Subject: Re: More V-700 Tank questions
Author: edward walton
Date: Mar 17, 2003, 10:33 PM
Post ID: 1712283108
Hy Guys I will send you some pictures of a original white eldo tank
tommorrow, if that will help. Have to get the dam camera working!
Ted out west
750 Ambo
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From: "John Prusnek" <spaj-@raex.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:12 AM
Subject: More V-700 Tank questions
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I'm no authority on the V-700, and the resource material I have at hand (Moto Guzzi by Mario Columbo and Moto Guzzi Big Twins by Greg Field) is kinda sketchy, apparently because Guzzi wasn't too concerned with making distinctions with model years and made running changes as they went along, particularly in '68. To further confuse the issue, one of the color options for the V700 was red with silver fenders. When the V750 came out apparently some of the dealers were able to send the red and silver parts back and get white parts. The decals I produce for the later Ambos and Eldos are 4" wide; I'd assume that the V700 was similar.
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except for a wide stripe around the chrome panels (Premier Motor Corp. ad from 1967), although I came across a note that mentions that dealers sometimes added pinstriping, which may be what your brother has. In late '68 they came out with two lines that went from the front of the tank under the logo and down, following the curve in front of the chrome panels, which were a little bit bigger than the panels on the later Ambos. The first series V750's had a similar striping scheme, then later went to the familiar circular curled pinstriping that carried on through the Eldos. From the pictures I've seen (taken from the side) it looks like the panel on the top of the tank goes all the way over the radius on the back and is covered by the seat. On a white bike it looks like a black panel outlined by a pinstripe. On your maroon bike you may want to just do the pinstripe box in a box, which was generally done on red and black bikes.
info on my web pages for the later Ambos. For your bike you might look at the above 2 books (Greg's book having more pictures and explanations). A good pinstriper should be able to eyeball the design from there. You should pick up Greg's book anyway, to get a better understanding of the history of your bike, it's a good resource. Most of the above info was quoted from it. Good luck! John Prusnek |