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Paul LeClair said:
I just ordered Heidenau K34 tires in 2.75 x 19 from a U.S. supplier, plus tubes and rim liners. The Italian tire supplier did not respond when I emailed asking why they had cancelled and refunded my tire order. DStock size is 2.50 but i am guessing/hoping 2.75 will work as I can't find a supplier for 2.50

very cool quick change rear wheel, brake and sprocket/chain all stay in place when wheel is removed.

I bought a new 6 volt battery, have tested compression at 110 psi, checked all the wiring (some of which is badly in need of repair/replacement), and will patch up the wiring, then hotwire the ignition switch. The tiny little carb has been run through my ultrasonic three times now for half an hour at a time, crap has finally quit spewing out of it. Will re-assemble the carb, hang a fresh supply of fuel from an auxilary fuel source, then going to try and start the engine.

I am trying to find a Gilera forum or source of info, but have a couple of questions if anyone can help

- a good source of Gilera info?

- is the 6 volt system positive or negative ground?

- what weight engine oil and how much? What came out was not very much, guessing maybe a litre at most?

- where the heck to get replacement ignition parts - points, coil, whatever that regulator/rectifier looking thingy is, etc, or better yet solid state replacements. I hate electrickery and have no idea how this weird generator thing ultimately produces a spark at the plug....

While I had great intentions of preserving "patina", now that I have had a good look at everything, the bike has been repainted not once but several times on top of some crappy metal repair, the Gilera stickers on the tank are cheap aftermarket that are bubbling off, most of the fasteners do not look original in addition to being rusty, etc., etc. so "while I am at it I might as well......":rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: In my recently downsized home and garage I no longer have spray painting facilites, although I will take everything to bare metal and do the prep myself, I am now shopping for a painter.

Paul LeClair
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Paul these people - https://www.vape.eu/ - make complete replacement electrical systems for Italian tiddlers.
Gilera options - https://www.vape.eu/gilera.
They're quite expensive but seem well done. Very clear directions.

hth
Peter
 
thanks Peter, the VAPE system looks very good, their website say availabilty in 6 weeks, so I sent them an enquiry to be sure they can provide. If they can provide I am going to order, great referal that I did not find on my own after much searching. Appreciated. Shows the power of a worldwide internet forum

some more photos of current state of the project, found a broken off head bolt, some missing fasteners, and what looks like a replaced maybe previously used piston, an ASSO 60.4, that looks like it has not yet been run in this motor. The magic marker inscriptions were there when I took off the head. I checked compression before I started disassembly, the compression tested at roughly 110 psi. don;t know if that is good enough or not for this motor.
 

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and a few more

dry clutch, to which the front drive sprocket is riveted, and exposed to all the chain crud and road crap. Clutch basket and clutch pusher plunger quite rusty, the rusty bits now soaking in a big tub of EvapoRust. Brand new clutch plates, steel and fibers now ordered from a U.S. based supplier found on eBay.

no idea what all the fasteners under the engine are, ordered a paper parts guide from Italy, will likely be months arriving..... so will keep figuring things out as I go. Have found a painter, cut a deal where I prepare everything for spraying to keep costs down, so going to prepare frame and all the bits to be painted and deliver them to the painter before I turn my attention back to the engine. Going to strip the forks next to figure out what they need before they get bead blasted, although I still have to figure out how they come apart:unsure::eek:;) Also now shopping for rear shock replacements, the pair that just came off the bike are very rusty and charging up a twisty mountain road with all 7.2 raging horsepower it would be nice to have a working suspension.

as you can see, I have not found a Gilera Forum to post in or seek advice from. I may chat with the other admins about possibly establishing a non Laverda area for interesting projects, or maybe I will have to attempt to set up an independant Gilera forum similar to our Laverda forum as I can't find anyhring similar and I have questions......:rolleyes:;):):ROFLMAO:

I chatted with Wolfgang Haerter the other day, he says he can likely help out with cables, various generic rubber bits, maybe some other stuff. He will be here in Calgary around New Years, hope to get together with him for a visit anyways CoVid permitting.
 

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Paul LeClair said:
No idea what all the fasteners under the engine are, ordered a paper parts guide from Italy, will likely be months arriving..... so will keep figuring things out as I go.
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If I had to guess, from the layout, I'd expect the 6mm studs hold the cover on to the case, and the slot screws hold the oil strainer/filter to the plate.
 
The plate on the bottom looks like an oil stainer.
One of the large nuts, no doubt oil drain plug, the other, probably a stop mechanism for the selector system. I wouldn't touch that one until I have a parts list or a manual.
You'll probably find that you need to unscrew the alloy seal holder on the fork legs to open them up.

Paul
 
Ha ha. Oil stainer *. Is that a Freudian slip?

*Oil stainer - A device designed to drip oil on the ground and make oil stains wherever it goes.

I have a mate who rides a collection of shitty "heavily patinaed" old British singles that leave oil stains everywhere. He reckons they like to mark their territory.
 
Dellortoman said:
Ha ha. Oil stainer *. Is that a Freudian slip?

*Oil stainer - A device designed to drip oil on the ground and make oil stains wherever it goes.

I have a mate who rides a collection of shitty "heavily patinaed" old British singles that leave oil stains everywhere. He reckons they like to mark their territory.
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We have a well known comic drawer here in Germany - I've translated one of his for you:
Holger Aue - Oil in engine or underneath.JPG
:cool:
 
My Norton buddy designed a specific sticker to counteract related questions to this:
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Translated like "oil inside" ...
:cool:

Sorry for OT Paul!

Cheers,
Jo
 
The 64 Bonnie I owned had the timed breather spigot right up next to the countershaft sprocket, impossible to get a hose on it so it dripped on purpose. I eventually managed to get a hose connected when the cases came apart during one of the many rebuilds. Came from the factory designed to drop oil. And they wonder why they leak.
 
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