I was thinking about the trade off between my seat and hers so I ordered the Touring Comfort seat. I figure if it doesn't work out I should be able to sell it for minimal loss. I tried sitting on the pillion myself and found it to be "wanting" in the width dimension so while I agree that re-padding it would be an improvement I don't think it would be a final solution. I'm trying like heck to avoid the Corbin seat but everything seems to be pointing me there. With the way we ride it will be years before its broken in.
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New Purchase - Eldorado vs Cali Touring
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I was thinking about the trade off between my seat and hers so I ordered the Touring Comfort seat. I figure if it doesn't work out I should be able to sell it for minimal loss. I tried sitting on the pillion myself and found it to be "wanting" in the width dimension so while I agree that re-padding it would be an improvement I don't think it would be a final solution. I'm trying like heck to avoid the Corbin seat but everything seems to be pointing me there. With the way we ride it will be years before its broken in.
Congrats - She’s a beauty !
Find a good upholster and all is possible (within reason). I had my Touring saddle reshaped and recovered.
My touring seat just came after 6 weeks (thanks Scooterpartsco). I didn't think I would like the look as much as stock but I think I actually like it better. Took a short ride. Feels fine. My backpack likes the pillion seat much better than the stock. Damn I love this bike!
Hi James. What is the difference between the Eldorado and the Touring bars? From what I see they look the same in the diagrams and have the same part number. But that could be listed wrong by Moto Guzzi. I want to switch out the bars in my Custom. I put Todds extensions on, they helped but I need to lean back a bit.
Moto-Uno
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^ Where in Canada ? Peter
Yes, safe travels and all the best. Send us some photos!
I have the Eldorado 2016. I put Hepko-Becker leather bags with the C-Bow on it, plus engine guards, Corbin Touring seat, Red valve covers, and rear backrest on it. I'm not at home at the moment but I can send pics this weekend if you'd like to see her. Yes, she is one of my gals! Also IKON shocks, cheap but way ahead of the stock ones. Shinko will have whitewalls for it which are cheap and get good reviews. Hard to find the more expensive ones as I was looking today. I did have an alternator fault when I bought it new. That really hit hard, as I flew to Vegas to ride it back to Georgia. I only made it to the Hoover Dam. Also, I put Todd's risers on it and what a difference! I also have his full exhaust system with the fueling kit. World of difference. I absolutely love riding mine...when I get the chance. All the best, I hope you love yours as I do mine!
Ditto to the comments:
"quite large" and "horrendously expensive"
..re: those Guzzi passenger floorboards.
They do fold up but only do so when positioned in their most forward setting.
I leave them down and pushed back and they still take up too much real estate.
I gave some thought to altering their size, I
will probably just switch back to the stock pegs as my wife isn't keen on riding much anymore.
"quite large" and "horrendously expensive"
..re: those Guzzi passenger floorboards.
They do fold up but only do so when positioned in their most forward setting.
I leave them down and pushed back and they still take up too much real estate.
I gave some thought to altering their size, I
will probably just switch back to the stock pegs as my wife isn't keen on riding much anymore.
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kiwi dave
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It looks like you still have the plastic "sacrificial anodes" attached under the floorboards. If you remove them, you'll be able to lay the bike over much further without scraping.
If it helps with all 3 problems (horrendous expense/hitting your feet/wife not keen on riding much) as well as what my better half found was really hard to climb aboard the Eldo with the factory pegs being so far forward, I made up some brackets and installed some Kuryakyn boards on mine that if you are a little handy with tools and an evening in the shed work a treat. Yes you do need to drill into that part of your bike.......Well, have received the thumbs up anyway on our first ride with, and I really like the look. You can see where they sit in relation to the standard peg mount, and the 'in progress' photo shows it with the std peg still fitted. This would not work on the tour as it would foul on the luggage I reckon.
How about these as an option.
