Subject: Cedar-Up and Running
Author: Tom Bowes
Date: Jul 17, 2001, 8:05 PM
Post ID: 1707531473
After a brief delay caused by my attendance at Mid-Ohio this past
weekend, it was back to final assembly on Sunday and Monday. The
bodywork came in from Moto Guzzi Classics on Friday and I must say that
it is absolutley impeccable. Ata' boy Mark! Although I had wanted to
have the bike completed on Sunday, the last of the wiring took longer
than anticipated. That and a few other last minute changes pushed me
well into the late hours of Monday evening, too late to fire the old gal
up and rouse the neighbors. I walked down to the corner gas station and
got two gallons of premium, brought it home, and went to bed eagerly
anticipating the joys this morning would bring.
So, here she is, christened "Cedar" in her current incarnation. Rescued
from over twenty years of neglect and the effects of too much
"billybobism"! Although I still have a few things to do as soon as the
transfers show up from CA, the bike is basically complete. I put about
fifty miles on her today and am amazed at how smoothly she handles, no
comparison to my V-50 with its lighter weight and higher center of
gravity.
http://members.home.net/kk8m/guzzi/images/Cedar-1
http://members.home.net/kk8m/guzzi/images/Cedar-2
http://members.home.net/kk8m/guzzi/images/Cedar-3
Tomorrow it's off to a friends art studio/metal fab shop to make up a
luggage rack. With luck, Gary Cheek, his Eldo, Cedar and I will be off
to Ontario on Friday to attend the Guzzi rally there. I'm keeping my
fingers crossed that there will be no "hiccups" in her behavior between
now and then. I will say that these loops take some getting used to in
the sound department. So many interesting noises, reminding me of some
power equipment that I have owned over the years. Oh, I did quiet the
fishtails down with a couple of baffles picked up at Mid-Ohio for a buck
each. Now she sounds more like Gary's stock Eldo as opposed to an
obnoxious Hawg.
At last, my turn to put down the wrenches and ride. It's been a long
seven months.
Tom
'70 (July '69) Ambassador
99.8% Complete, 10% Left To Go
'82 V50-III
Shelby Township, Michigan