- Location
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hi Andre thanks for the link. Pretty much what I am rebuilding. Mine is a 1957 Sport. Looking at asking prices, it seems asking prices are somewhere around 5,000 Euro, which for me converts to around $7,100 Canadian. I am going to have spent more than that before I am finished with my build, not taking into account any of my own time. As usual, I knew going in that this build will never make financial sense, but I am having great fun, again as usual, and I am building for my own purposes, not resale.
In the photos of the bike listed, there is a peculiar insert between the fuel tank and the seat, sort of a padded thing. I have seen similar in various other photos. Is that an Italian thing? Not to be crude but it looks like a crotch protector sort of thing?
Everyone else, thanks for all the comments on the wheels. I did see the "Akront style" flanged wheels from the the same vendor, valtermoto usa. They are exactly what I ordered in 18 inch for my now defunct Garelli rebuild and I still have the brand new "Akront style" 18 inch flanged set here. They appear to be of relatively low quality. When the wheelbuilder who was going to build the Garelli wheels looked at them at the time two years ago he was concerned about build quality, lack of roundness, and the join on each wheel.
This time around, as I can't find Morad rims in stock anywhere in the size and style required I have gone ahead and put in my order for the chromed steel Raedelli Aimon wheels from the eBay vendor. Both a positive and a negative that they are being made in Italy on the original historic machinery, hopefully the equipment is not too worn out, but they do have street cred as original Italian manufacture, not Chinese.....
For spokes, I have ordered the polished stainless steel spokes to be made by Central Wheel, three different lengths and two different bends. They are telling me a roughly three week production time, plus shipping. Great customer service/response so far from Central wheel. I emailed Buchanan's, Woody's, and Central Wheel the same day, have not even had responses yet from the two American companies.
I looked at the "real" Borrani rims, and decided against based primarily on much higher price. This bike has a maximum top speed of maybe 100 kph downhill with a tail wind. The further reality is it is costing almost as much to do a "proper" every nut/bolt/bearing/fresh chrome/fresh high end paint/bare frame/bare engine cases rebuild for this 150 as to do a similar rebuild on a Laverda triple, and the end value or possible regular useage of the 150 when finished is not comparable. In my riding environment the 150 is not viable as a regular rider, where a Laverda triple can be. The Raedelli rims are appropriate for the era and will be fine on the 150 when actual expected useage and overall cost of the build is taken into account.
In the photos of the bike listed, there is a peculiar insert between the fuel tank and the seat, sort of a padded thing. I have seen similar in various other photos. Is that an Italian thing? Not to be crude but it looks like a crotch protector sort of thing?
Everyone else, thanks for all the comments on the wheels. I did see the "Akront style" flanged wheels from the the same vendor, valtermoto usa. They are exactly what I ordered in 18 inch for my now defunct Garelli rebuild and I still have the brand new "Akront style" 18 inch flanged set here. They appear to be of relatively low quality. When the wheelbuilder who was going to build the Garelli wheels looked at them at the time two years ago he was concerned about build quality, lack of roundness, and the join on each wheel.
This time around, as I can't find Morad rims in stock anywhere in the size and style required I have gone ahead and put in my order for the chromed steel Raedelli Aimon wheels from the eBay vendor. Both a positive and a negative that they are being made in Italy on the original historic machinery, hopefully the equipment is not too worn out, but they do have street cred as original Italian manufacture, not Chinese.....
For spokes, I have ordered the polished stainless steel spokes to be made by Central Wheel, three different lengths and two different bends. They are telling me a roughly three week production time, plus shipping. Great customer service/response so far from Central wheel. I emailed Buchanan's, Woody's, and Central Wheel the same day, have not even had responses yet from the two American companies.
I looked at the "real" Borrani rims, and decided against based primarily on much higher price. This bike has a maximum top speed of maybe 100 kph downhill with a tail wind. The further reality is it is costing almost as much to do a "proper" every nut/bolt/bearing/fresh chrome/fresh high end paint/bare frame/bare engine cases rebuild for this 150 as to do a similar rebuild on a Laverda triple, and the end value or possible regular useage of the 150 when finished is not comparable. In my riding environment the 150 is not viable as a regular rider, where a Laverda triple can be. The Raedelli rims are appropriate for the era and will be fine on the 150 when actual expected useage and overall cost of the build is taken into account.
. “To clean” or similar I thought…
. Maybe the glare would distract my competitors in the Moto Giro and give me a small advantage? But fo now the plan is for a satin type finish for the engine case halves. I also have to plan a wiring harness for the bike, it came to me without provision for activation of a brake light and I want to upgrade the headlight and tail light to bloody bright,etc., but electrickery has never been my thing. I do have a brand new feshly made complete wirign harness to start with and modify, then there will be the wiring for the Vape ignitiona dn charging system, etc.
