Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, 850 California Police
Parts, supplies & service
Table of contents
A
- Accelerator pump check valve/ball
- Advertisement - Half a century is a long time.
- Advertisement - Nordstrom advertisement for UGG.
- Advertisement - Our line has a long line behind it.
- Advertisement - Sears advertisement for Ingersoll Rand.
- Advertisement - The new Guzzi. It took fifty years to make.
- Advertisement - Think big…go Guzzi in 68
- Advertisement - Virginia Slims
- Air box
- Air filters
- Alternator conversion
- Amal carburetor information
- Auxiliary gauge mounts
- Auxiliary rear light bracket
- Axles
B
- B&M Model MC Friction Drive Siren
- Backrest
- Batteries
- Battery hold down bracket - as original
- Battery hold down bracket for Odyssey PC925
- Battery size/dimensions
- Battery tray - putting it all back together
- Bearing retaining compound recommendations
- Bearing sources
- Books
- Borrani wheels
- Brackets to mount a Tonti timing cover in a loop frame
- Brake/clutch cable specifications
- Brake actuation rod (for the rear brake)
- Brake adjustment
- Brake cable replacement information
- Brake cable-to-lever angle
- Brake lever length (on rear brake plate)
- Brake light switch alternative 1 (front)
- Brake light switch alternative 2 (front)
- Brake light switch repair (rear)
- Brake light switch replacement (rear)
- Brake line replacement information
- Brakes - External brake return spring
- Brake shoe spreader tool
- Brakes - Turning brake drums - 4 leading shoe brakes
- Breather box - a look inside
- Breather box - clamp for securing the atmosphere hose
- Breather box - hose sizes
- Breather box - how to get the washer out
- Breather box - Rex Bunn breather alternative
- Brembo F08 to 4 piston caliper conversion with 40 mm mount spacing
- Brochure - 850 California Police
- Brochure - 850 GT
- Brochure - Ambassador 2 page black on orange
- Brochure - Ambassador 2 page black on yellow
- Brochure - Ambassador 2 page red on blue
- Brochure - Ambassador 2 page white on green
- Brochure - Ambassador 4 page
- Brochure - Ambassador 6 page
- Brochure - Eldorado 1 page
- Brochure - Eldorado 4 page
- Brochure - Eldorado 6 page
- Bullet terminals
- Buyers check list
C
- Cable barrel end size
- Cable end repair
- Cable lube / luber
- Cables - lower enricher (choke) for Amal carburetors
- Cables - lower enricher (choke) for Dell'Orto VHB 29 carburetors
- Cables - lower throttle for Dell'Orto VHB 29 carburetors
- Cable soldering
- Carburetor balancing/synchronizing
- Carburetor balancing/synchronizing without carb sticks
- Carburetor cleaning with boiling distilled water
- Carburetor cleaning with Pine-Sol
- Carburetor float bowls - checking for leaks
- Carburetor rebuild - Dell'Orto VHB
- Carburetor return springs - lighter springs for Dell'Orto VHB
- Carburetor - setting them up
- Carburetor - single manifold
- Center stand stop tab
- Clutch hub securing nut tool
- Clutch plate / intermediate plate alignment
- Clutch push rod tube seal installation
- Coil alternatives
- Coil information
- Coil terminal connections
- Condenser cross-reference
- Condenser wire bolt
- Conversions (fractions to English to metric)
- Converting to left side shift/right side brake
- Core measurements and muffler internals
- Crankcase cracks
- Crankshaft holding tool
- Crankshaft pulley hub removal tool
- Cruise control
- Crush washer sizes
- Cush drive upgrade, 850T rear wheel upgrade
- Custom 1: Install Gregory Bender's custom headlight and starter relay harness and bracket
- Cutting hardened tools
- Cylinder head exhaust nuts - solving the loosening problem
- Cylinder head exhaust thread repair
- Cylinder head guard end caps
- Cylinder head work
- Cylinder material identification
- Cylinder plating services
- Cylinder stud O-ring locations
- Cylinder stud washers
D
- Dash indicator lens placement - civilian dual gauge
- Dash indicator lens placement - civilian single gauge
- Dash indicator lens placement - typical police version
- Dash indicator lens replacements
- Dash indicator lights
- Dash indicator lights - Head light indicator or High beam indicator?
