Subject: Re: It Runs
Author: William Diamond
Date: Aug 18, 2002, 11:06 AM
Post ID: 1710829538
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Hi Jesse/Gary. Just curious as to whether the Eldo you sold Dave at Sport Cycles was the one with white wall tires. Very nice! If you don't mind me asking... how much did he give you for it and what did you think of the blue Laverda SF2? $4995 seemed rather high, but I really liked the bike.
Bill
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From: Jesse Open
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 12:15 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: It Runs
Congrats !
Put em together like you intend to RIDE not like you expect to TINKER
and they RUN !!! Even the old Triumphs started on the first kick after a
complete rebuild. Brought a huge grin every time. Nothing wrong with a
set of Amals either. I just sold my '74 Eldo with Amals to Sport Cycle
in New York. It ran GREAT ,I think it even had a better top end than the
Del'Lorto carbed Eldos. Just a little different in operation . I'm
thinking of a pair of Mikunis for my '72. 34 or 36 millimeter should be
about right .
Dave wrote:
| After a longer than planned rebuild of my Eldorado (started in Jan) I fired it up this weekend, I was amazed how easy it came back to life. With a new top end, replaced the Amals with a set of Delorto's, completely disassembled the motor to clean all the sludge out of it, new wiring, powdercoated the frame and various parts, etc, I really had to wonder if I got things together correctly. I must have got the carbs and timing fairly close, after cranking over a few times with the plugs out to get some oil in the upper end, it turned over about a half a dozen times and fired right up, no backfire, no leaks, it even idled halfway decent. With all the talk lately on "modern Guzzi's" I think when you take one apart like this and put it all back together, and it seems so eager to run, there will always be a spot in the garage for one of these, regardless of how may other bikes new or old I may acquire. Dave Linder |
I take mine anywhere without worrying WITHOUT disc brakes ! But then
again I never worried on ANY bike ,even the BRIT bikes with LUCAS
electrics !And they NEVER let me down.At least since 1966 !
1969 V700 Euro
1972 Eldo LAPD
1993 Cal III Fuel Injection
2003 EV NEXT YEAR !!
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<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Hi Jesse/Gary. Just curious as to whether the Eldo you sold Dave at Sport Cycles was the one with white wall tires. Very nice! If you don't mind me asking... how much did he give you for it and what did you think of the blue Laverda SF2? $4995 seemed rather high, but I really liked the bike.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Jesse Open</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 18, 2002 12:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> Loopfram-@topica.com</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: It Runs</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Congrats !<BR> Put em together like you intend to RIDE not like you expect to TINKER <BR>and they RUN !!! Even the old Triumphs started on the first kick after a <BR>complete rebuild. Brought a huge grin every time. Nothing wrong with a <BR>set of Amals either. I just sold my '74 Eldo with Amals to Sport Cycle <BR>in New York. It ran GREAT ,I think it even had a better top end than the <BR>Del'Lorto carbed Eldos. Just a little different in operation . I'm <BR>thinking of a pair of Mikunis for my '72. 34 or 36 millimeter should be <BR>about right .<BR>Dave wrote:<BR>> After a longer than planned rebuild of my Eldorado (started in Jan) I <BR>> fired it up this weekend, I was amazed how easy it came back to life. <BR>> With a new top end, replaced the Amals with a set of Delorto's, <BR>> completely disassembled the motor to clean all the sludge out of it, new <BR>> wiring, powdercoated the frame and various parts, etc, I really had to <BR>> wonder if I got things together correctly. I must have got the carbs <BR>> and timing fairly close, after cranking over a few times with the plugs <BR>> out to get some oil in the upper end, it turned over about a half a <BR>> dozen times and fired right up, no backfire, no leaks, it even idled <BR>> halfway decent. With all the talk lately on "modern Guzzi's" I think <BR>> when you take one apart like this and put it all back together, and it <BR>> seems so eager to run, there will always be a spot in the garage for one <BR>> of these, regardless of how may other bikes new or old I may acquire.<BR>> <BR>> Dave Linder<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR><BR><BR>I take mine anywhere without worrying WITHOUT disc brakes ! But then <BR>again I never worried on ANY bike ,even the BRIT bikes with LUCAS <BR>electrics !And they NEVER let me down.At least since 1966 !<BR><BR> 1969 V700 Euro<BR> 1972 Eldo LAPD<BR> 1993 Cal III Fuel LOCKQUOTE>
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