Subject: Re: How did you come by your Loop and why?
Author: sam heath
Date: Nov 29, 2003, 8:20 PM
Post ID: 1715360786
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i was riding a '92 nighthawk and actually looking out for an old/5 beemer when i saw a moto guzzi sitting in front of a local(kawalskis,ferndale,MI) bike/car repair shop. i had seen guzzis in magazines but hadnt given them much thought. so i stopped and talked to tony (shop owner) about the bike . it sounded pretty good ,so i went home and jumped online to find info on this ambassador i had found. then went to the book store and found a very informative book called moto guzzi big twins by greg field. well i struck a deal (traded the nighthawk for it)and have loved them since. that was april 2000. it was a year later that i met kevin graf (he lived a mile away and i didnt know it) and he told me about the looplist. i have met a lot of very nice and helpful people both thru the list and just by running into them. i now own a '70 ambo and a '02 stone .love em both.
hope to hear some more stories...
sam
'70 ambo
'02 stone
Ian Adkins <ianad-@linkamerica.net> wrote:
Hey All,
OK...too cold to ride here in North GA...so I decided to spend a little time
reflecting on my passion...Loops. I was wondering if some of you would like
to offer a short anecdote as to how and when you became aware of Loops and
your first aquisition. Here is mine:
"...Back in the early 90's, while living in Wichita,KS, I began a search for
an old bike to restore. Having never heard of Loops I accompanied a friend
to a small bike shop (Ronco). He was going to look at a Norton and I thought
I also might pick something up along british blood lines. When I entered the
shop...there among basket cases, parts bikes and old beaters...was a newly
restored Eldorado. It was love at first sight. From that experience I
acquired my first two Ambos (one basket case that was to be used as
parts...now a fully restored Ambo) and my passion for Loops had begun..."
Not sure where I want to go with this but I have thought about compiling the
anecdotes into an article. Heck...maybe a documentary on Loops and their
keeper's passions???
Thanks for all inputs in advance...Ian
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<DIV>i was riding a '92 nighthawk and actually looking out for an old/5 beemer when i saw a moto guzzi sitting in front of a local(kawalskis,ferndale,MI) bike/car repair shop. i had seen guzzis in magazines but hadnt given them much thought. so i stopped and talked to tony (shop owner) about the bike . it sounded pretty good ,so i went home and jumped online to find info on this ambassador i had found. then went to the book store and found a very informative book called moto guzzi big twins by greg field. well i struck a deal (traded the nighthawk for it)and have loved them since. that was april 2000. it was a year later that i met kevin graf (he lived a mile away and i didnt know it) and he told me about the looplist. i have met a lot of very nice and helpful people both thru the list and just by running into them. i now own a '70 ambo and a '02 stone .love em both.</DIV>
<DIV> hope to hear some more stories...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>sam</DIV>
<DIV> '70 ambo</DIV>
<DIV> '02 stone<BR><BR><B><I>Ian Adkins <ianad-@linkamerica.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hey All,<BR><BR>OK...too cold to ride here in North GA...so I decided to spend a little time<BR>reflecting on my passion...Loops. I was wondering if some of you would like<BR>to offer a short anecdote as to how and when you became aware of Loops and<BR>your first aquisition. Here is mine:<BR><BR>"...Back in the early 90's, while living in Wichita,KS, I began a search for<BR>an old bike to restore. Having never heard of Loops I accompanied a friend<BR>to a small bike shop (Ronco). He was going to look at a Norton and I thought<BR>I also might pick something up along british blood lines. When I entered the<BR>shop...there among basket cases, parts bikes and old beaters...was a newly<BR>restored Eldorado. It was love at first sight. From that experience I<BR>acquired my first two Ambos (one basket case that was to be used as<BR>parts...now a fully restored Ambo) and my passion for Loops
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