- Dash light bulbs / indicator lights / idiot lights
- Dash rubber isolator mounts
- Dash variations
- Dash wrinkle paint
- Dealer prep tag
- Decals
- Dell'Orto enricher jet O-ring installation tool
- Dell'Orto PHF 30 carburetor fitment
- Disc brake - adding a second disc
- Disc brake axle
- Disc brake caliper
- Disc brake fender
- Disc brake fender stays
- Disc brake floating rotors
- Disc brake forks
- Disc brake fork shroud / headlight ears
- Disc brake front fender - brace reinforcement
- Disc brake front fender - fork mount measurement
- Disc brake hub flange / bearing carrier / disc carrier (disc side)
- Disc brake hub flange / bearing carrier / disc carrier (non-disc side)
- Disc brake installation on a non-disc brake loop
- Disc brake - installing FAC dampers into original disc brake forks
- Disc brake line bolt size
- Disc brake master cylinder
- Disc brake master cylinder rebuild
- Disc brake master cylinder size
- Disc brake rear
- Disc brake rotor
- Disc brake sleeve nut tool
- Disc brake spacer between bearing and fork leg
- Disc brake spacer between wheel bearings
- Disc brake spacer for hub flange / bearing carrier / disc carrier
- Disc brake spring tensioner tool
- Disc brake top nut and tube sleeve
- Displacement - ways to increase it
- Distributor advance curve information
- Distributor ball bearing
- Distributor cap cross-reference
- Distributor cap securing screws
- Distributor clamp improvement
- Distributor drive gear clearance
- Distributor drive gear pin removal
- Distributor drive gear pin replacement
- Distributor drive gear shims
- Distributor rotation (advance vs. retard)
- Distributor rotor cross-reference
- Distributor spring
- Drill bit size for metric taps
- Dual instrument dash
- Dual seat rubber pads
- Dyeing Granturismo grips
E
- Electricity usage by component
- Electronic ignition - alternatives
- Electronic ignition - Harper's Pertronix unit
- Engine (and transmission) removal
- Engine and transmission mounting bolts
- Engine animation
- Engine balance
- Engine displacement
- Engine drain plug size
- Engine fill plug/dip stick size
- Engine mounting spacers
- Engine oil leaks from the bell housing
- Engine out? Check these things
- Exhaust - flexible crossover pipe
- Exhaust header pipe nut tool
- Exhaust pipe connections
- External oil pump on a very early Moto Guzzi big twin engine
F
- Fairing (the stock or Polizia one)
- Fasteners (nuts and bolts)
- Fender reflectors
- Fenders
- Flywheel / ring gear holding tool
- Footboard brake levers
- Footboard - bushings for brake and shift levers
- Footboard - bushings for rear shift pivot
- Footboard comparison - Bates vs DB
- Footboard comparison - early vs. late Moto Guzzi
- Footboard - custom castings by Howard Bass and nice homemade mounts
- Footboard engine and transmission mounting bolt length
- Footboard - grease zerks for brake and shift levers
- Footboard or foot board vs floorboard or floor board
- Footboard replacement rubber mat
- Footboard rubber mat glue
- Footboard set up - Bates
- Footboard shift levers and linkage
- Footboards with leg shields
- Foot peg shift tube
- Fork bottom bushing from fork tube removal tool
- Fork chrome spring housing removal tool
- Fork drain plug
- Fork lock pieces and parts
- Fork lock removal
- Fork rebuilding
- Fork seal carrier leaks/spinning at crimped area
- Fork seal cross-references
- Fork shim dimensions
- Fork spring holder/fork seal carrier depth
- Fork spring preload data
- Fork spring rate
- Fork top plug thread size
- Fork tube puller tool
- Frame differences
- Front brake light switch
- Front main seal cross-reference
- Fuel tank bushings
- Fuel tank cleaning and coating
- Fuel tank fitment on various frames
- Fuel tank frame spacer
- Fuse block
- Fuse block alternatives
- Fuse block replacement
G
- Gas cap gasket dimensions
- Gas cap replacement
- Gasket removal
- Gauge repair
- Gauge trim ring removal and installation
- Generator bearing cross-references (Bosch)
- Generator bearing cross-references (Magneti Marelli)
- Generator belt cross-references
- Generator bracket
- Generator brush cross-references
- Generator field coil insulating wrap
- Generator field coil screws - Magneti Marelli
- Generator pulley fitment
- Generator repair - Magneti Marelli
- Gilardoni cylinder, piston, ring installation instructions
- Gilardoni Vittorio S.p.A.
