Ciao a tutti, I have a few cul-de-sac videos still in the works, but in the meantime I hope you will enjoy this ride on another great classic bike... I'm expecting more comments about my pronunciation of Moto Guzzi than anything else 😉🇮🇹

@ulisserossin1770

2 ай бұрын

Your pronunciation is perfect!

There's nothing like a Guzzi! I've had three Guzzi's and right now I have a BMW. The BMW is great, good ride but its not a Guzzi. So the BMW will be replaced. Eldorado is a nice one, if I can find an ok project it might be one of those. I've had the 1976 Le Mans, 1985 1000 Le Mans and the 1989 1100 Sport. Also the new V100 Mandello is tempting....hmmm

Nice to see all the Moto Guzzi riders and owners past and present come out on this one, Mike. I knew you had a following. I hope you get another chance to ride it again through some nice long twisties, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find that the faster it goes and the smoother it handles with just a simple twist more of the throttle all that bottom-end power is still just there. It’s like a high speed tractor. Honda managed to capture some of that Guzzi magic in their ST1100 & ST1300 Pan Europeans and then in the CX500 & Turbo CX650 - all great engineered bikes, but nothing beats a Guzzi at being a Guzzi, and I’m sure the Italians wouldn’t have it any other way.

The Eldorado is just a stunning bike. I got a v7 and love it but that might be the best Moto Guzzi ever.

Generator light should go off once engine is brought above idle unless he has an alternator conversion or the light is wired wrong

Side shimmy is from the crankshaft rotation of the motor and it’s cool as hell.

As a Moto Guzzi owner/rider I truly appreciated this video. Thanks much!

For what it is worth… I own two Guzzi’s. Both altered to what I like and what comforts me. Both with a Cali origine. For me, the Eldorado is the most beautiful bike there is. The maximum ‘zen’ of riding a bike. Wish I had one… but happy with what I own.

Eldarodos a beautiful bike!!! A piece of history!!!!! Back in the day good touring bikes!!! Heavy !!!!! Enjoyed video!!!!! Take care Mike!!! Big D area!!!

@TheMightyGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hi William, I hope all is well. It's very nice to hear from you. I'm glad you enjoyed this ride video. I thoroughly enjoyed the Moto Guzzi. It was a ton of fun. Best wishes, Mike

Great video, Mike, thanks for the ride along! I bought a new 2022 Moto Guzzi V7 Special a couple months ago and I'm really enjoying the bike. I'm retired and it was the right bike for this time in my life. I'd love to get a vintage BMW in a year or two, like you mentioned about being nice to have a button, it'll need one of those.

Hey Mike, awesome video as usual mate, I own a 1971 Ambassador and without a doubt ( my opinion only) is the most comfortable and well behaved Guzzi I own, and the cool factor is unbelievable, a 1971 bike which can be ridden massive miles day after day in 2022 and still put a smile on my dial👍✌️

@TheMightyGarage

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your great note. I really appreciate it. Yes, I know what you mean. I can see how you would fall in love with a bike like that. It was dead cool and really enjoyable to ride. I didn’t get up to very high speeds, but it seemed really comfortable at 70. Best wishes, Mike.

@moozepatt7525

3 ай бұрын

my 72 ambassador is a joy(it occupies the “ old classic “ slot in my bikes. So reliable and easy to work on and very unique ( industrial 😂). great video

Love the Guzzi! They have so much character.

Great to see you on the Eldorado, Mike! One of my favorite bikes! The smile on your face when you stopped at See See says it all. I had those same grips on my 67 125 Guzzi. Wonderful to have mates that are willing to share their bikes with you. Cheers! 🏍👍

There’s no hiding the enjoyment in your voice, it must be a fantastic bike to ride.

Thanks for sharing this, Mike, it's always a pleasure taking a ride with you. I've always admired Moto Guzzi's, when I had my Ducati 250, I used to go to a little shop in Chicago, that was the only place for my parts, and there was a Guzzi and a Laverda in the shop for years, begging me to get on them. They are very much the Italian BMW for the road.

