Help identifying a bike

[daelm]

hi all

brand new to these bikes, and registered here to help identify one. i'm in South Africa, and recently bought as-is what the owner called a 2005 Solo Classic to fix and get running. i'm attaching a picture of what it looked like on collection. various histories list no 2005 Solo Classic. one guy here suggested that it was a modified before shipping on owner request, but the original owner is two removes from current and has emigrated so no-one can ask.

after searching the net, to me it looks like a modified Wolf, which was 2004, nearest production year. VIN says 2005, but no model indication. has a single tractor seat, but looks like there was once a fender seat bracket. so far we're rebuilding the clutch and replaced air intakes, fork seals and some gaskets etc, but struggling because we can't identify a model and therefore a manual.

can anyone help identify it?

thanks

[Lmo]

All I can add is that it has Paioli telescopic fork tubes/sliders.

[Brian Crean]

I'm not an expert on the foreign models, but at first glance, it looks like a standard solo, with a Wolf tank, and a couple of homemade plates for mounting bags on rear? If someone out there has a better idea, please chime in. The headlight mount and speedo/dash assy., I'm not familiar with (but that may be the photo angle).

[eastbloc]

+1 on "regular Solo with Wolf tank".

Wolf had rear discs, different fender, seat, more aggressive rake to the forks, etc.

[rivers]

Looks like it has slip-in header pipes so that would make the motor 05 or earlier.

[MartyL]

Kind of a, "FrankenUral".

[GregAus]

IMZ-8.123 a standard Russian market solo and also sold in Germany. Essentially the same as the Canadian market Northern Cruiser but without the sidecar. You're not going to find a manual specifically for it. Essentially it's a 2005 IMZ-8.103 minus the sidecar and with a 3.89 final drive and 18" wheels.

[daelm]

GregAus, genius. thank you.

I had actually forgotten that I posted here, hence the delay but that helps tremendously. we're in the middle of a rebuild with this, and trying to trouble-shoot as we go.

thanks again.

[Lmo]

I've got a set of Paioli fork tubes.

I wonder if you could confirm that the tube diameter on your bike is 36mm?
The length I have is 30" from the center of the axle to the bottom of the top clamp; this would of course be the free (unloaded) length.