- Grips
- Grommets used in the battery tray
- Grommets used in the headlight bucket
H
- Handlebar switches for accessories
- Handlebar switch - K&S 12-0030
- Handlebar switch - K&S 12-0041
- Handlebar switch - Kawasaki 004 (ASAHI-DENSO)
- Handlebar switch - Suzuki 577-6 (ASAHI-DENSO)
- Handlebar switch - Suzuki 577-8
- Handlebar switch - Yamaha XT500 1977
- Handlebar switch - Yamaha YHA 205
- Handlebar switch - Yamaha YHA 206
- Headlight gasket replacement
- Headlight replacement
I
- Ignition coil operation test
- Ignition switch boot
- Ignition switch cover
- Ignition switch rebuild
- Ignition switch replacement
- Inner tube use in tubeless tires
- Intake manifolds
- Internal images of the engine, transmission, and bevel drive
K
L
M
- Machine work
- Magazine articles
- Mental preparation
- Miles Per Hour Calculation
- Mirror mounts
- Model differences
- Model identification - frame and engine numbers, special codes
- Moto Guzzi archive/history contact
N
O
- Ohm's law calculations
- Oil filter addition
- Oil filter addition - Adapting an existing block to use an internal filter
- Oil filter addition - Bill Dudley
- Oil filter addition - Escher kit
- Oil filter addition - Steve Odell's filterless oil filter
- Oil pressure
- Oil pressure gauge
- Oil pressure relief valve
- Oil pressure sending unit
- Oil pressure sending unit cross references
- Oil pump gear - woodruff key
- Oil tray and passages - 4 speed transmissions
P
- Paint codes
- Painting
- Paint protection when installing the engine
- Paint removal - before you blast…
- Petcock alignment
- Petcock alternative
- Petcock repair
- Pinging
- Pin striping tape
- Pin striping the tank - chrome panel
- Pin striping the tank - top rectangle
- Piston coating services
- Piston ring compressor tool
- Piston rings - alternative sources
- Plating (Zinc)
- Points cross-reference
- Points-plate and condenser screw
- Points to points-plate hold-down screw
- Police photos
- Polishing
- Powder coating
- Powder coating - what to do, what not to do
- Pre-installation
- Premier Motor Corporation forms
- Price lists
- Prime the oil pump
- Prototype Moto Guzzi with a Wankel engine
- Push / pull switches for police dashes
Q
R
- Rain cover for motorcycle solo seats
- Rear crash bar reinforcement for the gussets
- Rear drive / bevel box rebuilds
- Rear drive bearing cross-references
- Rear drive drain plug size
- Rear drive fill plug size
- Rear drive leaks
- Rear drive level plug
- Rear drive level plug size
- Rear drive pinion nut tool
- Rear drive ring nuts
- Rear drive seal cross-references
- Rear fender installation
- Rear main bearing flange removal tool: MG# 12913600
- Rear main seal cross-reference
- Review of Harper's police solo seat, pillion pad, and luggage rack
- Review of Mark Etheridge's police solo seat
- Rider's handbooks / owner's manuals
- Rubber boot for the oil pressure sending unit
- Rubber boot for the starter button
- Rust inside frame tubes
S
- Saddlebag rack
- Saddlebags - Calafia/Califia
- Saddlebags - Dan Brown (DB)
- Saddlebags - Enduro
- Saddlebags - Joseph Buegeleisen Company of Detroit (Buco)
- Saddlebags - LAPD
- Saddlebags - Moto Guzzi
- Saddlebags - Shoei
- Saddlebags - US Army Surplus ammo cans
- Saddlebags - Wixom
- Schnorr locking washers - where not to use (and where to use)
- Sealing washer for the fork drain screws (MG# 90714051)
- Seal sources
- Seat cover adhesive
- Separating the carburetor from the intake manifold
- Shift linkage
- Shift linkage bushings
- Shock length
- Shock replacement options
- Shocks - Koni / Ikon rear shock rebuild
- Shocks - Koni / Ikon spring selection
- Shock spring rate
- Shocks - Tear down and rebuild of the stock shock step 1: outer
- Shocks - Tear down and rebuild of the stock shock step 2: inner
- Side cover frame tab repair
- Side cover screw external retaining ring
- Side cover screws
- Side stand return spring alternative
- Side stands
- Siren joining plate for securing the cable
- Siren lever assembly
- Siren return spring
- Siren rubber pad
- Sludge trap
- Solenoid connections
- Solenoid cross-reference (for Bosch starters)
- Solo seat alternatives
- Solo springer seat - making a fiberglass mold
- Spacer for the passenger grab handles (MG# 91181015)
- Spare parts catalogs / exploded parts diagrams
- Spark plug cap replacement
- Special Moto Guzzi tools made by Stephen Brenton
- Speedometer drive gear
- Speedometer ratio
- Spline lube
