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So I found a used Audace traded in with 75 miles on it. I got it for under 10 grand. They took my Victory Octane in trade and a small amount of cash. So I might be dumb but now I have a California touring and a Audace. I love the way this bike rides.
2014 Moto Guzzi California From MotoGP
ZGULVCOOOEM112049
2016 Moto Guzzi Audace from Biggs Harley
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So I found a used Audace traded in with 75 miles on it. I got it for under 10 grand. They took my Victory Octane in trade and a small amount of cash. So I might be dumb but now I have a California touring and a Audace. I love the way this bike rides.
I have been on this forum for a number of years now and not got round to posting any photos of my Gizzi
so here goes, I had a white one before I got this one, had it for three years and thought I would get the new model.
I already had a comfy gel seat from my last bike but it was black and white so I had it recovered by a company called Sadlecraft abut 40 miles up the road from me and he embossed the Moto Guzzi in the seat and it looks the buisness as if you put a top box on the back like I have you loose the one at the rear of the seat.
I have had some issues with the new bike as I have mentioned in previous posts on this forum but hope most of the niggles will be sorted soon, I have ordered bar risers from here so looking forward to putting them on as it sounds strange but the new bike seems harder to control at slow speed around town traffic.
a lot of the extras came off my old bike and straight on the new one with out any issues namely the hand guards, Lafraconi exhaust, horns and vario screen which is a god send to rid the buffering
I have enjoyed the forum and had some good advice from people. stay rubber side up
I got my 2016 Eldorado i really like it great engine and excellent brakes ,
waiting on pipes Minstral and Hepco n Becker Ivory black bags
VIN ZGULVC026GM2000107
This bike has soul.
I sold this bike to Montgomery Valley Cycle center in 2019 they might have sent it to auction.
My reasons for letting it go were a few.
First the build quality is really poor, the harness boots were degrading after 20 months, just crumbling WTF Piaggio?
The bare aluminum rims were corroding at the spoke nipples thus the tubeless rim design with the O ringed nipples wouldnt hold air, this made it necessary to coat the insides of the rims with seam sealer to cover the nipples.
Warranty? what ? your rim wont hold air, .....HAA your on your own fella.
The external portions of the rims would instantly stain if water got on them. one word Anodize?
Whomever thought putting raw aluminum rims on a motorcycle needs 3 good swift kicks in the nutz.
The crappy throttle controller that would remove engine braking when the RPMs fall under 3K sucks,
I think this was done as a safety measure but I would rather have it deleted.
The rear shocks BLOW and aftermarket are not much better.
The plastic fenders while lite are cheap and flimsy.
This bike was like a 3 month girlfriend, I couldn`t wait to see her go after a few nice rolls in the hey.!!
BUT she was fun the first time we got together.
NOTE I also traded in that crappy 2013 MV Agusta Brutale 1090RR.
She was nice to look at but spent way too much time trying to figure out why it wouldn`t run worth a crap,
and all the dead/ low battery not going out today events.
I even swapped in an aftermarket bigger wire kit to send more juice to the starter.
I traded them both for 2019 BMW R 1250 GS, what a huge step up in quality, this felt great and was a solid performer.
NOTE though the GS did have some leaky front calipers I got a set from a Ducati and after modding the mounting holes they fit right on and the brakes worked great.
The GS and also suffered from low /dead battery no starts .
This I think is traceable to a bad isolator in the starter motor that allows the power to ground when it gets hot..
I sold the GS too too fancy and fussy.
NOTE I bought my favorite GS a 2001 R 1150 GS and modded it super Motard,
I love riding the old bike it works great and is easy to fix and she always starts.
Plus I now have a 16 Road King and 14 SGSpecial,
both of these are far superior to the Guzzi in every aspect except weight,
and they both are somewhat ponderous with slow speed handling.
Hi,
I got my 2013 Custom in 2016 in Melbourne with only 2000km.
I'm planning to buy the MG Saddle Bags and the Top Box for a trip to Tasmania in Oct/Nov this year. Any recommendations which one - 50l or 65l?
Hi, ...
I'm planning to buy the MG Saddle Bags and the Top Box for a trip to Tasmania in Oct/Nov this year. Any recommendations which one - 50l or 65l?
Tomorrow, my '14 California Custom is in for the 10K (6.2K miles) service at the local Guzzi dealership. I'll be also be picking up the 50L top case ordered 3 weeks ago. At the time I ordered TC the parts manager told me these ship from Italy and can take up to 8 weeks to arrive, so 3 weeks is quick.
I figure the 50L will be more than adequate for my needs.
Criteria; Must: Have a backrest. Hold 2 full face helmets. Be big enough and secure enough to carry a laptop, shoes and a jacket for the days when I ride to work.
The backrest is probably the most important. my wife isn't comfortable on the pillion seat without one, and inclined to ride her 250 Honda Rebel. Spouse as pillion without a backrest or riding with a Honda Rebel may build character, but both require way too much self control.
I'll post a picture, or three once I have the TC fitted.
My California Touring is fitted with the 50L top case (see profile pic), which is fine for my needs and IMHO looks better and is certainly way less expensive than the 65L option.
Hi,
I got my 2013 Custom in 2016 in Melbourne with only 2000km.
I'm planning to buy the MG Saddle Bags and the Top Box for a trip to Tasmania in Oct/Nov this year. Any recommendations which one - 50l or 65l?
Had 10K service done Saturday (jun-17) at Marietta Sportscar and Vespa. Service was completed as promised, on time and budget.
50L OEM top case (TC) was waiting for pickup. Shiny parts are paint matched to the bike. TC seems well made, meets my criteria. and comes with; mounting plate, necessary hardware, and detailed instructions with pictures.
It took approximately 15 minutes to install the mounting plate and click the TC in place.
Wife approves of the backrest, especially how it kept her on the seat when I temporarily "forgot" she was behind me and regressed to my normal throttle management practices
TC holds my backpack, shoes and a sports jacket, with a little space to spare, OR my helmet, jacket and boots (for work days) OR 2 full face helmets (for coffee runs, errands, bike nights etc). Probably OK for a casual weekend away for my wife and I, assuming a hotel/motel stay IF I get to pack. IMO it's not large enough to hold everything 2 people need for a weekend camp out, even if I pack.
I take lousy photographs so probably won't post any pictures.
PS. The TC is embossed inside with "SHAD" and bears a remarkable resemblance to an aftermarket line of TC's of that name.
Yes, SHAD is the manufacturer. But, it is made special for MG so SHAD accessories will not work on it.
In spite of that I so have the SHAD brake light that mounts under the top case. It took some minor modification, but fits well.
Just a small word of warning, I did manage to crack the rack on mine just using the 50 ltr box, weight is more of a problem than volume. Although our rough Aussie roads could be partly responsible as well.
