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Title: Pretty nice looking Morini FS on NYCL
Post by: Peter from Sch'dy on August 19, 2015, 06:26:18 AM

https://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/mcy/5175585412.html



Best,
Peter

Title: Re: Pretty nice looking Morini FS on NYCL
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on August 19, 2015, 08:27:17 AM

Better than "pretty nice" - that's beautiful! I bought the same bike, only reversed colors (silver with red), in '88 and kept until '98. My present '85 is the same color but is a "ratbike" compared to that one. Thanks for posting the link, helps me see how a few things are supposed to be on mine.

(http://images.craigslist.org/00P0P_4nKsm4EAMo4_600x450.jpg)

(http://images.craigslist.org/00s0s_85JAh1SkZC4_600x450.jpg)

Title: Re: Pretty nice looking Morini FS on NYCL
Post by: mantaray on August 19, 2015, 08:31:27 AM

you also can buy a newone ;-)
http://www.subito.it/moto-e-scooter/moto-morini-k2-350-reggio-calabria-64745145.htm (http://www.subito.it/moto-e-scooter/moto-morini-k2-350-reggio-calabria-64745145.htm)

Title: Re: Pretty nice looking Morini FS on NYCL
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on October 12, 2015, 10:23:12 AM

Saturday was finally the day for the first ride of my "resurrected" '85 K2. Beautiful afternoon, 80 miles of pure bliss on local backroads. Every bit as wonderful as I remembered my '86 being. Smooth, torquey, great handling and brakes, even seemed fairly comfortable. Very close ratio transmission, loves to rev - good thing because the power really doesn't hit until 5k rpms. Unlike my MZ, it will chug along in too high of a gear without getting jerky.

Yesterday, I rode it down to a car show and then blitzed a bunch of Northern VA backroads, 215 miles in all. Amazing in that setting. Can really keep up a good pace on twisty mountain roads. Drones along pretty happily on the highway as well. Turns out to be quite comfortable - no "numb butt" or "shatter hand", shoulders got a little sore though. Needs a small flyscreen/fairing. First tank returned 76 mpg!

After the first ride, still a work in progress:
(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/12109021_1507289432926023_2318699499872315875_n.jpg?oh=fa4f74b2a7088ee231d59966a2443693&oe=568C1B7E)

(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12143302_1507289286259371_724916775690646235_n.jpg?oh=e16f5e4aca8d2d1a132a1964aa45b1a2&oe=56D33B46)

(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/12079494_1507289349592698_474532766849115237_n.jpg?oh=4ae35fa703ce704b336753678807ff46&oe=56CB4F6E)

Title: Re: Pretty nice looking Morini FS on NYCL
Post by: Peter from Sch'dy on October 12, 2015, 02:04:58 PM

I've never ridden either a 350 or a 500. Any difference in smoothness to go with presumably more power in the 500?