Subject: RE: Model Year?
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Jan 29, 2001, 6:46 AM
Post ID: 1705161631
My 71 police Ambo is a true testament to this fact. I have a V700 style
speedo, and, I believe, a prototype police speedo housing as I do not
have a kill switch on the housing. I have a push/pull switch on each
side, one (the right side) that works the flashers, the other (left
side) seems non-functional - I hear it was probably used for a police
map light. I have no toggle switch at all on the housing. In addition,
the top 4 lights on the housing are not hooked up because the V700
speedo has lights built in for the gen, dyanamo, neutral, and oil
lights. I guess I could splice into these wires if I wanted the top
housing lights to work also - the housing lights for the blinkers do
work, however. In addition, I've got the original police solo springer
seat (Caribinieri?). Also have a white tool box whereas I have seen
most cop bikes with white fenders and black sidecovers, toolbox and
tank. So, in conclusion, I believe they did grab whatever they had in
the bins to build these bikes, use up the old parts until exhausted,
then used the new parts.
Keith Ruff
71 Police Amabassador - NJ
Ian Adkins wrote:
| Tim, I think that around that time the factory was likely using up whatever parts they had in the bins. What style tank does your 13xxx bike have? Mine came with a Ambo tank but I am not sure if that was original or not. I received the bike as an unfinished resto project. All the 12xxx bikes I have seen though have had 700 style tanks. Regards...Ian -----Original Message----- From: Tim Crump <crum-@msn.com> To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com> Date: January 29, 2001 3:30 AM Subject: RE: Model Year?
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