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Subject: Re: MGCL - Where is it? (minimal Loop content, kind of long)

Author: andy hill

Date: Nov 10, 2001, 7:42 PM

Post ID: 1708857080


charlie-
congrats! i really liked the look of that lemans, and i'm sure dennis did,
too. hope you can work out the issues w/ the rear shock. where do ya have
that beemer stashed, anyhoo?
today was an awesome day for riding up here, but had to take daughter #1
car shopping. :>( ahhh well.....
andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Mullendore" <C.D.Mul-@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Loop List" <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 07:42 PM
Subject: MGCL - Where is it? (minimal Loop content, kind of long)


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Hi All,
As I have decided to buy a customer's '78 LeMans 1, I decided to give the
MGCL another chance. Looked on Topica last night, but failed to find it. Did
they move somewhere else?

I'm not getting rid of anything to get this LeMans, just doing some creative
financing. It will fill the empty Sportbike spot in my garage. I nearly
bought a '78 Lemans as my first Guzzi ever, but was only 19 and financially
unable to swing it. I guess I'm trying to go back and get the one the got
away (sort of). So in 2002 it looks like it will be: '69 Ambo for
Classic/Touring, '77 R100RS for Sport-touring, '78 LeMans 1 for my
Sportbike, and the '87 Cagiva 350 Ala Rossa for Dual-Sport riding.

Kinda weird working on a Tonti framed bike after the Ambos and Eldos. The
LeMans is quite modified, some of it nicely done, some of it not. It's been
converted to a monoshock rear suspension and has Marzocchi internals in the
front fork (so I've been told). I'm not sure if it will stay monoshock, the
shock is an air-spring unit and is very difficult to keep at the correct
pressure. I may just go back to good quality dual shocks. It will definitely
need to be rewired as there is no keyed ignition switch, just two toggle
switches (one of which is hidden and looks like an arming switch for some
sort of missile) and the wire is all red. The headlight works on one beam
only and the taillight not all. There's no signals (which I'll need to pass
inspection) and it still has the original (cheesy) switches. It does have a
Dyna III ignition, but the coils look like ones for a Chevy. In short,
there's a lot of sorting to do if it's going to be reliable and safe, but
I'm looking forward to the challenge. Cheers,

Charlie

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