Electric start Morinis - worth keeping E/S?
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From: A.Lee on 28 Aug 2008 01:46 I'm just in the process of sorting out the excess spare parts for my Morini basket case. I have at least 2 starter motors, along with the relevant clutch and engine covers. One of these covers is currently at �26 on ebay, so it'd be worth selling them. From all reports I've seen, the electric starters are a waste of time. Is this true? I was thinking of keeping the motors for spares, but if they are useless, I may as well get rid. Also, when I put it back together, is there any point in putting in the electric start motor? I've not got a problem with the kick start, and if it is as useless as predicted, it'll just be dead weight to be carried around. Any thoughts? Thanks Alan. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'.
From: Austin Shackles on 28 Aug 2008 03:04 On or around Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:46:14 +0100, alan(a)darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) enlightened us thusly: >I'm just in the process of sorting out the excess spare parts for my >Morini basket case. >I have at least 2 starter motors, along with the relevant clutch and >engine covers. One of these covers is currently at �26 on ebay, so it'd >be worth selling them. > >From all reports I've seen, the electric starters are a waste of time. >Is this true? >I was thinking of keeping the motors for spares, but if they are >useless, I may as well get rid. > >Also, when I put it back together, is there any point in putting in the >electric start motor? >I've not got a problem with the kick start, and if it is as useless as >predicted, it'll just be dead weight to be carried around. >Any thoughts? >Thanks >Alan. There's one thing I've found the electric boot good for - when the bike's been standing a bit and is less keen than normal to start, you can get jump leads off the car battery and make it turn over good and proper. It's also handy (provided it will actually start the bike) for that embarrassing moment when you stall the bike at a traffic light or similar. -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!
From: TOG on 28 Aug 2008 11:06 On 28 Aug, 06:46, a...(a)darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote: > I'm just in the process of sorting out the excess spare parts for my > Morini basket case. > I have at least 2 starter motors, along with the relevant clutch and > engine covers. One of these covers is currently at £26 on ebay, so it'd > be worth selling them. > > From all reports I've seen, the electric starters are a waste of time. > Is this true? <Considers old late unlamented Morini 500> The worst-designed and most incapable electric start system ever fitted to a motorcycle, with the possible exception of the one they put on the last-gasp Norton Commando
From: Bob Scott on 28 Aug 2008 11:27 TOG(a)Toil <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes >On 28 Aug, 06:46, a...(a)darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote: >> I'm just in the process of sorting out the excess spare parts for my >> Morini basket case. >> I have at least 2 starter motors, along with the relevant clutch and >> engine covers. One of these covers is currently at �26 on ebay, so it'd >> be worth selling them. >> >> From all reports I've seen, the electric starters are a waste of time. >> Is this true? > ><Considers old late unlamented Morini 500> > >The worst-designed and most incapable electric start system ever >fitted to a motorcycle, with the possible exception of the one they >put on the last-gasp Norton Commando While we're talking Morini's, father-in-law has just been offered a morini "custom". Squinting at the blurry photos provided it looks to be a standard 350 Excalibur. Anyone care to suggest a market value? -- Bob Scott
From: The Older Gentleman on 28 Aug 2008 14:55
Bob Scott <Bob(a)bobandaileen.co.uk> wrote: > TOG(a)Toil <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes > >On 28 Aug, 06:46, a...(a)darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote: > >> I'm just in the process of sorting out the excess spare parts for my > >> Morini basket case. > >> I have at least 2 starter motors, along with the relevant clutch and > >> engine covers. One of these covers is currently at �26 on ebay, so it'd > >> be worth selling them. > >> > >> From all reports I've seen, the electric starters are a waste of time. > >> Is this true? > > > ><Considers old late unlamented Morini 500> > > > >The worst-designed and most incapable electric start system ever > >fitted to a motorcycle, with the possible exception of the one they > >put on the last-gasp Norton Commando > > While we're talking Morini's, father-in-law has just been offered a > morini "custom". > > Squinting at the blurry photos provided it looks to be a standard 350 > Excalibur. > > Anyone care to suggest a market value? Thruppence and a sniff of the wife's cardigan next washday. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F chateau dot murray at idnet dot com "What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time and hassle for no tangible benefit." |