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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years


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I infected my pal with a virus.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gilera virus :tongue:

 

 

 

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We're gonna pick up the cure on Saturday.

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MV stash arrived from Ireland.... :tongue:

 

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See the difference on the grille :beer:

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Both happy campers

 

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And my 150cc 'Bastardino' is back home too

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Spray&Bake the paint...

 

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Just paint, no bake 🙂

 

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Come rain

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Or shine

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Any ride is a good ride :tongue:

 

 

 

Even at 6AM pedalling...

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It is a small world......

 

I put a friend in touch with a guy in Italy (Umberto) that has loads of parts for classic Mv's, via another friend of mine.

To check for a side engine casing for a particualr 175.

Which the guy had. With my friend retired (he is 80), he and a pal rode to Italy to pick it up and talk classic bikes...

so in addition to the side case, he agreed with Umberto he would build him a 175 Disco Volante...  🙂

I'd mentioned that I was -w/o luck- looking for a front fairing stay for my Ipotesi. From the 1,991 Ipostesi's build, only maybe 75 were sold with a full fairing. Making the stays even more rocking horse shittery 🙂

 

Next I knew he'd dug one up that needed some TLC and we'd settled on a price.

Today Umberto came back saying he'd replicate the OEM and I was given the choice.

No contest, give me the "replica"!!!

 

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With my Arai helmets 5+ years old now and the graphics no great match with the 1975 MV, i got me a "proper" lid :tongue:

 

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Feeling blue is not all bad....

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On 1/22/2022 at 9:38 AM, Dutchy said:

MV stash arrived from Ireland.... :tongue:

 

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See the difference on the grille :beer:

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Very Pretty.

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NOS stock Italian made pipes, languished on a shop's shelf in Finland, now in the Netherlands.

With thanks to @keny

 

 

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complete with clamps and gaskets 🙂

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1 hour ago, Dutchy said:

NOS stock Italian made pipes, languished on a shop's shelf in Finland, now in the Netherlands.

With thanks to @keny

This is probably as close to "unobtanium" as it gets!

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The MV fired right up after the winter break.

But......

 

The seal behind the generator is now leaking.... 😞

And the parts book? Sure it lists it, as "gasket". But with no dimensions :sad:

 

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The "good thing" is that while tracing the leak, I spotted a chafed wire...

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Just In Time I'd say.....

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On 2/10/2022 at 8:16 AM, Dutchy said:

With my Arai helmets 5+ years old now and the graphics no great match with the 1975 MV, i got me a "proper" lid :tongue:

 

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Feeling blue is not all bad....

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Do Shoeis come with a bottle of Talisker now?!? Cause if they are, I'M GETTING A SHOEI!!!! 😉 

 

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9 hours ago, Polarbear said:

Do Shoeis come with a bottle of Talisker now?!? Cause if they are, I'M GETTING A SHOEI!!!! 😉 

 

 

No.

 

But if you buy a factory Ducati GP bike you might... 😉

 

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MBD keeps kicking in....

 

 

Literally kicking....

 

 

 

And that is 6....

 

 

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€5 tombola ticket!

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Got her home last night

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Emptied the fuel tank  :unsure:

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Aye, the tank needs a good clean

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And the hoops need replacing for sure

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