Subject: Re: Loop Frame comparison
Author: Jim Beeler
Date: Nov 14, 2001, 4:46 PM
Post ID: 1708894028
| The problem may be not a lot of us ride two up on our Loops are far as I |
| tell. Seems we're a bunch of "lone wolves." I rarely see couples arrive at |
| rally or other event together on a Loop. If I ever find an agreeable |
| passenger some research is in order! :-) |
I rarely do too but occasionally my wife decides she wants to go along.
| I have only my early '69 Ambo (just like a V700 with 54cc more) and short rides on customers Eldos for reference, but the Eldos seem smoother and |
| attain highway speeds more quickly and maintain speed on grades more |
| I find myself going much faster than it seems I am on the Eldos, all the cues of speed familiar to me on the Ambo are absent. Then again it could |
| that my Ambo is long overdue for a freshening up. |
I haven't ridden my 700 in probably 10 years (I finished the engine teardown
this evening). It's been at least 25 years since I've ridden an Eldorado
and that was only taking customer bikes for test rides and I really don't
remember that far back. I think I recall that the Eldorado seemed
significantly faster and cruised highway speeds a lot easier than my old
700. Thats what prompted my question... I don't really remember and if I'm
going to get an Eldorado next year I want to make sure it'll do everything I
want it to do, namely cruise at 70 forever...
Thanks for the input.
Jim