Continuation of the diary:
22. January 2007:
Time for another entry.
This month I had my hands full with
the Morini. Suddenly I had to take it apart. This may sound strange,
but my brother-in-laws brother who is going to powder coat the frame,
said that he would be able to do it now. However, now his place of work
is so busy that they don't have time for it. Also, a colleague of his
is going to do the job, so it's going to be a while before I will get
the parts back. No harm, though, because I have lots of other stuff to
do.
You may think that a month is more than sufficient to take a
motorcycle apart, but the explanation is to be found in all the many
details I have to change before I can have it coated. As I wrote the 1.
of November I mounted rear sets. In connection to that, some brackets
were obsolete - the have been cut off. I made some small pipes for
mounting the rear indicators. The nuts for the rack are welded to the
frame. I've made brackets for the rear fender and tail light, and cut
the fander so it goes flush with the frame. Because the rack also has
to be powder coated I had to finish it, too. I had to redo the whole
thing, though I thought it to be finished, but because I decided on
another
place for the rear indicators, I had to change it all together.
Worms on a new diet?
In addition to that my time has been spent cleaning all the small
parts. They are put into small labelled plastic bags and ready for the
assembly. Talk about dirty! For instance, I have never seen so much
dirt in a pair of carburators. Also the needles had some extreme scores
that I have no answer to how got there. It now makes more sense why the
acceleration was so unstable and the performance generally weak
(probably also caused by the totally clogged air filters!!!) The clutch
was also covered with sticky goo. It'll be a pleasure to have a clean
clutch and, not the least, hear the lovely rattling sound from it.
So, that's it for now. I think I'll make a list with photos of all the
things I have done. This, though, not before I get the frame back from
coating.