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Unleaded petrol    Where we stand

 This is a small document explaining our position with regard to unleaded fuel, the effect on most bikes and in particular older Moto Morini

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Cholmondley Pageant of Power 2010

We were invited to play in his Lordships back garden again this Year, and enjoyed the Track which he has so thoughtfully provided around his Castle grounds. Our Team consisted of a Moto Morini 1200 Veloce, a Moto Morini Tresette Sprint 175 [by way of contrast]. an Egli Vincent, and an Airone 250 Moto Guzzi. They all behaved impeccably during a weekend which was filled with every petrol- heads dreams .A really relaxed atmosphere was carefully preserved by thoughtful efficient preparation and top quality Marshalling. Definitely one of the best "do's" in the UK

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-MRC at the Festival of 1000 Bikes. Mallory Circuit 2010

This year, for the first time, the club had a proper profession Marquee, the weather was kinder than in some years past, in fact it was hot and windy so all the bikes there [1000s of them] got covered in a thick layer of dust. We were happy to help the Club with the loan of a couple of Morini, and they had plenty of Club Members bring along a good variety too. A beautiful Valentini Sport which we were very pleased to import many many years ago , displayed by the sole UK proud owner still enjoying it

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Barry Sheene's Suzi

Just look what we got our grubby mitts on--THE XR14 square 4 500, the actual bike which Barry rode to his first ever 500 win at Assen in 1975

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Milan M/C Fair Nov 09

Milan did us proud. The Show was huge, The new MV Agusta Brutales now available , the 990 and 1090 were displayed together with the one day old  new F4 MY10 [photo 3]   availablefrom Feb 2010 on a first order, first bike basis .On the Morini stand the new Granferro [Super Motard- photo 4] was displayed for the first time, with the range of 1200 cc models and a Studio Concept Corsaro [photo 2], which looked superb. For Stuart, the highlight of the day was to meet Signor Franco Lambertini ,[photo 1] the Technical Director of  Morini ,responsible for the old 350s and the new currant 1200s.

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World Press Launch of new MV Agusta F4 Nov 09

A lavish  launch near Linate ,Italy with invited Press, Guests and Celebrities from all over the World [and NLM]. A Champagne reception, presentation by Claudio Castiglione, Giacomo Agostini, Andrew Morton and many others kept guests glued to their seats until released to enjoy a most generous and outstanding meal. A glittering event,  the new models are very technically advanced as well as being visually a stunning addition to the MV range

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MRC Stafford Show Oct 17 & 18 2009

The Club put on a really tidy ,clean stand, with a nice representation of Morini old and new. We were pleased to lend a 1200 Scrambler and an immaculate Sport 350. New Club Members were welcomed and signed up. Existing and potential owners visited during the weekend. A real success

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Morini Riders Club at Mallory Circuit for the Festival of 1000 bikes July 11/12 09

Despite the title of the Festival. there were many thousands of bikes, types, old and new, We were delighted to lend some bikes to the Club for their display, and although we were all spoiled for choice within the event, there was serious interest all weekend  especially in the 1200 Scrambler, Granpasso and 50ccCorsarino Veloce 

Photo1 The Club's stand, our Dollaro prominent with the Corsarino Veloce, Scrambler and Granpasso just visible. Photo 2 A scratch built sleeve valve 2 stroke diesel motor, great. Photo 3 a rare mix of outfits Photo 4 a Vincent/Steib just about to pass a kneeler Photo 5 Possibly the most individual 3 wheeler?

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Morini Riders Club Track Day at Cadwell Park Circuit, Lincs June 18th 09

With MRC's normal well deserved good luck, this Year's event was held in beautiful , ideal weather. Everyone had loads of track time, Singles included a Settebello, our Tresette Sprint , even a race Tiger Cub, our Morini 350/501 " The Beast" made a welcome return [foreground , 2nd from left], our friends from Belgium were able to make time to come again[3rd from left]. A little gem of a day. Thank you MRC

That's Stuart [Sales ,left] on his Tresette Sprint 175, and Ollie [W/shop, right] on a 3 1/2 Sport

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The 20th Morini Day at Murano sul Po. This glorious image just captures the very essence of Morini, courtesy of Keith Johnston April 09

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Factory Training for NLM Technicians at M V Agusta

Photos from l-r

1] The Factory entrance--. the derelict building is locally referred to as the Conference Centre

2] Inside the Assembly area we saw the large QC Dept, and in this picture the Cylinder head assembly area

3] Fascinating--- a whole bike on a trolley prior to assembly. Each part in a designated moulding

4] After assembly a full test procedure in one of the Dyno chambers, every bike up to full working temperature

5] A view across the Lake Varese from the Training Workshop--idyllic, perfect for a stroll along the Lakeside after a fresh lunch in the Factory Canteen

6] Inside that immaculate W/S with Gabrielle, one of the two men who worked hard to train us The facilities , bikes, and motors made available for Training were 1st class

7] The R&D Dept --Several top secret , exciting projects are fast approaching completion

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The Cholmondley Pageant of Power August 9/10 2008-

