lcgtr wrote:

Home now, runs great, just waiting for the original parts to get it on the road

Where's your other shoe?

You only need one to kick start!

bwolfie wrote:You only need one to kick start!

I guess if anyone knows, it should be me.

grandpaul wrote:

Jeandr wrote:Aren't you too old to be a teenager

That famous saying "the older I get, the faster I was" is starting to make sense, but I know I can still pull a ticket too easily on most of my old bikes, and I'm not talking about expired safety inspection or non-working tail light.

Isn't that because they have reduced the maximum speed on most roads

Jean

Hello lcgtr,

There was a fellow that raced a black Tornado at Lakeside in the 1980's.
I don't recall his name but he used to drive the "Tyres for Bikes" van at the time, they may be able to assist you to find him. 07 3262 4377 (Brisbane)

(I had an ljgtr)

Graeme

I would roadrace that in a heartbeat. My friend has two 650 tornados, one is in street trim and the other is set up for flattrack racing. Those bikes sure like to rev. You will have some fun with that one!

Looks good LC,
It will make a lovely classic cafe racer. How do the vibrations compare,? Euro should be pretty smooth.
AC.

Well I havnt ridden it around much as its not registered but from all the reviews of it back in the day its not bad once your moving.

Although it literally walks around the shed when idling on the centre stand

The box of parts only had the original spedo which was helpful and I spent $50 on a 'workshop' manual from Denmark which turned out to be a A5 photocopied riders manual so the project has stalled somewhat

Ive been considering going for the full fared look like the 350/4 or 250/4s of the day





But in current colours and scripted logo



Spoken to Airtech and they said their CB750 faring will fit http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/hon ... 969-77.htm


but postage is $375 plus taxes which is extremly expensive considering the fairing is only $277

I tried joining the Benelli forum twice but havnt made the cut for some reason and the "no Homers" club wont return my emails
http://www.benelliforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9

This bike is proving difficult, especially to restore from Australia, I may have made a mistake here

I was lucky enough to race against the Benelli 4 at Mid-Ohio last year. It sure sounded cool, but with all the hype surrounding it being there and raced, I was very disappointed. I saw the bike when the green flag dropped and then I saw it when I passed it right after that, 8 laps later I saw it in the pits after the race.

I understand that its a very unique piece and most likely impossible to replace, but I only signed up for that class because of all the hype about how fast it was supposed to be and I smoked it on a 500 Indian Enfield

With what looks like a single leading shoe front brake, how well does it stop? The 2ls front drum on the Commaqdo was a serious deficiency until some time after I left the company. I believe we got it from an Italian manufacturer, Cmpagnolo, I think. It should have been a lot better than it was. The stiffening kit helped some.

It is a single leader but on both sides. The year previous were 4LS but the brakes were considered a bit touchy so the went back to 2LS

Do you mean they were Double leading on both sides, man they would be touchy.
What brand of Carbies LC.?

http://www.carlsalter.com/motorcycle-manuals.asp

anything here help - looks like the Benelli one might be in foreign though

lcgtr,
Persevere old chap, you have a real beauty there and it's only nuts and bolts like a Norton. Whatever specialist information you require will be out there with a bit of concentrated research.

Best of luck with it.

I've had my eyes out for one of those for a while now...no personal experience but everything I've heard is EXTREMELY positive. Best of luck with yours (you know you stole it from right under me, right? )