Subject: RE: 1975 build plate and signing in
Author: Gary Cheek
Date: Dec 22, 2001, 3:33 PM
Post ID: 1709218237
Hey David did you like the 4LS brakes? I love them when set up right !
Yes ,Moto Guzzi in years gone by ,as well as many other manufacturers
made changes whenever they felt so inclined. Things began to get a
little stickier by the 70s.
Of course, 1974 models had the front disc
| brake. |
No , some early 74 models had 4LS fronts and Amal carbs ,as did your
74 titled Eldos. Later 74 Eldos were equipped with disc fronts.
It is all too common to hear the 4 leading shoe equipped Eldos referred
to as "1973 1/2, "NO SUCH THING ! By 1973 the US government was getting
involved and the model year was declared by the manufacturer .This was
to monitor compliance with motor vehicle safety and emission standards
which changed every year.Mid year changes usually required government
approval but did not get a model year change to distinguish them.
The model year stamped on bikes built in late 1973 was 1974. As Greg
explained 1974 model Chevrolets were on the roads in late 1973.
( My 1974 Eldo was built on October of 1973 . Would some would say it
is a 1973 and 10/12 or 1973 and 5/6 ?
David Whalen wrote:
| It apparently, was not uncommon for the Guzzi factory to title mid to late year production bikes as the next year up even though they were prior year models. I personally have owned two 1973 Eldo's titled as 1974 models. Of course, 1974 models had the front disc brake. Neither of my bikes had the juice brake. Both had the amal carbs. Del Orto was on strike in mid 1973 so they used amals on that production run. --- Robert Hawkes <haw-@frontiernet.net> wrote:
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