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E Bay "Bargain"

Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 5, 2025, 3:38 pm

Sometimes you just stumble accross one.

Came accross a pair of OE Lanfranconi silencers for the Morini a week or so ago, all they need is a coat of paint.

Anyway my bid won the pipes fitted them today - they actually look better in the metal than they did in the photos.

The Morini had a pair of "Busso" silencers on it when I bought it which are not OE hence buying the Lafranconi's.

Susprised how quiet they are given that you can see daylight through them !!

Going to give it a road test in a few mins.

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Re: E Bay "Bargain"

Posted by JERRY <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=JERRY' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 5, 2025, 4:46 pm, in reply to " E Bay "Bargain""

Hope goes well Andy.

The oldest rocker in town!

Re: E Bay "Bargain"

Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 5, 2025, 4:54 pm, in reply to "Re: E Bay "Bargain""

A quiet bike Andy ? Age is catching you out now. No Morinis at Netley Today but very good prices for complete bikes. Royal Enfield Constellation 700 in super condition and running for 2900 pounds. Vincent comets complete but tatty at 9k. 2 of them on sale.
A fair T140 at 2,2k needed a bit of work.

Re: E Bay "Bargain"

Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 5, 2025, 6:08 pm, in reply to "Re: E Bay "Bargain""

Still "fruity" but not as loud.

2.2K for a T140, does not sound bad if not too tatty. Could be tempted by another T140 Tiger, but not at the moment as fairly content with the current fleet of bikes.

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Re: E Bay "Bargain"

Just got back - seem to go OK, probably not a lot different to be honest, just a bit quieter.

It will be "up on the bench" over the Autumn / Winter to find out why it has such low compression.

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Re: E Bay "Bargain"

Posted by laverdabru <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=laverdabru' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 6, 2025, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Re: E Bay "Bargain""

Have you got a compression tester? When the 125 was smoking like a Kawa triple, got one from t'bay or Amazon, think it was only about £20 or so, about half the price my mate paid for one about 40 years ago.

Re: E Bay "Bargain"

Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 6, 2025, 5:12 pm, in reply to "Re: E Bay "Bargain""

That is a tool I dont have Bru, dont think I will bother getting one as you can feel it has very low comp.

Thinking it might be rings / bore as it is burning a bit of oil on the front pot.

I do wonder if the rings might be stuck as the bloke I bought it from said it had been layed up for a long time.

Having said that given the miles I have put on it I would have thought they would be unstuck by now.

Time will tell.

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