Subject: Re: non-loop guzzi content
Author: jtomel-@netscape.com
Date: Mar 2, 2005, 7:56 AM
Post ID: 1718479805
<html><body><P><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rob, I bought a V65SP for my Ex-wife in about '95. I had one for myself that I rode for four or five years. We went on a few trips together on it two up. The small block twins have a bad rap that I think is not deserved. I was told the points should be replaced with electronic ignition as they were a pesky issue. We didn't put enough miles to have a problem with them. They don't have the chrome cylinders as do the loops, so no problem there. I got her bike from a guy who had mistreated it, and it was only running on one cylinder. He had just had it worked on, so thought something bad was wrong. I paid four hundred dollars for it. It needed lots of work and paint. turned out the running on only one cylinder was just a broken throttle cable. Paint, new tires redone seat, dyna coils, new grips, and it was like new. They run good too. She is about 5'3" and fit okay after I put lower profile tires and had the seat done a bit thinner. She rode it to the National Rally in Arkansas in '96 and did quite well.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size=2>I think it would be a good choice.</FONT></P>