Glawster
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OK, I know this is a Ducati forum, but where the hell am I going to find information and advice on such an exotic machine as a Capriolo?
The bike belongs to a friend of mine who has literally dozens of bikes - dating back to 1915. He bought this little Italian Capriolo twenty years ago and put it in the back of his garage, thinking it would make a nice project one day. He invited me over to have a look at it with a view to helping him restore it - and it's arriving at my place tomorrow, so the Ducatis will have to move over.
Here she is in all her glory.
As you can see, it's the "tradesman's" model with single seat and flatbed. It's all original and complete apart from a silencer. From the tax disc it's not been out and about for 33 years. As you can see, we had to move something red out of the way to get at it. What struck me is how well made it seems to be - I suppose that's because it came out of an aircraft factory.
For those not in the know (like me until today), it is overhead cam, but has no camshaft! The cam mechanism is driven by a towershaft (lke a Ducati bevel), but it's a circular plate with little bumps on to open the valves. This is how it works - neat eh?
The idea is to turn it into something like this..
If anyone has any information / contacts / literature / spares for Capriolos please let me know.
Thanks,
Derek
The bike belongs to a friend of mine who has literally dozens of bikes - dating back to 1915. He bought this little Italian Capriolo twenty years ago and put it in the back of his garage, thinking it would make a nice project one day. He invited me over to have a look at it with a view to helping him restore it - and it's arriving at my place tomorrow, so the Ducatis will have to move over.
Here she is in all her glory.
As you can see, it's the "tradesman's" model with single seat and flatbed. It's all original and complete apart from a silencer. From the tax disc it's not been out and about for 33 years. As you can see, we had to move something red out of the way to get at it. What struck me is how well made it seems to be - I suppose that's because it came out of an aircraft factory.
For those not in the know (like me until today), it is overhead cam, but has no camshaft! The cam mechanism is driven by a towershaft (lke a Ducati bevel), but it's a circular plate with little bumps on to open the valves. This is how it works - neat eh?
The idea is to turn it into something like this..
If anyone has any information / contacts / literature / spares for Capriolos please let me know.
Thanks,
Derek
any paint left over from your Ducati - it looks almost the same colour 
