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 = Number 2 cylinder = left side cylinder = distributor cap wire positioned to the right side of the central coil wire
- Wide lobe = Number 1 cylinder = right side cylinder = distributor cap wire positioned to the left side of the central coil wire

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.