Guest Nogbad Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Well folks, here are some pictures of the latest acquisition. Unfortunately the spark has gone AWOL so I didn't get her warmed up and such, but at the weekend I may delve into the mysteries of the marmalised generator / ignition thingy. It looks rather MZesque to be honest, and I'm wondering if I will find a DC dynamo in there. As you can see I got a fair amount of cycle part spares. Spare tank, original seat and fenders, battery / tool box. It has a brand new Dellorto carb on it which I suspect is not set up properly. It's been mocked up to look like a racer, no evidence of actual racing though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grossohc Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Looks good, wouldnt mind one of those myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Looks good, wouldnt mind one of those myself. 93618[/snapback] I have MAJOR electrical challenges! But given what I got, £400 didn't seem bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waspp Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Time to add on to that cycle shed! waspp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Too cool! If the wiring is completely shot, brittle and oxidized, just go ahead and make a new loom. It's really not hard (maybe 6, 8 wires). You could download one of the loopframe 'simplifed' wiring diagrams and adapt that to your bike if necessary. Edit: Too funny, Mr. No-chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_roethlisberger Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 That's a cool little bike. It would be great around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Cool little bike! What year is it? Is that a horn I see just in front of the puke bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete roper Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 You will find that on one end of the crank or another, (Probably the left.) there is a flywheel magneto. If you look through the slots on the rotor you'll find a set of really corroded and manky looking points. By turning the rotor with your hand, (Take the plug out dummy!) you'll see that there is a point at which they are supposed to open, being pushed by the cam incorporated in the centre of the rotor. Because Guiseppe never bothered putting any grease on the heel of the points it long ago wore down to the point where the points no longer open. Simply loosen them and open 'em up a bit so that they do open. them, take a multi-meter st to 'Ohms' and connect it to the points feed wire from the coil and play with the dwell until the points are opening at about the right place as indicated by the marks on the rotor's outside. Add a dob of grease to the heel of the points and kick it in the guts. Chances are the wee bugger will run. Do of course give it an oil change and set the tappets before you decide to play boy-racer . If you're anything like my size get used to people pointing and laughing as you'll look like a circus bear riding a tricycle Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Too cool! If the wiring is completely shot, brittle and oxidized, just go ahead and make a new loom. It's really not hard (maybe 6, 8 wires). You could download one of the loopframe 'simplifed' wiring diagrams and adapt that to your bike if necessary. 93633[/snapback] There IS no wiring. Someone has somehow wired the genny to the coil to make it run without a battery, unless it always had an "energy transfer" type ignition like a lawnmower with separate coils for generating power for the ancillaries. Can anyone tell me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonio carroccio Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 That's something...isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callison Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 What an opportunity! Fix the wiring and upgrade it. Rec-Ignition Module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike wilson Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 There IS no wiring. Someone has somehow wired the genny to the coil to make it run without a battery, unless it always had an "energy transfer" type ignition like a lawnmower with separate coils for generating power for the ancillaries. Can anyone tell me? 93657[/snapback] You lazy boy! 8-))) http://www.thisoldtractor.com/guzzi007/sch...llo_125-160.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 You lazy boy! 8-)))http://www.thisoldtractor.com/guzzi007/sch...llo_125-160.gif 93665[/snapback] Hey thanks. So it is energy transfer. No wonder the damn spark is weak. I have items 5, 6, 2, 8, 10, 12 and 16. And a headlamp shell. I need everything else! I wonder if the later bikes had indicators or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike wilson Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Hey thanks. So it is energy transfer. No wonder the damn spark is weak. I have items 5, 6, 2, 8, 10, 12 and 16. And a headlamp shell. I need everything else! I wonder if the later bikes had indicators or not. 93676[/snapback] Do I have to do everything around here? 8-))) http://www.thisoldtractor.com/guzzi007/sch...Stornello_5.gif Apparently not. Are you really going to give that to a 17 year old? m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike wilson Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 There's a mistake in those diagrams. 8 & 9 are transposed in the legend. Pretty obvious but I would check the rest of it, just in case. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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