatt]

Great to hear the bike running, Matt!.. Well done you!

I had to do a double take when I switched on the video clip. I thought I'd come across the first ever 3½ Sport with a right foot kick starter..

Should have gone to Specsavers..

Don't worry you're not the first had a few mates asking if its LH Throttle

[Morinimatt]

After celebrating getting the old girl going again i decided to throw everything on that i've got today. I also put on a bit of Lanogaurd rust treatment on some of the more soiled bits

Found a few bits missing which i've posted on the wanted bit, i've started on with cleaning it up a bit after discovering that that there is actually meant to be some polished parts to this bike besides the headlight and mud gaurds! The near side still needs a little bit more work, but i got distracted by starting on the wire wheels which are a bit of graft

Can someone tell me if the clocks just sit in their rubber housing? If they do how are you rectifying them coming loose?

Cheers!

[Morinimatt]

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