https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/ Morbidelliracing From Woodworkingmachines to Worldtitles is Morbidelli from Italy. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002807 189002807 Early 1970 they developed this thermosyphon watercooled 125 cc two stroke twin. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002805 189002805 Gilberto Parlotti signed a contract and won the Tjech GP that year, a good start for the team. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003344 189003344 Otello Buscherini also joined the team. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002806 189002806 Parlotti was also a good technician and not to lazy to work on the machine himself. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003349 189003349 The 1972 machine was fast and relyable and the season started well. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003345 189003345 Untill the race on Man, blinded by a low sun he crashed and died. Riposa in Pace. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003356 189003356 His opponent Angel Nieto signed in 1973 for Morbidelli. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002804 189002804 The 1973 machine had castwheels and discbrakes and an other fairing. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002827 189002827 With nr. 8 you see the 1972 racer in the Morbidelli Museo in Italy. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003350 189003350 In a big display parts of an other machine, so rare!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002813 189002813 Good for us modelbuilders, this way we see the details left and right. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002814 189002814 Frontview of the engineblock, what a beauty!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002815 189002815 The bottom with lots of coolribs to cool the oil. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002818 189002818 View from above on the clutch and 6-speed gearbox. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002819 189002819 Rotary inletdiscs and high exhausts, typical for the early seventies. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002817 189002817 This original racer from Parlotti is in a private Museo. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002831 189002831 Good view on the beautiful cylinders and thick waterhoses. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002828 189002828 Fontana drumbrake in the frontwheel. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002829 189002829 And a Ceriani frontfork, the best ever made!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002830 189002830 On the rear also good Italian parts. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002832 189002832 The forces where big on the brakepedal. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003337 189003337 The rims where Borrani 2.50x18 and the tyres from Dunlop. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002833 189002833 View from behind on the engine and place for the battery. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002834 189002834 Good picture for the decals, we have to make them ourselfs. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002835 189002835 Always nice to see a racer in a Museo. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003338 189003338 But more to see, hear and smell a racer on the track during the Bikers Classics. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003347 189003347 Back to the model, this is the model my friend and modelbuilder Tonny want to build. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003351 189003351 As tribute to Gilberto Parlotti, a great talent that died much to soon. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003353 189003353 In line with famous Protarmodels but this will be a very unique model. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003348 189003348 The base is an old broken and not complete model of the 125 cc Suzuki RT 66. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003354 189003354 My challenge is to build the engineblock, what a challenge!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002820 189002820 On stock I found a good look a like, this cyl head of a BMW boxer engine. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002822 189002822 Drilled two holes for the waterhoses on top of the cylinders. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002823 189002823 And two more for the sparkplugs. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002824 189002824 The underblock from the Suzuki looks quit good as Morbidelliblock. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002825 189002825 Time to glue on the head to make it an engineblock. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002826 189002826 After drying I painted it Alucolor and fitted the high exhausts. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002812 189002812 Does it look like the original?? https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002816 189002816 I painted the frame Black and fitted in the engineblock. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002810 189002810 Meanwhile the challenge from Tonny is spraying the parts White and Light-Blue. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003352 189003352 In stoch also this seat from a Yamaha RD 56, a good alternative. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003339 189003339 Tonny removed the rubber cover for sanding and spraying. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003340 189003340 He removed all the old decals and sanded and cleaned the parts, ready to paint. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003341 189003341 The first layer on the bottom of the parts. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003342 189003342 And the inside of the fairing. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189003343 189003343 I went on to paint the wheels, drumbrakes and radiator in the right color. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002821 189002821 Also connected the waterhoses on the cylinderheads. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002811 189002811 And made connectors for the waterhoses on the radiator. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002808 189002808 I also made adjustments on the bobines because they have an other place on the frame. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189002809 189002809 Back to Tonny's project, the paintjob, the modern paint works on the old plastic, not good!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189194162 189194162 So he sanded them again and cleanes the parts. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189194160 189194160 For the second time sprayed White, looks much better. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189194161 189194161 After drying taped of and the Blue layer sprayed. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189194163 189194163 It did"t work out very well, the paint came off so Tonny has to repaint the fairing, sad but true!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189194164 189194164 Meanwhile I fixed the bobines on the frame and connected the wires. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189468019 189468019 Also connected the cables from the distributor to the spark plugs. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189468020 189468020 The transparent hose for the positive crankcase ventilation. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189468021 189468021 The cable is fixed on the rev counter. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189468588 189468588 So far, so good, time to install the radiator and connect the waterhoses. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189828671 189828671 It was hard to find the right hoses but it looks good. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189828672 189828672 On the left side contructed the connection for the gearshift. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189828674 189828674 And on the right side the breakpeddle. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=189828783 189828783 Time to get it on his wheels again so first installed the frontwheel and drumbrakes. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=191426666 191426666 Then the rear wheel and the chain on his place. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=191426667 191426667 On the rightside connected the cable for the rearbrake. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=191426668 191426668 After a Summerstop Tonny sprayed the parts again with Motip carpaint White and started carefull on the Blue lines. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=196630974 196630974 Painted them between tape with a brush and spraypaint, works very well. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=196630975 196630975 So seat and tank are finished, now the fairing. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=196630976 196630976 Normaly would the battery find here his place but the block is smaller so I need an alternitive. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197175419 197175419 This is a perfect spot in this frame so time to connect the wires. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197175420 197175420 The Black and Red cables are connected to the battery and bobines. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197261606 197261606 Also the clutch cable is connected. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197261607 197261607 The gascables are connected to the carburators. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197261608 197261608 All the cables are connected to the clipons and RPM counter. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197261609 197261609 Meanwhile Tonny finished the painting of the seat and made Black leather on it. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197382173 197382173 The fairing is painted White and also the noseclor Black for the startnumber. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197382174 197382174 Later on it"s time for the Lightblue striping,fingers crossed!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197382175 197382175 The tankdecal is not for sale on the market so Tonny restored an image. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197902476 197902476 With a small brush he repainted the Red lines. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197902477 197902477 This is the result so I can let it print in a small size for the tanklogo. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197382176 197382176 A good way to clean a dirty windshield is polishing with Siverpolish. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197412925 197412925 Some Polish on a soft piece of textile, polish, wash away with warm water and polish it with a clean towel, look at the result!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197412926 197412926 Soon I will send the wheels to Canada, why?? Later on you will see why!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197382177 197382177 Tonny fixed the exhausts and I placed them on the bike. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197594836 197594836 I had to remove the battery and make a smaller one, it was to big. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197594837 197594837 From above you see the LightBlue lines on fueltank and seat. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197594840 197594840 Fueltank and seat are painted by Tonny so I fitted them on the bike, just for the look. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197594839 197594839 They fit okay so Tonny will further work on the fueltank and work on the logo on the side of the fueltank. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197594838 197594838 Meanwhile the wheels are arrived in Canada in the workshop of my friend Bruce Gailbraith. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197902488 197902488 He will take them apart en replaces the plastic spokes by Metal pianowire. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197902489 197902489 See how he does the job, magnificent!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=197902490 197902490 The wheels on his worktable in his workshop. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=198923121 198923121 After finishing he sended them back to Holland, look at the result, the look brandnew!! https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=198923122 198923122 AMAZING they look, front- and rearwheel, ready to place them back in the model after the Summer. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=198923123 198923123 The Summer is over so time again for building so I fitted the frontwheel. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=199731521 199731521 Also the rearwheel and the brackett of the brake. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=199731522 199731522 Finaly the Morbidelli is ready so far and ready for the tank and fairing. https://morbidelliracing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=199731520 199731520