I had a 69 V 7 Ambassador moto guzzi when I was just 19 years old in Hawaii back in 1973 ... Bike Sounds best and is well balanced for high speed ... I’m lucky 🍀 to still be alive .
I rode one of these back in the 90s. I will let the indescribable remain so. But I can say that the machine is magically lite on its feet.. it steers quickly because it has a short wheel base and the weight is down low. The engine has addictive torque. Wonderful heavy fly wheel. You could almost describe these motorcycles as having flywheel power that is assisted by an internal combustion engine. That fly wheel makes it almost impossible to stall this motorcycle. I have owned 4 Guzzi’s.. they are very different from anything Japanese. Japanese motorcycles are perfect. But there’s a difference. And intangible qualities feel of the Italian motorcycles. The way the BMWs used to be before the 1980s switch to the K bikes.. like comparing a SAAB to a Toyota Corolla. They just have a feel that feels solid, stable, expensive. Moto Guzzi‘s are built to a standard, not to a price Are Japanese motorcycles better? Define better. Better at what.. Japanese motorcycles are a lot of plastic and you could say they’re made out of recycled beer cans. They are designed and made out of materials that are just good enough to get the job done.. The older BMWs and Moto Guzzi‘s, you could find one sitting in a garage somewhere that’s been sitting for 25 years, and you could probably have it running in an hour if it wasn’t damp in that garage.. i’ve had dozens and dozens of motorcycles. Japanese motorcycles are pretty much perfect. The Italian motorcycles, not so much, they don’t have major defects, but they always have these little quirks. Like I said I’ve had 4 Guzy’s, and everyone of them has had some kind of a little quirk like, three of my four have needed to have the Oil pressure sending unit replaced. That’s quite a shock to see the oil pressure light come on when you’re 200 miles from home alone on the interstate at 70 miles an hour and it just turns out to be an electrical switch. They’re also known for having overloaded relays, like to start relays. I had a V 11 sport and then a Norge. The start circuit had so much parasitic draw ahead of the start relay that the starter wouldn’t always engage on the first try. The relay had 8 Amps of load on it before you even touch the starter. And it was only a 10 amp relay. So you needed to upgrade the relays on the V 11 sports, and and the norge.. The OEM 10 amp relays were around $50, the much better higher capacity Chinese replacements were $2.78. I bought 10 of them and I was handing them out to my buddies when I would see them. another little oversight on my Norge. You have to remove the left lower fairing to check/ add oil. the filler port is under the cylinder Right near the kickstand. If it was on the other side of the bike it would’ve been easier to put oil in when needed. Then they all have the charming clutch chatter because they have a dry clutch. Most Japanese motorcycles have wet clutches and that oil subdues the sound of the clutch. But Guzy has a dry clutch like Ducati, and two of my factory Road race machines, my Yamaha TZ 250, and my Kawasaki factory Road race H1R. I certainly wish I would have hung onto the Kawasaki H1 R, instead of swapping it to Eric Buell for a Kawasaki dirtbike.. I kept the engine but traded the chassis away because they were such horrible handlers. If I still had that machine complete, I could probably buy a brand new Corvette with the cash if I sold it today..I always liked hearing that clutch chatter/ ring of the clutch basket. It’s one of those, I love the smell of napalm in the morning things..well I actually do love the smell of blendsall in the morning , along with the sound of chattering clutches.. Moto Guzzi’s are charming.. I have owned one or the other from 1979, through 2021. I never had one fail and leave me stuck on the side of the road in just under 200,000 combined miles on those for Moto Guzzis i had,And I am currently looking for my next one…
"Ambassador" was the name the V7 took for the American market. Everywhere else it was the V7 Special. They are a beautiful bike to ride and own. Only downfall is the light switch. When it wears out you are pretty much forced to buy a scammy made - in - India (I'm sure ) replica, which is seemingly designed to melt as soon as you try to solder it's connections so you have to buy another one .Yes, they are supposed to be soldered but if there is an epoxy that will work I'm all ears.
That's what they told me to do at Three Cross Motorcycles when I was tracking one down in '89. Wait until the end of the movie when the manly V7 turns into a trail bike so it can jump buildings.
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Mine was a 1972 V750 Ambassador that I bot in NYC in 1982 - rode it cross country - absolutely loved that motorcycle - I'll never forget it
I loved my '69 Ambasador! I bought it in '76 for $800.
