Moto Morini 500 - Ebay

[canuck750]

Looks like a decent project, mufflers have rotted out and the discs are rusted (new ones are available from NLM)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Other-Makes-500/382592064315?hash=item5914439b3b:g:6l0AAOSwuGhbw8Jd:rk:9:pf:0

[jas67]

Hmmm, always wanted a Morini.   

I'm going to look away now.   I've already bought too many motorcycles this year.

[JJ]

QUOTE:  The engine is stuck from sitting. Selling for parts or repair/restoration. Gas tank has some surface rust inside. Mufflers are rotted. Possibly missing parts.  

Ho Boy = Lots of time and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for this project!!!!

[cliffrod]

QUOTE:  The engine is stuck from sitting. Selling for parts or repair/restoration. Gas tank has some surface rust inside. Mufflers are rotted. Possibly missing parts.  

Ho Boy = Lots of time and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for this project!!!!

No kidding- the only thing more expensive than a cheap Italian bike is a free one....

[Moto]

Isn't that a Strada instead of a Sport? The wheels don't match, and the front looks too small. The 350 (or even the 250) is the one to get, right?

What happened to the engine paint?

Moto

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Isn't that a Strada instead of a Sport? The wheels don't match, and the front looks too small. The 350 (or even the 250) is the one to get, right?

What happened to the engine paint?

Moto

Strada. Other than the color, the wheels match, The forks are the same 35 mm Marzocchis that the 3 1/2 and 500 used.

I do prefer the 3 1/2 over the 500s. Until the Sei-V, 500s only had five-speeds and the ratios were a bit widely spaced IMO. 500s are also slightly longer and heavier, not a lot more powerful.

Humidity is what happened to the engine paint (and mufflers and tank). If there was even one small chip, the alloy under the  paint starts to corrode, the paint bubbles and flakes off.   

[canuck750]

If a 3 1/2 is more ones flavour there is this project



https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Other-Makes-Moto-Morini/273504250973?hash=item3fae1fac5d:g:nVMAAOSwcBRbv4Zf&vxp=mtr