- Spoke manufacturer
- Spot light brackets
- Spot light bracket spacers
- Spot light fitment to civilian turn signal brackets
- Spot light replacement
- Spot light replacement light bulbs
- Spring installation on center stands and side stands
- Stainless fasteners
- Stainless steel exhaust nuts
- Starter, Solenoid, and Starter Relay
- Starter and solenoid repair (Bosch)
- Starter bushing cross-reference (Magneti Marelli)
- Starter button bracket
- Starter - How to replace the Magneti Marelli starter with a Valeo
- Steering damper kit
- Steering damper kit with leg shields
- Steering damper replacement
- Steering dampers, aluminum spacer blocks, fork travel, and fender dents
- Steering head bearing cross-references
- Steering head lock-ring tool
- Steering head travel side to side (how to limit)
- Steering stop
- Step 1: Install the main harness
- Step 10: Battery ground
- Step 2: Install the sub-harness that connects the headlight bucket to the dash
- Step 3: Install the sub-harness that connects the left handlebar switch to the headlight bucket
- Step 4: Install the sub-harness that connects the coil to the distributor
- Step 5: Install the sub-harness that grounds the voltage regulator
- Step 6: Install the sub-harness that connects the starter relay to the starter solenoid
- Step 7: Install the sub-harness that connects the brake light switch to the brake light
- Step 8: Headlight plug
- Step 9: Tail light sub-harness
- Swing arm bearing cross-references
- Swing arm pivot pin adjustment tool
- Swing arm seal cross-references
- Swing arm spindle adjustment tool
T
- Tachometer retaining bracket
- Tachometer terminal connections / wiring a tachometer
- Tail light Aprilia (unknown model number)
- Tail light bracket to fender gasket
- Tail light bulb
- Tail light CEV 9313 replacement
- Tail light CEV 9350
- Tail light lens fading
- Tail light lens replacement
- Tail light lens securing screws
- Tail light lens to tail light gasket
- Tail light to tail light bracket gasket
- Tank holder
- Technical drawings
- Terminal insulation
- Terminal selection
- Thread locking compound recommendations
- Throttle (Magura)
- Throttle cable catch for the Magura throttle
- Throttle cover hold-down screw (Tommaselli Super Pratic B)
- Throttle disassembly (Tommaselli Super Pratic B)
- Throttle retaining ring (Tommaselli Super Pratic B)
- Throttle set screw (Tommaselli Super Pratic B and Tommaselli Daytona 2C)
- Throw-out bearing cross-references
- Timing cover - gears vs. chains
- Timing gear replacement
- Tire changing
- Tire choices
- Tire mounting lubricant
- Tire size information - Alphabetic / British system
- Tire size information - Inch / American system
- Tire size information - Metric system
- Tire size to use in a loopframe
- Tire speed ratings
- Tires - tubeless conversion
- Tire width conversions
- Titles - titling an untitled loop
- Tool bags
- Tool box lock rebuild
- Tool box lock replacement
- Tool kit (original)
- Tool kit (substitutes for the original tools)
- Tool kit (what I carry)
- Torque specifications
- Transmission (and engine) removal
- Transmission bearing cross-references - 4 speeds
- Transmission bearing cross-references - 5 speeds
- Transmission clutch push rod length (4 speed)
- Transmission clutch push rod length (5 speed)
- Transmission drain plug size
- Transmission - false neutrals
- Transmission fill plug size
- Transmission - Installing the rear selector cover plate on a 4 speed
- Transmission layshaft / output shaft nut tool
- Transmission leaks - four speed layshaft (output shaft)
- Transmission leaks - four speed pre-selector shaft
- Transmission level plug size
- Transmission mounting spacers
- Transmission out? Check these things
- Transmission - pre-selector shaft rotation
- Transmission - Proper shaft alignment for a 4 speed transmission
- Transmission - reverse the shift pattern by moving the shift arm
- Transmission - reverse the shift pattern using shift offset bracket
- Transmission ring nuts
- Transmission seal cross-references - 4 speeds
- Transmission seal cross-references - 5 speeds
- Transmission shift hole fill plugs
- Transmission - shifting technique
- Transmission shift return spring - Installing a shift return spring
- Transmission - Shimming the shift drum
- Transmission - The loop 4 speed transmission: An exploration
- Turn signal lens replacement - Civilian Lucas turn signals
- Turn signal replacements / replicas - Civilian Lucas turn signals
