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Title: polishing wheels
Post by: ray bear on November 17, 2015, 12:23:54 AM: Hi all, I have a 73 eldo police with single front brake which I have polished the wheels hubs and brake backing plates and looks great and not as hard to keep looking good as I thought it might be and now I want to do the same to my 72 V7 sport but on checking out all images I can find on line all sports that have been polished just have the rims and hubs polished and have left the brake backing plates in dull finish. Why ? are the twin shoe double backing plates much harder to keep shiny or is there another reason.

Thanks Bill
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: oldbike54 on November 17, 2015, 08:19:55 AM: No idea , cooling maybe ?

Dusty
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 17, 2015, 08:52:09 AM: Quote from: raybear on November 17, 2015, 12:23:54 AM
I want to do the same to my 72 V7 sport but on checking out all images I can find on line all sports that have been polished just have the rims and hubs polished and have left the brake backing plates in dull finish. Why ? are the twin shoe double backing plates much harder to keep shiny or is there another reason.

The V7 Sport backing plates weren't polished from the factory and most owners prefer to keep their increasingly valuable 'Sports stockish, so that's why you don't see them polished. Nothing says you can't polish them though, it's your bike to do as you wish with.

A customer had his polished for a V7 Sport I rebuilt:

(http://antietamclassiccycle.com/1bcf3350.jpg)
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: Triple Jim on November 17, 2015, 08:56:35 AM: That's a beautiful Guzzi, Charlie.
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 17, 2015, 09:04:56 AM: Quote from: Triple Jim on November 17, 2015, 08:56:35 AM
That's a beautiful Guzzi, Charlie.

Thanks. It's now owned by Cam3512.
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: bigbikerrick on November 17, 2015, 11:01:43 AM: Cam 3512, You Sir, are a lucky man! That is one lovely Guzzi! I dont think I would ever get tired of looking at that classic beauty.
Congratulations!
Rick.

PS. I bet Charlie had a hard time giving that one back to you!
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 17, 2015, 11:13:58 AM: Quote from: bigbikerrick on November 17, 2015, 11:01:43 AM
Cam 3512, You Sir, are a lucky man! That is one lovely Guzzi! I dont think I would ever get tired of looking at that classic beauty.
Congratulations!
Rick.

PS. I bet Charlie had a hard time giving that one back to you!

I actually rebuilt it for another customer, "Ron". Before I was even finished, he wanted to sell it. :shocked: Fortunately, Cam was in the market about the same time and gave it a good home.
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: ray bear on November 17, 2015, 01:20:37 PM: thanks Charlie, looks like the factory got it wrong. Bill
Title: Re: polishing wheels
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 17, 2015, 04:11:59 PM: Quote from: raybear on November 17, 2015, 01:20:37 PM
thanks Charlie, looks like the factory got it wrong. Bill

Oh, I don't know about "wrong". The V7 Sport was all about lighter weight and better handling compared to the Ambassador and Eldorado, the lack of "bling" made sense. Polished backing plates wouldn't have added anything to it's performance, only to it's cost, which was already pretty high.