The Forgotten Error Morini is running reasonably well now after a preliminary session on the Morgan manometer. Tickover a bit high, but throttle response much better now. Sound much weedier on the camcorder than in reality - only revving it to about 3500 though. Still some work to do, including lashing up a front plate, but it will be finished for Hartland on 6th April even though even allowing for Easter. Still time to get a "have a go entry" in (by 25th March). One day licence/ NHCA membership and entry fee deal for speed hill climb virgins. http://www.nhca.co.uk -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Voxan Roadster Gilera Nordwest * 2 Yamaha WR250Z | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
Jolly good. Hauled the SOBoxer out of the shed today. Battery about 50% dead, jump leads off a bigger one and a bit of turning and it fired up OK. It's not been run for about 6 months. I guess it could use an oil change, at that. Spose I'll have to re-tax it now, in case there's any fair weather to ride in.
In communiqué <1ie1ftx.nynd45hqzrcyN%>, <G> The bottom end of this motor was rebuilt by the late Phil Smith. It has already survived several Cadwell track days, and a thrash across the Mountain on closed roads at the Manx in 2005. The tappets are a bit clattery, but I run racing clearances as recommended by Phil with the L5 cam. Slightly concerned about something going down one of the intake elbows though. They were well tucked away under the 2C tank. Must see if you can still get coarse grid protected velocity stacks to wedge in the ends. I don't like running Morinis on K&Ns due to the front facing rear carb IYSWIM. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Voxan Roadster Gilera Nordwest * 2 Yamaha WR250Z | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
Excellent. We were only planning on staying until Monday morning, but perhaps we'll stay until Tuesday morning instead.
heh. It's in school term-time, which makes it a bit tricky. not sure if that's so every year, but it is this year. For some odd reason, term ends on Tuesday 22nd this year.
I have a rather large sheet of 1.6mm hole stainless steel mesh. I can send you a chunk if you need it. Bloody useful stuff it is too, made a good mesh screen for the Zephyrs flaky oil cooler, and a finer screen to protect the VFR's new lower radiator. -- Dan L Too much time to think, too little to do. http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11
