Gregory Bender

Distributor lobes: wide vs. narrow

Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models

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Thanks to Charlie Mullendore of Antietam Classic Cycle for providing these photos on the old Yahoo! Loopframe_Guzzi news group (which has now moved to Groups.io).

Narrow lobe of the distributor. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.
Narrow lobe of the distributor. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Wide lobe of the distributor. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.
Wide lobe of the distributor. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Another view of the wide lobe of the distributor. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.
Another view of the wide lobe of the distributor. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Narrow lobe of distributor on top, wide on the bottom. Arrow points to narrow lobe. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.
Narrow lobe of distributor on top, wide on the bottom. Arrow points to narrow lobe. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Narrow lobe of distributor on top, wide on the bottom. Arrow points to narrow lobe. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.
Narrow lobe of distributor on top, wide on the bottom. Arrow points to narrow lobe. Applicable to Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.