Subject: Re: Cedar-Up and Running
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Jul 18, 2001, 7:57 AM
Post ID: 1707536979
Tom,
Very VERY nice machine. Carlo would be proud :-)
I was wondering about the shield. I noticed that you have the fork "clamp"
mounted type as opposed to the bracket that mounts to the fork top plugs.
How is it to install? Does it just bolt up? Where did you get it and (if you
don't mind) how much? Is it a National? I am thinking that I need to get a
shield on Dynamo-Hum and I don't want to cut the single speedo nacelle.
And if you don't mind one more question. How did you mount your mirrors?
They look like they are screwed into the lever assembly? Is it a stock
lever?
When I was looking to restore my bike I thought about painting it green but
ended up going with an original stock (but boring) colour. Now that I see
how beautiful the Loops look in green my next resto (if I can ever find one)
will be green.
Thanks Tom.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Bowes <kk-@home.com>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: July 17, 2001 11:05 PM
Subject: Cedar-Up and Running
| After a brief delay caused by my attendance at Mid-Ohio this past weekend, it was back to final assembly on Sunday and Monday. The bodywork came in from Moto Guzzi Classics on Friday and I must say that it is absolutley impeccable. Ata' boy Mark! Although I had wanted to have the bike completed on Sunday, the last of the wiring took longer than anticipated. That and a few other last minute changes pushed me well into the late hours of Monday evening, too late to fire the old gal up and rouse the neighbors. I walked down to the corner gas station and got two gallons of premium, brought it home, and went to bed eagerly anticipating the joys this morning would bring. So, here she is, christened "Cedar" in her current incarnation. Rescued from over twenty years of neglect and the effects of too much "billybobism"! Although I still have a few things to do as soon as the transfers show up from CA, the bike is basically complete. I put about fifty miles on her today and am amazed at how smoothly she handles, no comparison to my V-50 with its lighter weight and higher center of gravity. http://members.home.net/kk8m/guzzi/images/Cedar-1 http://members.home.net/kk8m/guzzi/images/Cedar-2 http://members.home.net/kk8m/guzzi/images/Cedar-3 Tomorrow it's off to a friends art studio/metal fab shop to make up a luggage rack. With luck, Gary Cheek, his Eldo, Cedar and I will be off to Ontario on Friday to attend the Guzzi rally there. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be no "hiccups" in her behavior between now and then. I will say that these loops take some getting used to in the sound department. So many interesting noises, reminding me of some power equipment that I have owned over the years. Oh, I did quiet the fishtails down with a couple of baffles picked up at Mid-Ohio for a buck each. Now she sounds more like Gary's stock Eldo as opposed to an obnoxious Hawg. At last, my turn to put down the wrenches and ride. It's been a long seven months. Tom '70 (July '69) Ambassador 99.8% Complete, 10% Left To Go '82 V50-III Shelby Township, Michigan |