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Cal1400 REGISTRY & Pics thread - ADD YOUR BIKE

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Congrats and welcome to the GT Forum Scott! Did you buy from GP in SD or private sale? Date of purchase?
I'm sure that was a fun trek back if the temps were good. Hope to see you here often. Be sure to read the paragraphs at the top of the page, and the STORE link above for any mods you're considering. We can also get stock parts if you need them as well, usually at great prices.
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This one was at San Diego BMW Motorcycles. I saw a bunch of listings at GP when I found this one, looks like an awesome shop. The California is my other Moto Guzzi to go along with my V7 Centenario. It’s a sickness for real!

The weather was perfect on the way back. ~70 to the Imperial valley, then mid 90s to Tucson, then dark ~60 in New Mexico last leg at night and first leg in the morning, then ~80 all through west Texas.
 
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Yo! Eldorado here. Rode from DC to KY and traded my 2020 V7III Stone for this beaut. Just by happenstance was able to get my hands on one of Todd's custom backrests (mailed to me from Denmark, which I find to be kinda cool). My passenger isn't crazy about it right now, but she hasn't had too much time in the saddle with me just yet and is getting used to the fear of riding passenger. May slowly move up to the cali touring seat to be able to get a backrest + rear rack and the hope that that seat is better. If I come across a huge chunk of change then yes, of course I would try the Corbin. Just want to be able to get the heated seat, haha.
Buffalo bags, crash bars acquired
Sport Windscreen on order from GTech

GULVC021GM200094 - Washington, DC DOP 10.30.22 @ Gateway Cycles KY

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I am Jaap en I live in The Netherlands, nearby Rotterdam. I am 65 years and at the time a was a student, I owned a V7 Special.

I few weeks ago, I found a California 2 in some paper-boxes. A winter project. The Dnepr with side car was sold last spring, so a new winter project was welcome. But the seller thought the Cali was made of pure gold. We did not come to an agreement. Then I found a Cali 3 EV. It looks like it came directly from the factory, almost brand new. In my memory, the V7 was big. Now after a test run on the Cali EV, it seems I am far too big for this model.

So, the story ended up by a California 1400. MY 2014, 22,000 km. also white like the one 45 years ago. A extra top-case is ordered also. The purpose is easy riding in the hills of the UK. A tour to Scotland. The wild Atlantic coast in Ireland.

My other bike, a Triumph Trophy is more for the Alps, high mountains, short turns riding the passes. With the big fairings, you are well protected against rain and cold weather.

I hope I can find here on the forum answers to all my questions. I am happy to be a part of it!

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Wesleigh said:
Yo! Eldorado here. Rode from DC to KY and traded my 2020 V7III Stone for this beaut.
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Congrats and welcome Wesleigh! Thanks for posting your info, and puts a smile on my face to see that backrest go around the world and back. Hope to see you here often, and enjoy riding around the stomping grounds of my youth. ;)
 
Jaapvanthoff said:
So, the story ended up by a California 1400. MY 2014, 22,000 km.
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Congrats again here on this thread, and hope you'll add your VIN# and related for the first post of this thread. See you here often!
 
CMac said:
I’m Cam from Perth in Western Australia. Here is a photo of my first and only Guzzi - a 2018 California Touring I bought as new in 2020.
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Congrats again CMac. Hope you'll add your VIN# and related for the first post of this thread. Enjoy and post often!
 
Hi all,

it only took me 37 years of riding to buy my first Guzzi.. :) I somehow stayed away from Italian bikes, mostly because I am tall and big (190cm and 120kg) and literally could not fit one properly. I have been on the fence with Griso back in the time when it was a novelty, but never pulled the trigger. So, sometimes in October I woke up and decided that I desperately need a Moto Guzzi with that 1400 cc engine and that now or never. Originally aiming for white California 1400 to balance my black Rocket III in the collection, but I ended up selling Rocket III and buying something else. So Eldorado 1400 it is. I like it so far very much (only did few hundreds km before the winter) the engine is great, love the grunt of ago pipes, and yes, it is a timeless beauty. It will get suspension upgrade in February, scheduled for Russell Daylong saddle build in March. I also managed to get oem leather panniers with brackets so I am overall happy with this purchase.

VIN#ZGULVB005FM200252 Bratislava, Slovakia

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So Eldorado 1400 it is.
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Thanks again for posting. Love to get your VIN# and related for the first post of this thread. Loving having Guzzisti from around the World here. Post often!
 
About a year after that, while at the "Ruptured Budgie" Guzzi rally I found a 1400 Eldorado for sale at a great price and having cash from my Singapore Superannuation, snapped it up.
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Stripped and polished the valve covers and changed the rear brake master cylinder for a silver alloy one and down the track, put an OEM Guzzi flyscreen on it. Enough done. The rest of the bike is perfect and I don't want to mess with perfection.20221120_124848.jpg
The top box is there for my other half's comfort and to carry her handbag. When I fly solo. It is naked.
Never satisfied, being a Guzziholic I NEED another Guzzi, but due to finances and my wife's urging. ("Why do you need three bikes when you only have one bum?")
I agreed to sell the Griso and the Breva so I could buy my dream bike.
The Griso sold. 😭 the Breva hasn't sold yet. 😁

Still got the Breva. Happy to keep it. Being 6 hours north of Brisbane in a small town makes it hard to sell. Looks like I'm stuck with three Guzzis.
Life could be worse. 😉
(Except I still want a V11 Sport, a 1000S, a Le Mans and half a dozen other Guzzis. What to do?)
 
Calijackalbob said:
About a year after that, while at the "Ruptured Budgie" Guzzi rally I found a 1400 Eldorado for sale at a great price and having cash from my Singapore Superannuation, snapped it up.
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So welcome back to the GT Forum. Love to get your VIN# and related for the first post here, and the rest you posted that I split and moved to each Pic & Registry section! HNY, and see you here often we hope! Cheers.
 
Good afternoon
I have been a Guzzi owner for numerous years, my collection includes 1976 LM1, 1994 Daytona, 2009 Stelvio 8V and now a 2015 Audace.
I obviously have a love of the Guzzi brand and have been over to Mandello Del Lario to visit the home of Guzzi.
I have come to this forum to check out possible upgrades to the Audace suspension and general get a feel of what other people are doing to their bikes.
DOP - 08/2015

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I'm new to the group and a new owner of a 2014 California 1400. She is beautiful and I'm very proud to own her. With only 12,100 miles we'll have lots of time to travel the roads of New England together. She is my second motorcycle, complementing my 2021 R1250 GS adventure. She's so new I haven't had the time to take a decent photo of her yet.

Anyhow, she gets her new registration and plate this week. I can't wait to get her out on the road.

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