You made my day. I used to have a cycle world centerfold of the Eldorado on the wall of my bedroom, during my college and university years back in the ´70s. It was an iconic bike for me. Thanks guys ! 👋

In the 70s I test drove a new Bonneville and a Commando but they were out of my budget so I "settled" for a used Motto Guzzi Ambasador. Stock bars right side gear and dry clutch. I loved that bike! I now ride a 2004 Guzzi Breva. Same basic engine and transmission and drive train and dry clutch. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Thanks for the video Mike.

Hi Mike, Always had a soft spot for Italian bikes.Sports Motorcycles in Manchester had all the exotica Le Mans,Jota and 900ss etc.Happy days.Your Moto Guzzi pronunciation is correct by the way!

Waaaaayy back in the day I told my dad the local BSA/Suzuki dealer had a new Guzzi Ambassador in the show room. Two days later I got home from school and it was sitting in the garage. But I couldn’t find the key. It was several months before I got to ride it by myself. He road that bike for a long time.

Enjoyed the video. Eldorado is a nice bike. Friend on another channel main ride is a 72 Eldo. He's ridden it all over Canada, paved, dirt ,gravel, it doesn't matter. Ride safe!

Your pronunciation is correct, unlike many English speaking people's. Great video!

Congrats Mike on another fantastic video AND for pronouncing Gootsie correctly! What a challenge working that shifter as it was quite different for you. Wish you where here in Indiana and I'd force you to experience a very different Guzzi, my LeMans 1000 on my favorite back roads. Always great to expanding your motorcycle experience!

Wonderful! I owned one exactly the same as that. A very comfortable mile eater! I've stuck with the marque,I own a 1988 le mans 1000 and a 2001 California Stone. Love your videos. Cheers from South Australia.

@TheMightyGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing, Ian! Best wishes, Mike

Owned tons of different bikes, never had a Guzzi, always wanted to try one, never had a chance to ride one - seems like a different experience. Some pretty roads you were on.

Good morning Mike & Steve, sharing an early morning 'ride out' in similar weather here, can you believe it all be it from my desk chair. As you approached the bend on the outward trip I thought, 'this is where that' & you flagged it, the car spin wrong side of the road. Nice to experience a 'different' ride thanks to Steve. Have a great week, atvb t .. 👍.. 🏍

Greetings from New Zealand again Mike. Loved the Guzzi, many moons ago I had a brief flirt with a 1000 California that I rebuilt from a fire damaged insurance write off. Loved that bike. Will no doubt be in the market for something like this once the old back and knees make the CB1100 too much like hard work.

Add to that developing Italian and German theme a penchant for ex police bikes. Very enjoyable thanks Mike. Impressed that your vid turns up at about beer o'clock on a Sunday arvo.

Great video! Nice motorcycle, nice sound, nice round cyliunder engine. Thank you Mike!

One of these surprised me by showing up for Friday afternoon beers at my shop in Fairbanks Alaska this week. Interestingly, it had a rider in his mid-twenties. He was still struggling with some mechanical gremlins, but I expect it to wind up a pretty nice ride.

Another nice ride on a classic bike. I've owned a couple of Guzzi's but none with handlebars or a gearshift like that. Wonderful bikes of the 70's and 80's.

That Guzzi valve ticking was very similar on my small Stornello. Upshifting downwards felt very comfortable and natural, and quick. I had the 850 T on a poster in my teen-age room, but that upgrade remained a dream.

Nice video..and bike..remember them as popular touring bikes in the 70s. Even BMW....love italian bikes. Remember I saw and heard!!! a laverda jota back then😍..never forget that....🇸🇪

When that bike first appeared on the scene I was smitten. Back in the summer of 70 or maybe 71 we had a visitor from the Seattle area (fresh out of jail) my cousin, just ride up at our place in Lake Oswego Oregon on a bright sunny day. I was mesmerized….as it sat in our driveway. It was brand new, less that 200 miles on it, no where near broken in. After a bite he was off … “just heading south”. Back in the day most of you know “breaking it in” was just as true as “night follows day”. One did not mess with that commandment. It must have been only a few days later my dad heard from his brother… “Have you seen my son (my cousin)?” …he had taken the Guzzi from a dealership on a never ending ride. We found out later the Guzzi had seized up…somewhere in California (a true testament to its durability as we are sure none of the commandments had been observed)… It was just left somewhere…eventually my cousin returned to his home in jail. Anyway, though I’ve had tons of bikes over the years and always lusted after the Eldorado, one has never graced my driveway again. Thanks for the ride!

