Subject: New Guzzi owner, Eldorado ?'s
Author: eddy-@trvnet.net
Date: Jun 24, 2001, 8:06 PM
Post ID: 1707245874
Hi looplist. Glad I stumbled on to this site. I just bought a '73
Eldorado, my first Moto Guzzi. It has 67K miles and is all original
except paint. I don't think it ever sat for long periods according to
PO. It had a valve job at 29K. It runs/sounds great, but I am wondering
about the chrome cylinder bores, how do you tell if the chrome is good
without tearing it down? There are no obvious symptons so I'm guessing
the chrome is fine. I was told to use Castrol 20-50 oil, is that good
advice? I put some stock Harley Sportster mufflers on it, really has a
nice deep mellow sound, I love it. When it gets really warmed up in
town, sometimes when you come to a stoplight and pull the clutch in it
doesn't want to release, what is the problem there? And last but not
least, I want to put a solo seat on this bike, but I really don't care
for the Guzzi solo seats. I had a Mustang vintage solo seat on my 77
Harley FLH, it was a great seat, does anyone know of a similar seat to
fit my Eldo? Maybe the Harley police solo seat? I may buy a Harley seat
and modify the mounts to make it fit. Thanks in advance, Ed in Iowa.