Subject: The Front Wheel Is On!
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Dec 23, 2004, 5:22 PM
Post ID: 1718104464
Took the front wheel off today, removed that double wide shim on the
wheel bearing, and reassembled. BINGO! She's on and mounted perfect,
wheel spinning free. Had to play with setting the brakes a bit, used
tips found on the classicguzzi.com site as well as the wildguzzi.com
site. Andy Hill and a few others had some clear writeups on how to set
up these twin leading shoe Loops, most info sourced from Mr. Mark
Etheridge of course! I had to remove the brake acuating arm and shift
it over a tooth to get started, cause with the cable slacked to max, it
was still pulling the arm too much and locking the wheel. So it was
either leave it the way it was and burn up the brakes a bit or move the
arm a tooth over and adjust as necessary. I opted for the latter. Got
the brakes adjusted and the handle feel is much better. Prior to
adjustment, I could squeeze the handle to the handlebar grip, now a good
pull keeps it off the handlebar an inch or so. A test drive will be the
true test. So now I am at a stop point waiting for the master (Mark E)
to finish the paintwork (tank/fenders/sidecovers/tool boxes) and
HANDCARRY to NJ :) Bike now has a few blankets on it to keep the dust
off as I polished her up again to get the dust off. It's been a blast
working on this Ambo thus far. I learned how to have patience working
on this Ambo as a result of my previous 71 Ambo "Patience" that drove me
insane. I am now wrenching everything on my own and am enjoying it,
plus it is quite rewarding seeing things get fixed and looking good. I
really love these loops.
Happy Holidays All!
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