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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: lazlokovacs on March 28, 2019, 03:25:36 AM
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my transport, nowhere special, doing its thing....
clock is just about to turn over from 99,999 to 00,000
thought i'd celebrate by sharing
1970 V7 special
some mods
front wheel with disc brakes from Cali vintage
one off front forks made from a Cali/Breva mash-up of parts
police fairing and bars, new switchgear
greg bender's relays
deep spline clutch hub from guzzi pirner
magnetic sump filter
terry's bicycle clip
and panniers from a cali vintage
I change the oil and ride far and often
but not fast!
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Thank you for sharing your photos. It is so nice to see that others on this site still use their old Guzzi as a regular ride. :bike-037:
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Splendid
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:thumb: :bow: :thumb:
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Fantastic Loop! Will be working on my ambassador today.
T4
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:thumb:
Dusty
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great bike ... congratulation
I like the front end modification a lot.
Could you please let me know what is this magnetic sump filter ?
Thank you
Marco
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Very cool.
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:thumb: for both of you high mile heroes! :bow: :bow:
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Great bike. The brake mod is wonderful, my 74 with the 4LS brake could use this mod.
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Great bike. The brake mod is wonderful, my 74 with the 4LS brake could use this mod.
Then let me know. My '71 with 2LS could use your 4!
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Great looking loop, I like how the bags look, and the front end improvement is primo! Congratulations.
Here are a couple pics of my 73, taken a few days ago, in historic Bisbee Arizona.
Rick.
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I change the oil and ride far and often
I’d have to agree..
That’s about 24 miles a week...!
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Last summer at the KS rally for the first time there were no loops, my T-3 was the oldest bike. Guess they are thinning out more each year.
GliderJohn
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I read this and I am appreciative of the history that has been accumulated over nearly 50 years of ownership.
I am tempted to compare this with the likes of IT Sec’s bike which has a monstrous amount of k’s, about 2 1/2 times the Ambo.
That does in no way underrate the achievement of the mighty Ambassador, but must crank the focus around a bit in the interests of perspective.
Does 250,000 k in 11 years, measure up to 100,000 k in 50 years ?
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A great old battleship, what's it like to ride a loop with brakes?
My 72 is approaching 140,000 miles but had a major refresh.
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a loop with brakes is absolutely fantastic!!!!
really really special
this is the slowest guzzi i've ever owned and by far my favourite
highway cruising at just shy of 80mph is possible and far more relaxing knowing that you can scrub off the speed in a hurry
I've owned this bike for 3 years and bought it with around 50,000 on the clock, so it's done half of those miles under modern conditions
hardest part of conversion was attempting to keep the beefy front forks look and keeping the original dash...
Bit of head scratching, bit of cutting, bit of welding, we got there
thanks for all the kind comments
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marco - sorry just saw your question-
try this
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_guzzi_loopframe_oil_filter_addition_-_steve_odell-s_filterless_oil_filter.html
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Nice pictures and bike. My Ambo is at about 254K miles now. Still love the ride and the conversations it starts. :bike-037:
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That's a very nice looking and special loop :thumb:
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All Loops are special and yours is lovely. Where are you located?
Nick
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thanks, me and the loop are in the basque country (northern spain/southwest france)
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marco - sorry just saw your question-
try this
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_guzzi_loopframe_oil_filter_addition_-_steve_odell-s_filterless_oil_filter.html
Love it
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If the theory of front wheel chucking nails and screws point up at back wheel is true, this might catch them on the way
Found any on yours ?
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not yet!
I'm stuck in blighty for lockdown, bike is back in basque, thought I was leaving for a month but it's now been 6!
so bike will get a good going over when I'm back
will let you know
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thanks, me and the loop are in the basque country (northern spain/southwest france)
Congratulations to the bike - - - and you! :bow:
I've the impression the Basque country would be wonderful for some slow riding (when it's not raining! :grin:) - hills, curves, mountains, valleys everywhere!
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Fantastic. Keep on riding.
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Too bad about the water mark smeared all over your pics from photobucket.. time to find a new service.
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Too bad about the water mark smeared all over your pics from photobucket.. time to find a new service.
thanks for the input,
I'm not really a fan of photobucket
do you have any suggestions for alternatives?