Subject: Re: Hello
Author: Zerhackermann .
Date: Jul 2, 2001, 5:29 PM
Post ID: 1707345156
If I may Echo Charles....I agree.
I spent over a decade trying to find an Eldo. Wound up buying two wrecked
ambassadors and making one good bike.
I notice you are in Olympia.
I am up in Snohomish. in Seattle is Moto International one of the best guzzi
shops in the world. south is Moto Guzzi Classics in california. Another
fantastic place to deal with.
If you need help, I would be glad to do whatever I could.
can I borrow your speedo? (kidding)
| From: Charles Mullendore <C.D.Mul-@worldnet.att.net> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Hello Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 20:20:23 -0400 ============================================================ Learn over lunch. Get the developerWorks newsletter and enjoy tools, code, and tutorials, along with your sandwich. XML, Linux, Web services, Java -- and peanut butter! http://click.topica.com/caaacwJb1dfltb2c9oVa/developerWorks ============================================================ Hi Bob, Sounds like there is a lot of memories both good and bad surrounding the V700. I personally could never sell any bike I'd had that long and had that many experiences with. Keep it around as your own personal time machine or rolling monument to your late riding buddy. That's the emotional side of it. The rational side is that this bike long ago paid for itself. Any money you invest in this bike will be money well spent. This list will help you to find any and every piece you will need to do a restoration if that is the intention. If the V700 is still in good overall shape, it might be better to leave the cosmetics alone and just freshen the mechanicals. The patina of use is hard to replace. I refer to my '69 Ambassador as "not so ugly I'm ashamed of it and not so pretty I'm afraid to use it." The desirability and value of this bikes is on the way up, too. This list has shown that to be a fact - the list has nearly doubled in just two months. The big thing is this: they just aren't making any motorcycle nowadays that has anywhere near the class and charisma of an old Loopframe. The Loops are the last Guzzis that were directly influenced by the Master (Guzzi engineer Carcano) and I value this link with the past. The design is so robust and simple, it seems to beg the question "why aren't all motorcycles built like this?" If you can't tell by now I love my old Loopframes and can't see a day when that will change. I've never had a bike that made me feel this way before. I hope you decide to fix your V700 up and become one of the Loopframe faithful (fanatics?), but if you decide to sell the old girl let us know first. There is any number of good homes for it here on the list. :-) Cheers, Charlie '69 Ambo (2) '71 Ambos sund-@olywa.net wrote:
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