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Ok, but I have to know why... I work best with things that have a history (I'm a big history buff). I know Porsche. I know about Leica, and Contax. I know something about old houses.BevHevSteve wrote:don;t touch the paint. get her running and enjoy her. The bike is a treasure........ whatever you do do NOT part it out.
That doesn't sound too awfully awful, and I've used Haynes manuals quite a bit. Ya, the garage was very dry, not temperature controlled, but dry. I'll have to see what the inside of the wheels looks like when the tires come off.wdietz186 wrote:Lucky, Lucky, Lucky!! The carbs are easy.Just lots of carb cleaner and a gasket set.The worst part will be getting the brown crust out of the float bowls. Drain the tank, if not too rusty you can use a couple of handfuls of nuts bolts etc. with hot water and detergent. and agitate until your arms fall off. The bevel tube on the front cyl. is easy, carb, pipe, four bolts and yank. Get a Haynes manual and read all about it. The wheels are probably ok if the garage was fairly dry its doubtful they have corroded pull the tires off and look for white fuzz and pitting. Cables should be replaced, and the calipers and master cyl.s will likely need rebuilding.If this is all too daunting i'll be happy to buy it from you.
I'd agree with that. That thing's no where near the "part it out" category.BevHevSteve wrote:don;t touch the paint. get her running and enjoy her. The bike is a treasure........ whatever you do do NOT part it out.
:-) I'm looking forward to a nice winter's projects. I could, I really suspect, fire the bike up now and go for a ride. However, I am, unfortunately, a perfectionist (plus I have two houses to get ready for winter). We'll see where we are next spring. No hurry, gotta do this right.DesmoDog wrote:I'd agree with that. That thing's no where near the "part it out" category.BevHevSteve wrote:don;t touch the paint. get her running and enjoy her. The bike is a treasure........ whatever you do do NOT part it out.
Cripes, the stored in a barn bike I bought looked like this:
and now looks like this:
...so I've got no sympathy for someone trying to get that 900 back on the road! A long weekend and you're set to jet.
Which pictures?Peter Mille wrote:As you can tell by looking at the pictures above, the magnesium Campagnolo wheels are already corroded on the outside, the inside will be worse for sure!
Don't drive them anymore, they are very dangerous, and can brake without warning....(they have the internal strength of old bread).
Well, we'll see. If you know of anyone who makes aluminum or mag knock offs of these, let me know. Otherwise I'll make a judgement once I have the wheels off this winter. We DO have a lot of racing garages here in Indy, and places that do mag casting repairs as well, so I'm not going to give up on them before there is more info.Peter Mille wrote:The first post, second picture.FastFashn wrote:Which pictures?Peter Mille wrote:As you can tell by looking at the pictures above, the magnesium Campagnolo wheels are already corroded on the outside, the inside will be worse for sure!
Don't drive them anymore, they are very dangerous, and can brake without warning....(they have the internal strength of old bread).
I think I'll have mine magnafluxed before I make any determination as to problems.
You can see clearly the white oxidation ( small pickles) on the outside, wich means ( much) more trouble inside the wheel.
Cast magnesum wheels are safe for about 15 years, after that, they become unsafe, no matter how many times you have them magnafluxed or whatever... as I said before they WILL brake without any warning...so you decide to drive them or not...!!!!
Ok, let me know how many people they would need to order (in order to make the wheel part (F/R)). I noticed some more corrosion on mine today.Osred wrote:At some point, I too would like to have a pair of the five-spoke, four-bolt Campagnolos replicated in forged aluminum. I have been told that Marchesini may do so upon special request for a premium cost, and plan to contact them within the next month to inquire. Another prospective manufacturer for the task is EPM, but I have been told they believe there isn't enough worldwide demand for such a product. At present, they only produce replicas for vintage MV Agusta and Moto Guzzi machines. Perhaps a group of us can get a decent order together for EPM to confirm there is a demand.
http://www.magni.it/epm_6_razze.htm
http://www.marchesiniwheels.com/ENG
I just emailed Marchesini. I let you know what they say, if anything. I looka t it this way. I got the bike for free. Putting a few thousand dollars into it isn't a problem.Peter Mille wrote:I would like a set Campagnolo replica's from Marchesini, but they are way to expensive...!!
I met them on the Ducati World Weekend 2000 in Italy, they exposed an exact replica of the gold, 5 spoke Campagnolo, but made from cast aluminum.
They told me they bought the rights from Campagnolo to produce this wheel.
There was demand from (rich!!) collectors/ museums, and some classic racers, so production was low and the price high, if I remember correct, about $1000 per wheel (!!)
Btw, Campagnolo Italy still exists, they make parts for bicycles, I contact them about the oxidation problems of their cast magnesium wheels, but they told me, it was another era, and they know nothing about it....!!
