Subject: RE: Police bikes
Author: Kevin Graf
Date: May 14, 2002, 10:59 AM
Post ID: 1710254083
No rhyme or reason huh? Well, I can see that but seems as though there is a
constant, the V. I might guess for "Vtwin", "90 degree V twin", something
along them lines. It might make sense if the second letter stood for some
other extra or change, of course I wouldn't be surprised if the letter
designation disappeared after a certain amount of models were produced. Who
knows, the second letter might even be the first letter of the Italian
version of the word. So unless one knew Italian and could figure out a
change significant enough to mark in the VIN on the different models at the
different times, we'll be pretty much lost..
Who wants to learn italian and take on the project to prove me wrong? Ian?
Kev
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Field [mailto:seen-@mac.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:50 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Police bikes
"VP" is just an engine-series code, that's all. In general, Ambos don't
have a prefix code (except for some of the first-series).
The V7 Sports from the same era have the engine code VK. Why? Different
cam and crank and bore, so they needed a code to differentiate, I
suppose. Does the fact that VK alphabetically precedes VP significant?
Apparently not because the later 850 T has the earlier engine code VC.
On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 05:23 AM, Kevin Graf wrote:
| That's possible, the VP might of started with the Eldo. The waffle pattern is a Eldo. They needed the added reinforcement on the case. If the VP does not signify a police model it would be interesting to find out what it means then. They might not of found it necessary to mark the police models until the orders started coming in. I could see that happening more with the birth of the Eldo. Kev -----Original Message----- From: Ross [mailto:ariel-@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:14 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Police bikes I have owned two LAPD Ambassadors (black and whites), which did not have a prefix, perhaps only the Eldo? Right now I'm looking at a Cycle Guide Mag from '73 showing the Rose Parade Ad. It appears to be an Ambo as there is no additional reinforcement to the case, or did some of the first Eldo's have the same case?. The mufflers are torpedoes, the levers hard to tell, may be grooved, may be not. Interestingly, the tool box is white, while both Ambos of mine have had black tool boxes. Regards, Ross on 5/13/02 15:46, Greg Field at seen-@mac.com wrote:
-- K. Ross Raymond Arizona USA '71 LAPD Ambassador '69 Triumph T100S Norton hopeful 1998 Ariel (my daughter, after the Sq.4, not the mermaid) |