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This looks very cool to me...I know you're are more of an originality guy Charlie, but do you have any thoughts on this resto-mod? Seems like the price is iffy? But I know these are pretty rare stateside.. I certainly have only seen one Morini in the flesh
Swap back to the original seat and 'bars and it's pretty much original. Odd that he used the '78 and later "duck tail" Sport seat, rather than the early rounded solo. Price seems good to me. Early drum-brake Morinis (whether Strada or Sport) seem to bring higher prices than later disk-brake bikes.
good score jasI would have done the same if it were closer
Sold. Will be collecting it next weekend.
Let me know if you have any questions. I'm not an authority on Morinis, but I've done quite a few now, have made special tools, know sources for things, etc. My own '77 Strada. After seven months of doing nothing, I'm back at work on it and getting closer all the time to being finished.
Thank you, Charlie, I'll definitely hit you up with any questions. I've been watching your restoration of the '77 Strada, and remember you had a K2 as wellThe seller doesn't know when the cam belt was changed, so, I guess I'll be doing that in short order. If there is anything else that I need to be on the lookout for, please let me know.
Cam belt is the main thing. I use this one from McMaster-Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/6484K244
Another one! https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/3794997057269574Mike Corcoran$4,000 · Newton, NHSelling my 1978 Moto Morini 3 1/2 Strada . I picked it up this summer because I always wanted one. I have not had much time with it. I got it running well brought it to a few bike shows and that was about it. Now I have found something else I want to move on to. This is a rare little bike. It could use some more fine tuning I just have not had the time. Sold with a bill of sale and a few previous registrations. Also comes with a box of small parts and manuals.
All I get at that link is:
My K2 did that when the stator winding that powers the transducers was failing. There is a green wire coming from the stator and connects at the fuse block. Disconnect that and connect an ohmmeter - one lead to that green wire and the other to a ground. You're looking for ~ 220 ohms, 180 will still work, less than that may not.
Update on the running problem.....I had a little time this morning to check out the Morini. The stator coil for the ignition circuit checks out fine. The problem is definitely fuel and not spark. I started it up and ran it a bit. The front cylinder is definitely warming up much more quickly, but, the rear is firing, as it runs real fast if I have the enrichener on for the rear cylinder, much more so than the front, but, in both cases, turning the enrinchener on/off affects the engine speed as it should. I guess it is time to pull the carbs and thoroughly check jetting, needle, etc. I've got no more time today to work on it, so, that will wait until another day. I should also obtain gaskets for the carbs before digging into them.I also did not yet check timing, I guess it could be a timing problem as well. I'm new to Morini. Does this bike have points? I'm going to assume dual points, so, one set could be off.
It is only running on the frontcylinder most of the time, with occasional surges of power from the rear...Does anyone (Charlie?) know, does the Sport have more rear-set foot pegs and controls than the Strada? I'd think that it should as, the Stradafootpeg position is a bit awkward with the clip-ons (IMHO).
It is not unusual for the rear (sometimes front, usually the rear) float to stick. I would clean and rebuild the Dell'Ortos now before attempting any other troubleshooting. Kits for the VHBH are relatively inexpensive. Definitely replace the float valves and guides (they come as sets) too.
The seating position for the Sport is terrible. It is the same as for the Strada, and even then the pegs are too far forward IMO. I finally installed Tarozzi rearsets on my Sport many years ago and it transformed everything in the best manners possible: Better control, better comfort. I can ride much longer with the Tarozzis than the original pegs. The two (or three) considerations are that rearsets revert to right-side shift (which makes it more precise but does require a small mental leap) and the rear brake pedal clouts the starter. I already had an NLM swan-neck kickstart lever (unobtanium now), but there still may be extender knuckles available to use with the later straight kickstart lever. I shortened the Tarozzi brake lever bit that you press with your foot and it clears the kickstart well enough.The other caveat with Tarozzis: They can be a bit fragile. The shift lever threaded rod broke on me while riding in Germany. It was stuck in second gear and I could not start and then engage a higher gear to permit safe riding on the autobahn, so it was towed home. It might be prudent to get a few spares if you get the Tarozzi kit.
No, Morinis have electronic ignition, one of the first production bikes to be so equipped. The pickup is one-piece, so the cylinders can't be timed individually.
One can save a few $$ by replacing just the float needle. The needle and seat set is $21.00 (on MG Cycle) and the needle by itself is only $4.62.