Subject: Police Ambo
Author: Michael Jones
Date: Jul 24, 2000, 4:42 PM
Post ID: 1701552554
I was thinking about this discussion over dinner, and
thought there might be another legitimate perspective
on this bike. I put more then $2000 into my Ambo
getting it back on the road, all parts, no labor (did
everything myself). So $3000 for a bike that
(probably) needs so little doesn't seem bad to me
(though if I were in CA I'd take Mark's for $3500
instead, of course). That the guy doesn't want to
bother with a mechanical inspection could be
attributed to his feeling that he has a really nice
and clean antique, and that he doesn't want to waste
time haggling with someone who doesn't appreciate it.
I would understand that completely, if it is true
(which is hard to know of course). That the fork seals
may need replacing is reasonable: any rubber parts
loose their elasticity after 30 years. If the bike is
all there, I think it may be worth considering -
Police Ambo's are neat and unusual. And I really like
Ambo's.
Of course, the carbs may need cleaning, and all rubber
parts will probably need replacing in a few years. Age
does that, even at low miles.
Perhaps if one were to show up with $2700 or so in
greenbacks, the guy would turn out to be
price-flexible.
-Mike (69 Ambo)
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M.Jones, student of philosophy and religion at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
"The heart has its reasons which reason does not know." -Blaise Pascal
"With man, instinct and reason avoid each other with adversity, yet, by repudiating each other they lure each other to reach mutual correction." -Lucian Blaga
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