Hi.
I'll be picking up a 1949 Airone sport shortly and i'd like a little advice. I've never owned a vintage bike before so I've a few questions. Hopefully some one with experience of these bikes will be able to help.
1. How do you drain the oil? I've looked at the italian workshop manual and all I can ascertain - my italian is almost non existant, is that it is drained via the lowest bolt in the oil tank. Is this all there is to it or is there some kind of drain plug in the block?
2. Does the oil lubricate the gearbox as well or is there a drain and refill for that as well?
3. I've managed to glean enough info from the manuals re the ignition timing but there appears to be some kind of preliminary operation which relates to the marks on the flywheel and the valves. What is that all about?
4. Any other use maintenance tips would be most welcome.
Thanks.
I'll be picking up a 1949 Airone sport shortly and i'd like a little advice. I've never owned a vintage bike before so I've a few questions. Hopefully some one with experience of these bikes will be able to help.
1. How do you drain the oil? I've looked at the italian workshop manual and all I can ascertain - my italian is almost non existant, is that it is drained via the lowest bolt in the oil tank. Is this all there is to it or is there some kind of drain plug in the block?
2. Does the oil lubricate the gearbox as well or is there a drain and refill for that as well?
3. I've managed to glean enough info from the manuals re the ignition timing but there appears to be some kind of preliminary operation which relates to the marks on the flywheel and the valves. What is that all about?
4. Any other use maintenance tips would be most welcome.
Thanks.