Distributor lobes: wide vs. narrow

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

Created: 2018 July 26

Updated: 2020 March 23

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

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.