Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: Before he changes his mind !

Author: Custom Guzzi

Date: Mar 27, 2004, 4:53 PM

Post ID: 1716415212



I say build a bike with one chrome fender, one AL rise and one steel
riser. Maybe even have odd side covers and valve covers to REALLY
confuse folks. :)

Paul
Midlothian, Va
MGNOC#19926
73 Eldo "Elvira" next project
74 Eldo "Daisy"

Gary Cheek wrote:
 
Fact is there is a lot of conjecture from the documentation end that is
hard to support either way. Guzzi shipped bikes to dealers that may have

been intended for police sales and they wound up with civilian first
owners . Dealers would swap parts in their shops to accomodate civilian
and/or municipal customers . Large municpalities could order batches
pretty much as the parts stock would provide. At times US market bikes
were augmented by Euro market models to satisfy supply shortfalls here
in the States.
The nice thing for us is there are plenty of combinations to choose
from allowing us to build personal bikes that are very authentic at the
same time. It is more fun to build what you want and ride than to fret
over which bar riser your bike should REALLY have !


Les Lampman wrote:
 
 A Disc brake ,CHROME fendered "POLICE" model in MICHIGAN for less than
$20K ! No mention of siren bracket or riser type.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35604&item


=24701
 67452#ebayphotohosting

Whoa! I'm getting more confused each message! :-) There seems to be a
lot
missing from this bike for being a police model; like windshield
(brackets?)
Solo seat? Bags? Wouldn't there be a couple of extra lights on the front

and
back?

So, is this actually the "California" model??? Didn't the early
Eldorado
models retain the single speedo setup even in 'civilian' form?

I'm reading Greg's book yet another time! 8^)

Les Lampman
Whidbey Island
Washington
'72 Ambassador (very shortly)



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