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Project Morini

Engineering said: “I’ve got some good news and some bad news.” The good news from the engineering shop really was good – for my pocket, at least. I’d presented Hamlins with a mushroom crate containing four barrels for the Morini. Two were the originals and two from my parts engine. I also had two standard bore pistons. I took the barrels to Hamlins for checking, as parts supply was going to be an issue. Oversized pistons up to 63mm are unobtainable, but I could get new standard bore pistons or I could get the barrels rebored out to 64mm, increasing the capacity by 25cc. Pistons for this, known as the

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