Corsa - this is what happens when they don't get used....

When I saw it for sale I thought if it went cheap enough it might yield a decent head for the light blue 3C that has caused its owner so much trouble.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Would it be possible to machine down the damaged mainshaft end and fit a needle roller inner sleeve (as seen on crank ends)? Not that I'm suggesting you go back and buy it, Rob ... just interested in potential fixes.
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I'm sure it is, believe me, many channels were running through my brain at the time. Everything is fixable, but at a price, good engineering work is not cheap.
Everything inside the primary case that contained iron was heavily rusted . The oil was new ( on the very tip of the dipstick).

The likelyhood of finding more severly damaged major components, liners, crank journals, gear teeth, gear shaft journals, meant it was a risk too far.

The bayflex fairing is buckled on the left, I believe from the tank perforation allowing vapour onto it.

It's an expensive head, given how many parts you need to recover costs from. The seller needs to recover his costs, I don't see it being discounted dramatically.
A sad situation.
 
Fordychap said:
Does anyone on here and following this thread know what happened to a Corsa - registration no: B644 YJD ?
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It's still out there, Dave.
A quick check tells me that it's taxed and tested, with the latest V5C issued in April 2012.
As to who's got it and where it is, I can't help you there, sorry...
 
I believe it lives on the Northcoast of Northern Ireland. A mate sent me this pic back in 22. I met and spoke with the owner a few years prior to that date. Infact he had more or less just bought from Slaters at that point.
 

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And you wish you kept it?
At least I know the whereabouts of my old SFC1000 that I bought new.
However, I'm still more annoyed about selling my first F500, and I have no idea where that is now.
 
THANK YOU SO MUCH @Alan I am glad to see she is alive and looks good and cared for - when this picture was taken anyway…
Back to original wheels from Astralites (I sold those with the bike).
New rear shocks and polished fork legs are the only changes I see from this picture, and the stainless fairing screws are still there…
Under the seat there was a small engraved brass plate with my name, registration and date of purchase.
Probably long gone now...
Brilliant to know - and if anyone knows who owns it now and could put me in touch - I’d be grateful.
 
Andy J said:
And you wish you kept it?
At least I know the whereabouts of my old SFC1000 that I bought new.
However, I'm still more annoyed about selling my first F500, and I have no idea where that is now.
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Oh yes, but I also wish I had kept my Guzzi Le Mans II, my Laverda Montjiucs (x2) my 750 SF's (x2) my Ducati 500 Pantah, my Morini 3 1/2 , my Ducati 900 MHR, and the Orange Jota 180 I once owned... and my Z1000 Eddie Lawson.. plus the Triumphs and... oh dear... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
Fordychap said:
Oh yes, but I also wish I had kept my Guzzi Le Mans II, my Laverda Montjiucs (x2) my 750 SF's (x2) my Ducati 500 Pantah, my Morini 3 1/2 , my Ducati 900 MHR, and the Orange Jota 180 I once owned... and my Z1000 Eddie Lawson.. plus the Triumphs and... oh dear... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
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you still have the good memories. Something that will outlast any motorcycle...
 
Laverdalothar said:
you still have the good memories. Something that will outlast any motorcycle...
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Indeed true - memories of my time racing and all the fun had in the fifteen or so years of all that, and when motorcycles were 95% of my life.
That said I now have Andy Holbrook's old 1200 Mirage to keep me entertained. 🫡
Am also really enjoying my new Moto Guzzi V100 S Mandello, a great mix of heritage and modern. Not an easy trick to pull off that, although the Z900RS gets that vibe too, so I am not short of tools to be able to forge new ones…
 
Fordychap said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH @Alan I am glad to see she is alive and looks good and cared for - when this picture was taken anyway…
Back to original wheels from Astralites (I sold those with the bike).
New rear shocks and polished fork legs are the only changes I see from this picture, and the stainless fairing screws are still there…
Under the seat there was a small engraved brass plate with my name, registration and date of purchase.
Probably long gone now...
Brilliant to know - and if anyone knows who owns it now and could put me in touch - I’d be grateful.
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Give me a bit of time, the guy should be contactable due his career path if I remember correctly.
 
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