- Turn signal replacements / replicas - Police Dietz turn signals
- Turn signals (civilian)
- Turn signals as running lights
- Twist-Assist
U
V
- V700 Italian Police Models
- V700s manufactured in 1975/1976
- Valve cover removal and installation
- Valve spring compressor tool
- Valve timing
- Voltage regulator bracket
- Voltage regulator cross-references
W
- Wheel bearing adjustment/shimming/set up
- Wheel bearing cross-references
- Wheel bearing seal cross-references
- Wheel bearing shims
- Wheel central hub replacement
- Wheel disassembly (how to remove the nipples and spokes)
- Wheel lacing and truing
- Windage plate
- Wire size/gauge cross-reference
- Wire size/gauge selection for 12 volt circuits
- Wiring diagram - headlight relay
- Wiring diagram - relays
- Wiring diagrams (very large and easy to read)
- Wiring diagram - starter relay
- Wiring diagram - turn signals
- Wiring harness: an introduction
- Wiring main harness: Civilian Ambassador and Eldorado with Bosch: MG# 12747107
- Wiring main harness: Civilian Ambassador and Eldorado with Marelli: MG# 12747102
- Wiring main harness: Civilian V700 with Marelli: MG# 12747100
- Wiring main harness: Police with Bosch: MG# 13747144
- Wiring main harness: Police with Magneti Marelli: MG# 13747144
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) battery ground: MG# 12747900
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) brake light: MG# 12747500 MG# 12747501
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) coil to distributor
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) handlebar switch - left: MG# 12747320
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) headlight: MG# 12747420
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) starter relay
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) tail light
- Wiring sub-harness: (all models) voltage regulator ground: MG# 12747700
- Wiring sub-harness: (civilian) dash to fuse block: MG# 12747200
- Wiring sub-harness: (civilian turn signals) extensions: MG# 12750705 MG# 12750805
- Wiring sub-harness: (civilian turn signals) handlebar switch: MG# 12750300
- Wiring sub-harness: (civilian turn signals) turn signals: MG# 12748600
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) distributor to tach EARLY: MG# 13767700
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) distributor to tach LATE: MG# 13767701
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) generator light: MG# 13761300
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) illumination interconnect: MG# 13761400
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) indicator light EARLY: MG# 13761000
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) indicator light LATE: MG# 13761001
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) neutral light: MG# 13761100
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) oil pressure light: MG# 13761200
- Wiring sub-harness: (dual gauge dash) tachometer ground: MG# 13767300
- Wiring sub-harness: (front brake switch) front brake switch: MG# 13748920
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) dash to fuse block: MG# 13747241
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) handlebar switch - early left extra: MG# 13747241
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) handlebar switch - early right
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) handlebar switch - late right
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) handlebar switch - mid right
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) ignition switch: MG# 13747641
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) indicator light interconnect: MG# 13761000
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) left push-pull switch: MG# 13748840 MG# 13742540
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) spot light extensions
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) toggle switch to “Y” splitters: MG# unknown
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) turn signal dash indicator lights: MG# 13748140
- Wiring sub-harness: (police) wires from battery positive: MG# 13749441
- Wiring sub-harness: starter solenoid ground: MG# 12731000
- Wiring supply sources
- Wixom Ranger fairing - replacement turn signals
- Workshop manuals / shop manuals / service manuals
- World Record Breaking Ambassador
- Wrist pin puller tool
