Subject: Re: Guzzi Myth...
Author: Tim Crump
Date: Jul 25, 2001, 9:13 AM
Post ID: 1707636606
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Hey Paul,
I think we would have to agree that this is always a matter of experience=
and opinion. I feel exactly as you do, only in reverse. I grew up with a=
n Ambo and an Eldo, and found them to be the pinnacle of reliability. My =
friends marveled at the fact that I never had to mess with the ignition, =
since the points system on the Guzzis so reliable. But then they rode mos=
tly Nortons and Triumphs.
Some years ago, I picked up an R50/5, and then an R90/6, both becasue the=
y were cheap. I hated them both, the R90 most of all. The "technology" of=
the R90 - CV carbs, "improved" ignition, etc., made it a pain in the ass=
, and the seat put the pain in my ass. It was the most uncomfortable bike=
I ever owned. They both leaked constantly, and both the needles fell off=
of the instruments on the R90. Every maintenance procedure is difficult,=
and every procedure needs special tools.
In my limited experience, anyone who can't keep a Loopframe running doesn=
't know what they are doing, and has only made things worse. I was pretty=
young when I had the =20
Ambo and the Eldo, and they were the easiest bikes I've ever owned to kee=
p in shape. I know most of us can handle basic stuff, some can do more ad=
vanced. The Loopframes are so simple in every way that there are no probl=
ems that can't be fixed. It is unfair to blame the bikes when it is usual=
ly the misguided efforts of the mechanic.
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Hey Paul,</DIV=
| <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think we would have to agree that this is alwa= |
reverse. I grew up with an Ambo and an Eldo, and found them to be the pin=
nacle of reliability. My friends marveled at the fact that I never had to=
mess with the ignition, since the points system on the Guzzis so reliabl=
e. But then they rode mostly Nortons and Triumphs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV=
| <DIV>Some years ago, I picked up an R50/5, and then an R90/6, both beca= |
ogy" of the R90 - CV carbs, "improved" ignition, etc., made it a pain in =
the ass, and the seat put the pain in my ass. It was the most uncomfortab=
le bike I ever owned. They both leaked constantly, and both the needles f=
ell off of the instruments on the R90. Every maintenance procedure is dif=
ficult, and every procedure needs special tools.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> =
<DIV>In my limited experience, anyone who can't keep a Loopframe running =
doesn't know what they are doing, and has only made things worse. I was p=
retty young when I had the </DIV> <DIV>Ambo and the Eldo, and they were t=
he easiest bikes I've ever owned to keep in shape. I know most of us can =
handle basic stuff, some can do more advanced. The Loopframes are so simp=
le in every way that there are no problems that can't be fixed. It is unf=
air to blame the bikes when it is usually the misguided efforts of the me=
chanic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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