Subject: Cycle World Road Test
Author: rick woods
Date: Dec 23, 2001, 9:38 AM
Post ID: 1709221786
I Recently acquired a June 1971 Cycle World magazine with a Road Test of
the 71 Ambassador. Thought I would share some of the highlights with you.
Rick Woods
There is a photo on the cover of an Ambo with Red Tanks and White
Fenders.
"The big 750 is tank-like, in fact, and therein may lie a clue to its
appeal. It looks bulletproof, and that characteristic probably goes more
than skin deep.......
It is certainly not a sporting machine, in the sense that American road
riders have come to know. .....the kind of machine you would take on a
short jaunt to Uruguay, or halfway around the world and back.
The Guzzi's engine could be described as a "perfect configuration"
V-Twin. Its 90-degree cylinder angle permits 100 percent balancing to
cancel primary vibrations.....
The maintenance aspect of the bike is quite encouraging. A backyard
mechanic can only smile at all the big bolts and hefty filler plugs, all
easy to reach and promising immunity to mauling from the most qauchely
handled economy size crescent wrenches......
The seat itself is an orthopedic marvel. It is soft, well-shaped to
support the thighs......
Cornering will be accomplished in comfort with the Guzzi, Although not
with the same elan that one associates with a sports-oriented
roadster.....
Braking is just short of phenomenal......
Highway cruising, as expected, is calm, effor-free experience......Its
two-up behavior on the freeway is outstanding, and passenger comfort is
excellent.
It will surly please the rider who likes to take his joys quietly, in
great, gamboling doses."