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[Greg Arends]

Introduce yourself here. Every Moto Guzzi owner and enthusiast all over the world is WELCOME at VintageMotoGuzzi.com. If you have a Moto Guzzi Group or Club and don’t currently have a web page make VMG your home. If you do VMG makes a great second home as well.

Enjoy
Greg Arends

[Deacon]

Hello all,
Well I bought my 73 Eldorado about a month ago. The first day I had it I broke the 7m "S" bolt that goes between the sifter lever and the Transmission. Well not wanting to pay the 80 plus dollars to the local shop here in town, I did some clever engineering. I got two 3 inch long 7m bolts and cut the heads off then I welded them together so that the End product was something that looked like the original "S" bolt. Well I just installed it back into the bike yesterday and it works great. Cost was only $3.50 in parts and about an hours worth of welding. and grinding. So anyways I love my bike and plan to ride it until it falls into little pieces which I think will be a very very long time.
Deacon

[Jet]

Howdy all,
I bought my 72 Eldorado from a older gentleman I met while at work. He hit the starter twice and she kicked right over. She has around 76000 miles on her now. When I got her I had to replace the float needles and floats the accelerator cable and alot of time scrubbing her. She came with two sets of saddle bags, three sets of pipes another handle bar and the fairing. Its too hot down here in the summer for the fairing.

[chris fiorini]

Just purchased a 1959 stornello sport from a friend of my fathers who brought it from Italy in 1964. speedo reads 7400 Km. The bars were changed over to touring bars in Italy. I would like the clip on bars to get it back original. It's afun little bike.

[Scott]

Hello Everyone:

Scott here in Stillwater, OKlahoma. Just got a 1970 Ambo with about 10K on the clock. A bit rough but its cleaning up nicely. This weekend is Carb Time now that my gasket and O-ring kit came from MG Cycle. What a pleasure to work on the ol girl. Still haven't been stumped on a tool. I own several newer Japanese bikes including a liter-sport bike, all of which let you get about 30 minutes into a project before needing a left-hand framitz wrench for $345. I honestly think you could get most of the Ambo apart and back together with a pair of vice-grips (I know- naughty). OK, time to put on some Don Giovanni and get dirty. Chio.

[swalker]

Hi Scott, I am the state rep for Arkansas...I see you are in Stillwater...Just wondering if you are a member of the Moto Guzzi Club? We attend an Oklahoma rally every year at the Talimena State Park. It is the second weekend of October. Bring that Ambassador over there so we can see it.
Steve
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[Tizer]

Hi Guys Ive a MKII 850lE Le Mans that Ive had for about 12 years. Im giving it a well overdue refurb and makeover its geting new paint bit of chrome powdercoating etc So Ill post a few pics so you can see the progres if anybodys interested. It has a Stuchi fairing on at the moment looking to change that as well not sure for what yet.

Tizer

[Scott]

Has anyone had any experience with chrome paint? There are a few pieces of trim on the Ambo that are badly pitted but I would like to ride it around a bit before a complete frame-up resto. I can't find chrome refurbishing around here. The chrome paint adds look good but I'm a skeptic.

Also, the muffle (cigar type) on #1 is heat blue near the exit. How the heck did that happen? Did some kind of packing catch on fire?
Thanks.

Scott

[Joel Parks]

Scott,

That's a Harpers rack. Bolts right on. Costs around $325.

[Scott]

Hmmm, me thinks I can make something like that. Thanks.

[hippie]

HI every body
I am knowen as hippie
I live in Rockhampton witch is in central Queensland Australia
I have a 1994 callifornia witch has about 90 k on speedo ( work interfears with socal calander)
I have an intrest in historic motor cycles (have 2 ) one is restored and in my lounge room (acme)
I do ride every now and then the other is on the terminal bench waiting restoration (lambretta)
have posted photos
happy to chat or share some grey matter from restoration experances

[Scott]

Hey Hippie:

How are things down under?

The Ambo has been on the road for two weeks now doing shake-down runs (literally). I ride it for 100 miles then observe what parts fell off or are about to and fix. Quite fun but underpowered and the front drum brake basically - doesn't. I have a rebuilt 850 engine and tranny I may put in the ol loop. Or I may just wait until someone with a roached Lemans puts the hulk up for sale and drop the 850 in that. The Ambo gets around, just not with any major enthusiasm. I'm guessing about 40 HP on the V750. However, nothing gets looks around here like the Ambo. I'll see if I can post some photos now that all the touring stuff is off and she's had a basic frame-on resto.

I have most of the parts to put a CB550 disk wheel on the front. I need my chopper buddies to make a bracket, or "hanger" as they call them for the brembo T3 calipers.

I just finished my 97 Ducati 900 SSCR's wiring. Got that bike for turbo-cheap because the owner thought the stator was fried and the title was in someone else's name. Wiring was fixed in 20 minutes and the title took three months. Several performance mods. Just your basic noisey, yellow, Italian bike.

For fast I have a nice 02 ZX900R. Not much soul but about 140 HP makes up for that sin.

OK, gotta get back to work. Drop a line.

[hippie]

Hi scott things are ok here we are bracing for second cyclone in a months ( same as typhoon )bit of way off yet but have to do prep work
i am on the emergancy call in list with work
just makes it shitty bike weather
dont have car just bikes
hippie
ps sounds like good colection of bikes for differant accashions