Everyone enjoyed the first Year of what proved to be an outstanding classic event. It will be repeated for many years to come, and offered a North-of-Watford alternative to the Goodwood Festival of  Speed , or the Louis Vuitton "do". The theme was iconic vehicles from across the ages , sponsored by Bentley, Breitling. H&H and more, a huge selection of F2 and other .Speedboats competed  on the Lake, and a freshly up-rated track was provided within the grounds for cars and bikes. Helicopters too, all in the picturesque valley grounds  below the Castle. NLM was invited to bring along our own Vincent Black Shadow, Ducati 916SPS. a friend's Ducati 900SS Beval, and another friend, Pete Goulden, generously lent back to us his MV Agusta F4 1000 312 which emphatically took the bike FTD [fastest time of day], against very stiff opposition from famous bikes and famous top riders Only a couple of cars, one a  purpose built WRC with 1000bhp and 4WD was just able to keep the MV from overall FTD. The cars included road and modern F1 ,many other race Formulae through different periods, to an 1896 de Dion Bouton... The range of vehicles left every petrol-head gasping, it was simply stunning, two days were barely enough to see it all. If you did not come this Year, do try next, it is a brilliant weekend .

Pictures from left to right show

1 Castle overlooking a small part of the show

2 Our Vincent Black Shadow in quality company, a Vanwall

3&4 The large public screen following our MV around the course to FTD

5 That big TV screen-full of Bentley makes a wonderful backcloth to the Veteran horseless carriage preparing for the course

Incidentally , we attended the 2009 CPP and won FTD at that too, what a hoot !-

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Flat track Morini in the USA

These photos were kindly given by Al Webber, who rides and has prepared this unusual Morini to a high [and competitive] standard. The bike shows the result of many hours and much skill in the workshop [Al-- our humble congratulations]

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Donington Park Race Circuit BSB round

Race rider Chris Burns with our latest model 1078Our 1078RR & Brutale inside STP's classy awning

We attended with our MV road bikes to support the STP Team racing MV Agusta 312, Rider Chris Burns qualified well in Pos 12 , but was bitterly disappointed with DNF in the race due to failure of the only non standard part on the bike, an experimental electrical system.

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Strada to Sport-Plus look .

This was a tatty , sad old Strada before we started [wish we had taken a "before"photo]. The owners  instructions were--build up a front wheel using our own 4 leading shoe double drum front brake, fit rearsets, and this shows the first of our swan neck kick start top levers, rearset pedal conversion, stainless steel exhaust, new stainless mudguards, paintwork,  and  lots of internal stuff you cannot see .

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Shane Byrne [Shakey] and his MV 312. Cadwell Circuit

Shane took delivery of this new M V Agusta F4 1000 312

 at Cadwell .This is the second MV he has bought from us. [ Thank you Shane] We added a few tasteful carbon fibre parts before delivery. Clearly a man of good taste and discrimination.

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The TT-Our MV 312 at the Isle of Man

MV 312 are not only the fastest Production bike in the World, they also make totally reliable tourers., notice our fully laden demo bike on the way up, and lounging at various Island highspots--Creg ny Baa, Tynwald Hill Inn, and Point of Aire. There is a German Brutale in there next to our 312 as well. What a great week.

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More "Shakey"  Snetterton

When Shakey saw our van with his new Brutale coming into the pits , he was out of his Motorhome and into the back of our van almost before it had stopped moving. We really appreciated his sincere enthusiasm. He then went straight out on his race bike and set pole time, which left us wondering if the rest of the field would do better if they owned MV as well -just give us a ring !

Photo 1&2  Shakey and his Dad, before we even got the bike out of the van for him Photo 3,4&5 The "formal" poses,

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 ..MV restored for James Edwards . Cheshire

The classic "before and afters"-- love them

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MGOC [Moto Guzzi Owners Club], visit 

With their normal flair and efficiency the MGOC organised a ride out to visit NLM. We were delighted to greet them. The bikes came in batches , thoughtfully avoiding the possibility of bringing the village to a halt, it all made a great spectacle The sun shone, we offered a sight of some rare machines, including an MGS01,a Guzzi engined Triking,  a Lodola, a Stornello, and an Airone Sport, in addition to our normal stock of slightly less rare Guzzi twins

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Bikes for a Blessing

We  went to a  lovely old Church in Burton on Trent, and rode straight in! . We were supporting Rev Paul Sinclair, well known for his team of Sidecar Hearses,[ centre photo], and also a loyal customer in our Workshop .On this occasion Paul was leading a Service for living  M/Cyclists which was televised for a forthcoming  series about Eccentrics with Robbie Coltrane. A local Band and some hot snacks were all laid on; for us, it was an unusual , nice "do".[ Thanks to Ollie Hurst , one of our Technicians, for the photos--- it's amazing what can be done with a phone these days]]

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"Shakey"

We were at Silverstone Race Circuit [ April 28/29 2007] for the BSB round, and to show off our new MV Agusta.  If you were there you might have seen our distinctive van, a 312, and a Brutale 910. If you were not there you missed a great day, and you did not see "Shakey" on our MV , deciding this should be his next road bike.

These 3 photos above were taken and kindly provided by Shakey's girlfriend, Petra -------Photo 1, the man himself. Photo 2 with Chris , our MV Salesman  .Photo 3 add in Victor Cox , intrepid  pilot of MV 312 Racer for the STP Team

Another very special one off pipe set built for a Morini 501/350 Valentini.

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FT500 exhaust. NLM to the rescue, the owner had searched high and low for an exhaust, ANY exhaust for his much loved Honda FT. He would have settled for anything but what he really wanted was a stainless steel set with a chunky upswept silencer, so that is exactly what we made from scratch for him!

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