Subject: Re: V 700 info needed
Author: edward walton
Date: Sep 16, 2000, 10:31 AM
Post ID: 1702559351
Hi Ian: Live in south Surrey about 25 miles from your sister. Not many Guzzi`s
in Our area and hardly any loopframes! Been told Guzzi hasn't been sold in
Canada since 1980, just got new ones this year! My Ambo has a starter button on
the the bars , no floor boards , small side stand on the frame , single smaller
dash with idiot lights built in to the speedo , wide bars ,no siren brackets
that I can find , two up seat ,,tool boxes with no locks , I shift on the left
one up and three down , no chrome side panels , a hole in the back fender below
the frame to fender mount , what's that for ?? , and the choke on the right
bars . Had the ambo for 4 years, been riding for 35 years cause I'm 50. I have
owned a little of every thing in motorcycles over the years , but nothing beats
the simplicity and comfort of the loop frame!!!! This was my first Guzzi and
it's the best thing since canned beer! Over the years the Motor cycle industry
has made the sport over complicated , over expensive and developing very single
focus riding machines .The Ambo to me represents the simplicity , comfort, and
economical reliability that motor cycle riding freedom started out to be!! In
two or three more years I will be retiring .All I need is a spare distributor
cap , rotor , points , and I am out of here !!! See you in Montreal Ian !!
Cheers TED
Ian Adkins wrote:
| Hi Ted, Nice to meet ya :-) Too bad we each live on the other side of the country. It would be great to meet up with a fellow Ambo rider. Not many out here in the Montreal area. Sounds like the numbers on your bike are right. The 13xxx bikes were made Jan thru July 1969. The 16xxx bikes were made around July 1970. So yours appears to fall right in place. I think the difference between the civ and the police were a few more cosmetic accessories. Police had floorboards and different bars. Engines were the same I believe. As far as I know there was no denotion of the two models in the serial numbers. Where abouts in Vancouver do you live? I have a sister that lives in the Kitslano area. Regards...Ian
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