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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years


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Mine was not as pristine as yours (far from it); paid €900 for it. Spend some €500 on front rear suspension.

 

I (like you) would expect UK interest because the F2 featured in CMM and Practical Sportbikes

 

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I have a lead on a Gilera 125cc 4-stroke from 1952...  My dad was 19 at that time and am sure he lusted after one. He had an Eysink afaik. He would have approved of my desire now... With my name Leon and the Benelli model name "Leocino" how can I resist??? :goofy:

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A farmer was ferrying mud from one field to another, smearing the tarmac a couple of hundred yards.  No warning shields by the roadside, good thing I spotted it in time.

 

She did get a bit clarty...

 

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Hhhm   instead of selling that VF400F I *could* have been....

 

 

 

"The Italian Job" :goofy:

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Another "Italian Job"....

 

 

Poor pictures of a mobile's screen, the man has no whatsapp on his phone. Come Thursday I will head down and decide...

 

 

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Winter is looming, need something to keep cabin fever at bay... :goofy:

 

1952, my dad was 18 then and am sure he lusted after one. 

Am sure he will approve from "above"....

 

The front suspension looks like the Springer I rode one day in MA back in the 90's.

6.7HP with 90KMH; one of the spare engine is a 150cc WOOOPIEE!!!

 

Found the instruction manual online...  

 

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JOLO.....

 

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Good that my pal has garage space....

 

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Get her licenced and ride/keep. Unlike the VF400F which was destined to move on.  Being from '51-52 it won't need indicators or a brake light even to pass inspection to make her road legal...  If I do fit them, they MUST function. So I will leave that for now.  I sat on her and the suspension actual works. Which gives some credence to the bike having been used until the sale.

 

1st challenge is figuring out the electrics. The guy that bought the lot 3+ years ago (and put it in storage) beleives the systems is 12V. This supported by the fact het got 2 (now rotten) 12V batteries with the deal. The factory manual though states that OEM the system is 6V.....  Donot want to risk hooking up a 12V battery just now.

 

 

Joined the Dutch Aermacchi/Gilera club; lots of knowledge and help at hand. The Gilera chapter presidant lives 10 miles up the road.   A few classic bikes shows/fairs coming up in the next months too.

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Just learned that engine numbers starting with "195" are in fact 150cc.  So it is already in. Wooopie!!! :goofy:

 

 

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Yep, all including the paddock stand.

 

 

The spare (complete) engine has matching numbers to the frame number. So it left the factory as a 125cc and the 150cc was added later..

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Yeah, you guessed right... :goofy:

 

 

My wife is away for a loooooong weekend...

 

 

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Flush #2 after brush (where it could reach)

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Time to whip out the Dremel, to follow with another vinegar shake

 

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The old fuel taps were shot, so bring in the new 😎

 

Italian ofcourse...

 

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Nice Guzzi...

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6 hours ago, jeremyr62 said:

You ever consider rear sets for the 500? Amazingly you can still get new ones for it. 

http://www.fastfromthepast.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=vf500

Tempted I am.

 

 

Tempted?  I thought you were gonna offload your 500's?

 

 

Anyway, I like to keep my VF for "relaxed"/"commuting" rides. 

When it comes to "rearset" rides, I have the tool for that... :beer:

 

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@Skids sorry!!!!:goofy:

 

 

 

 

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15 hours ago, Dutchy said:

 

Tempted?  I thought you were gonna offload your 500's?

 

 

Anyway, I like to keep my VF for "relaxed"/"commuting" rides. 

When it comes to "rearset" rides, I have the tool for that... :beer:

 

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@Skids sorry!!!!:goofy:

 

 

 

 

Git! :laugh:

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