I had a 69 V 7 Ambassador moto guzzi when I was just 19 years old in Hawaii back in 1973 ... Bike Sounds best and is well balanced for high speed ... I’m lucky 🍀 to still be alive .
I rode one of these back in the 90s. I will let the indescribable remain so. But I can say that the machine is magically lite on its feet.. it steers quickly because it has a short wheel base and the weight is down low. The engine has addictive torque. Wonderful heavy fly wheel. You could almost describe these motorcycles as having flywheel power that is assisted by an internal combustion engine. That fly wheel makes it almost impossible to stall this motorcycle. I have owned 4 Guzzi’s.. they are very different from anything Japanese. Japanese motorcycles are perfect. But there’s a difference. And intangible qualities feel of the Italian motorcycles. The way the BMWs used to be before the 1980s switch to the K bikes.. like comparing a SAAB to a Toyota Corolla. They just have a feel that feels solid, stable, expensive.
Moto Guzzi‘s are built to a standard, not to a price
Are Japanese motorcycles better? Define better. Better at what..
Japanese motorcycles are a lot of plastic and you could say they’re made out of recycled beer cans. They are designed and made out of materials that are just good enough to get the job done..
The older BMWs and Moto Guzzi‘s, you could find one sitting in a garage somewhere that’s been sitting for 25 years, and you could probably have it running in an hour if it wasn’t damp in that garage..
i’ve had dozens and dozens of motorcycles. Japanese motorcycles are pretty much perfect. The Italian motorcycles, not so much, they don’t have major defects, but they always have these little quirks. Like I said I’ve had 4 Guzy’s, and everyone of them has had some kind of a little quirk like, three of my four have needed to have the Oil pressure sending unit replaced. That’s quite a shock to see the oil pressure light come on when you’re 200 miles from home alone on the interstate at 70 miles an hour and it just turns out to be an electrical switch. They’re also known for having overloaded relays, like to start relays. I had a V 11 sport and then a Norge. The start circuit had so much parasitic draw ahead of the start relay that the starter wouldn’t always engage on the first try. The relay had 8 Amps of load on it before you even touch the starter. And it was only a 10 amp relay. So you needed to upgrade the relays on the V 11 sports, and and the norge.. The OEM 10 amp relays were around $50, the much better higher capacity Chinese replacements were $2.78. I bought 10 of them and I was handing them out to my buddies when I would see them.
another little oversight on my Norge. You have to remove the left lower fairing to check/ add oil. the filler port is under the cylinder Right near the kickstand. If it was on the other side of the bike it would’ve been easier to put oil in when needed. Then they all have the charming clutch chatter because they have a dry clutch. Most Japanese motorcycles have wet clutches and that oil subdues the sound of the clutch. But Guzy has a dry clutch like Ducati, and two of my factory Road race machines, my Yamaha TZ 250, and my Kawasaki factory Road race H1R. I certainly wish I would have hung onto the Kawasaki H1 R, instead of swapping it to Eric Buell for a Kawasaki dirtbike.. I kept the engine but traded the chassis away because they were such horrible handlers. If I still had that machine complete, I could probably buy a brand new Corvette with the cash if I sold it today..I always liked hearing that clutch chatter/ ring of the clutch basket. It’s one of those, I love the smell of napalm in the morning things..well I actually do love the smell of blendsall in the morning , along with the sound of chattering clutches..
Moto Guzzi’s are charming.. I have owned one or the other from 1979, through 2021. I never had one fail and leave me stuck on the side of the road in just under 200,000 combined miles on those for Moto Guzzis i had,And I am currently looking for my next one…
Love that ambassador
Beautiful!
Lovely
I have a 1970
"Ambassador" was the name the V7 took for the American market. Everywhere else it was the V7 Special. They are a beautiful bike to ride and own. Only downfall is the light switch. When it wears out you are pretty much forced to buy a scammy made - in - India (I'm sure ) replica, which is seemingly designed to melt as soon as you try to solder it's connections so you have to buy another one .Yes, they are supposed to be soldered but if there is an epoxy that will work I'm all ears.
Replace it with a 1970's Yamaha switch and end your pain..
Magnum force clint eastwood movie, seen this motorcycle
That's what they told me to do at Three Cross Motorcycles when I was tracking one down in '89. Wait until the end of the movie when the manly V7 turns into a trail bike so it can jump buildings.
did moe do the rebuild