Subject: Re: RE; Inventory
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Jun 1, 2000, 7:31 PM
Post ID: 1700869245
Hi Dennis,
| Ian Yes, the eng. number matches the title |
That's good. If you ever move or try to sell the thing it will be very
important that those numbers match. The government people have a lot of
difficulty with things that don't match.
| do you have any idea if the titled year, 1968, would be correct for these numbers? |
Possible but likely not. More likely the bike was made in 1967. It was
common practice back in those days to title bikes a year or two after they
were manufactured. This practice is illegal now but was quite acceptable
back in the 60's and even into the 70's. I have a buddy that has a V700 and
his title says something like 1971 on it. That's not right.
| and how many V700s were made? |
The serial numbers of V700's that I have listed in my inventory ran from
1xxx to 3xxx. So it is safe to assume that there were at least a couple
thousand made.
| were the ambos made with or after the V700s? |
There was a period when the company was shifting production from the V700 to
the Ambassador. It happened in 1968/1969 and these bikes were denoted with
the letter "A" in front of a new five digit serial number (the V700's had 4
digit numbers). The only differences were a bigger bore cylinder and paint
schemes. Most everything else stayed the same. In 1970, Moto Guzzi went to
the full blown production Ambo with bigger valve heads and new styling.
| and what were the main differences between the ambos and the V700s? |
Actually quite a bit of difference when you see them side by side. Different
paint schemes, tank, battery covers, and taillight. Engine wise...different
heads (with bigger valves), different gearing on the rear drive.
| anyone else seen them with metal, toploading bags, I feel that they are period original if not factory? |
I don't think that the V700 came with bags but I could be wrong there.
I would love to see a pic of your bike. Send a pic to the Loopframe website.
Ian