Subject: Re: top speed?
Author: kevin obrien
Date: Apr 15, 2003, 7:12 PM
Post ID: 1712640632
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Loop Garoup> my 2 74 Eldo's like to run at different top speeds. Ebony, is original except for the 2nd front disc and a LAPD 'look alike bike'. It has the footboards,big speedo,key receptical behind the left side cover,chrome front and rear fender,spot lights,crashbars front and rear and bags,big handlebars. I run this bike with the original Delorto's Uni filters and 26" 1.5"ss straight pipes without the x-over. It goes real good from down low and up thru the mid range.Up high I'm let down !!!! It'll go 80-85 but feels really strained to do it. At 55-60 it seems in its element. Ivory, on the other hand is a whole different story. Totally original with 33,000 miles it has Amal's with K+N's and the original mufflers that have lost the peashooter inserts. Down low you have to give it some gas and slip the clutch a little. Then in mid range she's fine and comes on strong in high rpm. The tach is broke so I really dont know where its revin but I've seen 100. .......KO.......ps tonight would abeen a good night to go to the EAR in NYC and meet up with that Washburn character---- Original Message -----
From: Allan
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: top speed?
Back in 79 when I had just graduated high school I took a trip to six flags GA. During the trip back was stopped by a thunderstorm, it was over quickly the air was cool the roads were dry. I was riding a 750 ambasador. with about a 100 miles to go I got on I-20 to Augusta and quickly got it up to an indicated 115Mph, this bikes top end. About 20 miles on I slowly overtook an 18 wheeler that was easily doing a 100, when I caught the draft from this truck and passed it I was doing an indicated 145 the tach was well into the red line and I held this speed until I reached the Augusta exit. The goose was a great bike no more, the next day after starting the ambo and hearing the damage. 3 Bent pushrods, shattered rings both pistons, and the cylinders scored. Moral Great ride but not worth destroying the best running guzzi I ever owned.
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From: scott kelso
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:07 PM
Subject: top speed?
What a dumb question but here it is.What is the top speed you have attained on your eldo?Ive had mine up to an indicated 100 up around 5000 rpm,seems like plenty of pulling power left to go.I know the speedo is optimistic,and the tach kinda iffy too.Motor seems to just want to keep on pulling.The bates fairing makes it wobble like a tin scooter with too small wheels at high speed.When i come up behind a tractor trailer at around 80,the bike weaves back and forth as i get into the draft behind the rig.Just an observation i thought i would share.respond or ignore,whatever.Scott K
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<DIV><FONT face=Impact><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Loop Garoup> my 2 74
Eldo's like to run at different top speeds. Ebony, is original except for the
2nd front disc and a LAPD 'look alike bike'. It has the footboards,big
speedo,key receptical behind the left side cover,chrome front and rear
fender,spot lights,crashbars front and rear and bags,big handlebars. I run this
bike with the original Delorto's Uni filters and 26" 1.5"ss straight pipes
without the x-over. It goes real good from down low and up thru the mid range.Up
high I'm let down !!!! It'll go 80-85 but feels really strained to do it. At
55-60 it seems in its element. Ivory, on the other hand is a whole different
story. Totally original with 33,000 miles it has Amal's with K+N's and the
original mufflers that have lost the peashooter inserts. Down low you have to
give it some gas and slip the clutch a little. Then in mid range she's fine and
comes on strong in high rpm. The tach is broke so I really dont know where its
revin but I've seen 100. <FONT face=Verdana color=#000000
size=2>.......KO.......ps tonight would abeen a good night to go to the EAR in
NYC and meet up with that Washburn character</FONT></FONT></FONT>---- Original
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: top speed?</DIV>
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<DIV>Back in 79 when I had just graduated high school I took a trip to six
flags GA. During the trip back was stopped by a thunderstorm, it was over
quickly the air was cool the roads were dry. I was riding a 750 ambasador.
with about a 100 miles to go I got on I-20 to Augusta and quickly got it
up to an indicated 115Mph, this bikes top end. About 20 miles on I slowly
overtook an 18 wheeler that was easily doing a 100, when I caught the draft
from this truck and passed it I was doing an indicated 145 the tach was well
into the red line and I held this speed until I reached the Augusta exit. The
goose was a great bike no more, the next day after starting the ambo and
hearing the damage. 3 Bent pushrods, shattered rings both pistons, and the
cylinders scored. Moral Great ride but not worth destroying the best running
guzzi I ever owned.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=fo-@conknet.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:07
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> top speed?</DIV>
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<DIV>What a dumb question but here it is.What is the top speed you have
attained on your eldo?Ive had mine up to an indicated 100 up around 5000
rpm,seems like plenty of pulling power left to go.I know the speedo is
optimistic,and the tach kinda iffy too.Motor seems to just want to keep on
pulling.The bates fairing makes it wobble like a tin scooter with too
small wheels at high speed.When i come up behind a tractor trailer at around
80,the bike weaves back and forth as i get into the draft behind the
rig.Just an observation i thought i would share.respond or
ignore,whatever.Scott K</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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