Subject: More V-700 Tank questions
Author: John Prusnek
Date: Mar 17, 2003, 7:13 AM
Post ID: 1712273979
Guys, Thanks for the info on prepping the tank for paint. Next questions: 1. How big should the eagle decal be for the tank? I see them on ebay, but I'm not sure. I'm painting it maroon with gold and black eagle and Guzzi. |
I'm no authority on the V-700, and the resource material I have at
hand (Moto Guzzi by Mario Columbo and Moto Guzzi Big Twins by Greg
Field) is kinda sketchy, apparently because Guzzi wasn't too concerned
with making distinctions with model years and made running changes as
they went along, particularly in '68. To further confuse the issue, one
of the color options for the V700 was red with silver fenders. When the
V750 came out apparently some of the dealers were able to send the red
and silver parts back and get white parts.
The decals I produce for the later Ambos and Eldos are 4" wide; I'd
assume that the V700 was similar.
| 2. Pin striping: I've seen several kinds of pinstriping, the one that is kind of circular that ends with a curl, the ones on top that is a box within a box, and one other that is hard to describe that my brother has, which looks like some straight 3 or 4 inch lines below the eagle on the tank. |
except for a wide stripe around the chrome panels (Premier Motor Corp.
ad from 1967), although I came across a note that mentions that dealers
sometimes added pinstriping, which may be what your brother has. In
late '68 they came out with two lines that went from the front of the
tank under the logo and down, following the curve in front of the chrome
panels, which were a little bit bigger than the panels on the later
Ambos. The first series V750's had a similar striping scheme, then
later went to the familiar circular curled pinstriping that carried on
through the Eldos.
From the pictures I've seen (taken from the side) it looks like the
panel on the top of the tank goes all the way over the radius on the
back and is covered by the seat. On a white bike it looks like a black
panel outlined by a pinstripe. On your maroon bike you may want to just
do the pinstripe box in a box, which was generally done on red and black
bikes.
| Anyone know what should be on a V700? |
| Anyone know a good pinstriping guide? |
info on my web pages for the later Ambos. For your bike you might look
at the above 2 books (Greg's book having more pictures and
explanations). A good pinstriper should be able to eyeball the design
from there.
You should pick up Greg's book anyway, to get a better understanding
of the history of your bike, it's a good resource. Most of the above
info was quoted from it.
Good luck!
John Prusnek