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At the end of the last riding season, everything was falling apart: the Morini's speedo bracket rusted through, and Sil-Grey began leaking fuel. Fortunately, I purchased (after some delay) two hi-flow fuel taps by which many Maicolettisti swear, so I had everything I needed to replace the tap altogether with a better one. Greg at Clausstudios was kind enough to graft on a reproduction tap handle onto one of the new taps, and so the bike is more stock than ever. The bike started right up with a short push down the alley, and the electric foot has functioned since. It looks quite classy with the Minnesota Classic Plate. In my younger days, I would have waited on putting the plate on until after the mechanical work had been sorted. Now I know better: do the clean work while your hands are still clean!
Aside from fixing the fuel leak, the bike runs much better now that it is not starved for fuel. If I could only find the other one for the 250. The fix was quick enough to do that I had time enough to put the bench back in place (it had been moved into a corner last fall while the garage was being insulated).
Next up, my personal Everest: getting Silver roadworthy so I can dispose of one of the Lettas.
Posted by Underblog at April 5, 2005 10:30 PM
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"Silver"? As in "Hi-yo, Silver, away"?
Posted by: Suzanne at April 6, 2005 4:46 AM