Subject: Re: Ambo 69 Build Date
Author: Scott Larson
Date: May 29, 2001, 8:18 AM
Post ID: 1706905874
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Yes, a fortune! Very very very rare.....only a handful in the entire worl=
d, priceless. Mine's for sale by the way. Take the average price of the l=
oopframe and multiply by 10. =20
Seriously, I am too attached to it now, even with a bad crank. The bike i=
s in pieces. I am regrinding the crank (throw pin only), as the rod beari=
ng started to go. Luckily, it didnt score the crankshaft too badly, and i=
t will need a regrind, only 10 thousandths under standard size. That mean=
s I can do that 3 more times. I determined the cause to be the sludge tra=
p, that was 3/4 full of crap and started sealing the oil passages of the =
crankshaft. I have never pulled the crankshaft before on any of these bik=
es, and found out it is quite easy. I even made a puller for the rear mai=
n bearing housing, with a piece of angle iron and parts of a gear puller.=
The machinest was impressed by the design and thickness of the main bear=
ings and said they looked ok. After looking at the crank and the tech par=
t of the manual, he said, 'man, that things built to last, isnt it?'.
Welcome to the club! I hope you ride it a lot and let everyone else see i=
t out on the road.
Scott
Your 69 Ambo should have a serial number of "A12xxx". Maybe "13xxx" with=
out
the "A" in front too. If the serial number is A12xxx then you will basica=
lly
have a V700 with 750 cylinders and 700 heads. Side covers should be the
older type (without the gills) and bigger headlight bucket. They are very
rare and worth a fortune...right Scott and Charlie? :-)
Best of luck with the new bird....Ian Adkins<br clear=3Dall><hr>Get your =
FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href=3D"http://explorer.msn.com">http=
://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Yes, a fortune=
! Very very very rare.....only a handful in the entire world, pricel=
ess. Mine's for sale by the way. Take the average price of the loopf=
rame and multiply by 10. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Seriously, I am to=
o attached to it now, even with a bad crank. The bike is in pieces. I am =
regrinding the crank (throw pin only), as the rod bearing started to go. =
Luckily, it didnt score the crankshaft too badly, and it will need a regr=
ind, only 10 thousandths under standard size. That means I can do that 3 =
more times. I determined the cause to be the sludge trap, that =
was 3/4 full of crap and started sealing the oil passages of the cranksha=
ft. I have never pulled the crankshaft before on any of these bikes,=
and found out it is quite easy. I even made a puller for the rear main b=
earing housing, with a piece of angle iron and parts of a gear puller. Th=
e machinest was impressed by the design and thickness of the main bearing=
s and said they looked ok. After looking at the crank and the tech p=
art of the manual, he said, 'man, that things built to last, isnt it?'.</=
DIV> <DIV>Welcome to the club! I hope you ride it a lot and let everyone =
else see it out on the road.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott</DIV> <DI=
V><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; =
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Your=
69 Ambo should have a serial number of "A12xxx". Maybe "13xxx" wit=
hout<BR>the "A" in front too. If the serial number is A12xxx then you wil=
l basically<BR>have a V700 with 750 cylinders and 700 heads. Side covers =
should be the<BR>older type (without the gills) and bigger headlight buck=
et. They are very<BR>rare and worth a fortune...right Scott and Charlie? =
:-)<BR><BR>Best of luck with the new bird....Ian Adkins<BR><BR></BLOCKQUO=
TE></BODY></HTML><DIV><BR><br clear=3Dall><hr>Get your FREE download of M=
SN Explorer at <a href=3D"http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.co=
m</a><br></p></DIV>
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