Subject: RE: First Loopframe miles - Whining (me and my transmission)
Author: Tom Bowes
Date: Jun 3, 2002, 5:58 PM
Post ID: 1710368784
Darrell Dick wrote:
| I'll have to admit, for the first 50 miles or so, I was pretty unimpressed. My '75 850T is a modern sportbike compared to the old Ambosaur. I own a bunch of bikes, all of them 1975 or older. The Ambo feels the oldest. After a while, it dawned on me. That's the point! The Ambo is a comfortable, reliable, enjoyable, anachronism. It is just oozing character (I'll show you the spots on the floor). I just needed to drop my performance expectations a couple of notches. |
A man after my own heart......if the bike isn't old enough to buy beer
it's probably not worth owning!
I think the gearbox is the biggest part of the deficit, or one of the greatest contributors to the "character" depending on how you look at it. The Guzzi 5 speed is a big improvement in terms of shift quality and noise. Speaking of noise, this thing whines like an old dump truck in top gear under acceleration. It is almost embarassing. Do you other guys running 4 speeds hear the same thing? I've heard that the 4 speeds are loud and clunky, but pretty much bullet-proof. |
Yeah, they do whine, but like a dump truck? I don't think mine is quite
that loud. Darrell, you need to come on by and take a ride on my Ambo
for comparison. Mind you , I spent extra time getting the shimming
right, to the point where it shifts easier than my G-5 and doesn't
hardly clunk.
| In SE Michigan the curves are few and far between. |
Come to the MichiGuzzi Ride, August 25th. I'll show you where they are
at.
Tom
Shelby Township, MI
Early '70 Ambo
1980 G5
1982 V50III