That was so relaxing, with those wide handlebars, you should of rode a lot further 😎 Great experience and what a beautiful bike to ride. Have good one Mike 🏍😃

I have a soft spot for Moto Guzzis.

I had quite a few Guzzis back in the seventies but the Eldorado was the dream that never materialised .. thanks for the video, very enjoyable.

The “side shimmy” isn’t due to shaft drive; it’s due to the longitudinal crankshaft.

@TheMightyGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I didn’t realize that until Steve told me. Cheers, Mike

Many years I owned a Moto Guzzi. Your ride brought back lots of good memories. Cheers Mike!

That's a cool cruising bike, with a great name, it almost looks like it was made to have a screen fitted, like the police.

Imagine going to the see see coffee shop surprised you could find it Mike 😆 🤣. looked like it took a while to get the hang of those handlebars, different to your brit stuff..

Great videography and commentary. I had a Police Amby for more than 20 y, but sold it to a guy in Mexico who had to have it. It had a top gear, 4th, whine inaudible to humans, but drove dogs to great distraction. And some dogs were faster in the chase than the Guzzi. I was never insulted by the Moto Goofy moniker, and I just called her "The Goofy".

Very cool bike! My buddy had a similar Guzzi, it was the I-Convert, with basically two speeds and no clutch. First gear was good for towing a plough, second was for everything else. As my buddy put it "It's my favorite bike to go slow on, so relaxing"

Ciao, Mike, molto bella! Nice looking, nice sounding Eldo. Beautiful day for a ride. Thanks.

Great video. I like seeing driveshafts on bikes. I like the design. It looks like it would be easier to work on.

@ianmills669

Жыл бұрын

You are right about that, I owned one exactly the same and you could take both heads and barrels off in 20 minutes, Wonderful bikes!

Love those old Guzzis Mike. I have a V9 Bobber. They shake and shimmy down the road but bags of character and I always get a crowd round when I stop

2.20 mins in, the little side shimmy at a stop has nothing to do with shaft drive, but the longditunal crank, like a Beemer. One of the Guzzi's ideosynchratic and wonderful character traits ...

Thanks Mike. Another great video. I think the variation is only adding to your excellent channel. Thank you.

Those old Moto Guzzi's are really cool.

The handlebars on that remind me of the ones Harley used to put on everything - looks like they come from a wheel-barrow !

@bokarlsson1027

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Harley used parts from italy in early 70s on their bikes..even in racing..Ireally like those parts. I have borranni rims on my panhead bobber..fits just perfect.👌🇸🇪

@neilurquhart8622

Жыл бұрын

Always thought Harleys were ‘agrigcultural’! 🚜

@thakery5720

Жыл бұрын

@@bokarlsson1027 H-D linked up with Aermacchi (excuse the spelling) in the '70's I think - weren't they Italian ?

@thakery5720

Жыл бұрын

@@neilurquhart8622 That is part of the charm for me - I have two !

@bokarlsson1027

Жыл бұрын

@@thakery5720 Yes it was italian.. I have an advertising information with photos from 1973..with all Harley modells..3 of them was a sportster. superglide and FLH. I think it was about 5 modells ammerachi..2-stroke, different engines.. some of them were "of road" bikes and even road racing bike...interesting..big different today...I own a 1979 FXS low rider 74". In America I think they has 80". I bought it 1980 and still useing it. Im a harley fan of older bikes, even had a panhead but I really like all other kind of all different motorcycles..Like these nice videos with excelent teaching tips for my commando.Learning english also👌 I was driveing my commando a lot this hot summer..I had chance to buy one 1975 when I was 18 years old but I wasnt good mecanic enough so I bought new Honda...But I Always loved English bikes..Reading Classic bike magazine...in the 70s..good schoolbooks for me..👍I like to study english need that now..I found a lot of cousins here in America..their ancestors emmigrated..from Sweden...thats another interesting hobby .got new friends..far away from Home..

Beautiful bike!!!! 🏍🤙🍻

Good morning, the sound reminds me off my 1980 850 t3 california. The bike had a heel toe shifter.

