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Subject: Re: cop bikes

Author: kelly

Date: Jan 24, 2005, 9:53 AM

Post ID: 1718264120


storm cycles was quite the pllace. sold nortons-guzzis etc. The Irving
texas police dept had guzzis for there cop bikes in the 70s. [kelly]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Beeler" <jim.b-@gmail.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: cop bikes


 
 Been following the "LAPD on Ebay thread". Were the chrome fender models
REALLY never used by a police department? My Eldo #61902, is titled as a
'74, chrome fenders, single disc, floorboards, long sidestand, proper
coil-kill switch, 120 mph speedo in 1 mph increments (w/resetable
odometer),
aluminum casting "Kirby vacuum" dash w/ all the idiot lights (one of the
red
dash lights had wires clipped off). What does the siren bracket look
like? I
don't think the bike has one. It was "civlianized" w/ a custom long seat,
Wixom bags & a strange fairing when I bought it in 1990. The seller said
it
had been in police service in Texas. Normally I'd take such a claim w/a
grain of salt, but the bike had the frame number hand-stamped into the
wheel
rims & valve covers. To my way of thinking, only a cop mechanic who had a
bunch of 'em to maintain would do such a thing. What's the opinion of the
list? Should I stop repeating the Texas story when asked about the bike?

I can't speak for some of the stuff mentioned, but I can say for
certain that there were Police Guzzi's in Texas. I was a mechanic at
Storm's Cycle in the '70's and I did the work on the Police Guzzi's
from the DFW Airport. I was the only person who worked on them for a
couple of years and I never stamped any numbers on any parts. I also
don't recall them having Chrome fenders but after 30 years I could
have forgotten.

Jim

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