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Subject: RE: engine number

Author: Ian Adkins

Date: Jul 18, 2002, 5:52 AM

Post ID: 1710625550

Mike,

We have to go way back to the late 60's and imagine what was going on in the
minds of the people then and what the factory practices were. It is very
likely that they were putting these bikes together with whatever available
parts they had at the time.

Also....unless you bought a bike new from the dealer or purchased it from a
person that had it would be hard to know what parts were original and which
were added on later. I don't have Greg's book in front of me but I suspect
the picture of the Early V750 Ambo (indicated by the unique pinstriping)
could show you.

As far as I know.....the "A" series Ambos were pretty much V700's with 750
cylinders. That was it.

 -----Original Message-----
From: EldoMike [mailto:msse-@classicguzzi.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:55 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: engine number


Hi Ian...I didn't think the "A" bikes had the remote float carbs?

Mike(leaving shortly for Mid-Ohio...:-)

www.classicguzzi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Adkins" <ianad-@linkamerica.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:28 AM
Subject: RE: engine number


 John,

If you go to www.mgnoc.com and go into the old articles you will see an
article that I wrote about that very series of bike. I think the article
was
 titled Rare Birds.

As of now I only know of four Rare Birds. Charlie has
one....Scott Larson
 had one but I think he just sold it. I have one (A12147) and
there is one
up
 in Rochester....Bob Hawkes I think.

Basically this bike was the transition bike from the V700 to the
Ambassador.
 Greg Field talks about this series in his book Moto Guzzi Big
Twins. It is
 an extremely rare (and valuable :-)) bike.

Regards...Ian

 -----Original Message-----
From: John Prusnek [mailto:spaj-@raex.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:19 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: engine number


Last weekend at a Guzzi breakfast I met a fellow with a white Ambo
who was interested in my early V750 sidecover decals. His bike had the
smaller tank with the early gas cap, and carbs with the
remote bowl. He
 
 wasn't sure of the year, seemed to think it was a '69. I
suspect that it
 
 may be earlier than that, and perhaps a V700. The engine number was
A12157. I remember some discussion a while back on the list about some
rare 'A' number engine, I think it was Ian who had one.
Can anyone comment on what this bike is?

Thanks,
John Prusnek

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