Hey,Mike,another nice road video! Congratulations! Now I go on the road with my Ducati 900 SD! Have a nice Sunday greetings Manfred

Mike..que lindas motos ..buen giro com amigos...saludos Rafa de mardel plata Argentina

The Eldorado is a good time waiting to happen...but you got to wind her to find her....

A Harley but with Italian style lovely

I put on over 100,000 miles on one of those back in the day, terrible chrome, electrics and brakes, I noticed you started to talk about the brakes but then didn't, that said because of those brakes I never put mayself in a position where I needed them, if you stood on the back one you could get it to lock up, I had a harley batwing fairing and I could ride it all day, only bike which I rode for a 1000 miles in one day

Guzzi's are good fun, glad you finally got a go on one. As a contrarian I rather like that they are so different. I recently picked up a '76 850-T3 and it's been good fun. They have such a unique character. Interested to hear what you think about them compared to other similar big-twin bikes of the era, BMW's, Dukes, HD's, etch

I'm not normally a jealous man......but there are exceptions.

@TheMightyGarage

Ай бұрын

Hehe, that really was a lovely bike to ride Phil. Cheers, Mike

Very nice bike, it would be enjoyable to see you ride other cul-de-sac bikes but of course they are their owners pride and joy and you are probably too embarrassed to ask. If anyone else does offer and you fancy a go be sure to video the ride! 🇬🇧

You want to just take your time shifting- just like an older BMW. I found my big Moto Guzzi excellent in the mountains- good agility and stability

Moto Guzzi trivia: You can see SFPD Guzzi police Ambassadors in Magnum Force with Clint Eastwood until they switch them to Triumphs in the end. First place I rode my BSA after moving west was that twisty road in San Francisco. LOL! A man's got to know his limitations words to live long by. Great review very Beemer bike. Wonder if the border takes drivers license and birth cert anymore be fun ride down again.

Good interesting video, love early Guzzi V twins, in fact any early Italian bikes, any more lurking around ?

Great camera work Mike 👍 lovely bike ! Being an ex - Italian police bike you could call yourself a “ patatine fritte “ or to me and you C.H. i. P. s 😉 Ray 🇬🇧

BarcaLounger cruiser. Fat City.

Thanks for your Video I really enjoyed. It love the Eldorado 850's. I love the loop frames designs actually to the Tonti Framed bikes. I have a 1980 Tonti Framed SP 1000, and the engine is almost the same as this one you are on. Mine has had the timing chain up front replaced with gears, and I have converted it to electronic ignition. I am running 5 ohm coils. I rebuilt the bike from boxes. The engine was rebuilt, but everything else was completely dismantles and had been for 20 years. There is nothing quite like a Moto Guzzi 90 degree transverse twin. It has a character all its own. I also have an A65 thunderbolt and a 2000 R1150 GS BMW. The bloke at Cycle Garden Cali, sell these every now and then and posts them on youtube as he barrels up and down the road outside his factory. He certainly can get them moving. example: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3p9mbB-cdOxfZc.html Example 2. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXuKmtV9cbXRXZs.html

@TheMightyGarage

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks as always for your great comments. I really enjoyed reading that. Yes, I have seen those videos. They are terrific. It made my writing look a little wimpy :-) thanks a lot for sharing and I hope you have a great holiday. Best wishes, Mike

@bigred8438

Жыл бұрын

I don't believe that l would ride a bike the way he does, particularly if it wasn't mine, so l think you are doing the right thing treating it with kid gloves. After all the owner was was behind you ha ha ha.

7:20 Do I see correctly. Do you change gear to a higher one while pressing the lever down?

The bike moves to one side when you blip the throttle because of the crankshaft, not the driveshaft.

Gear shift lever is all wrong - obviously a right side lever from an Ambassador mounted on left side. Long section should be forward, angled short section at rear.

@cota2472000

10 ай бұрын

The shifter is not wrong.If you look a little closer you'll notice the Pivot point is Behind the Footpeg making it longer in front than than the back,just like mine

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The seat and handlebar set up looks so comfortable. Sure wish Moto Guzzi would build this on the new 850cc platform.