BIKE TEST MOTO GUZZI CALIFORNIA 1400 AUDACE

Australian Motorcyclist Issue #36

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TO BOLDLY GO…
WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS NICK WOOD

Moto Guzzi’s bold California 1400 range with its torquey V-twin has been a great success. Now they’ve really got the bit between their teeth in Mandello with the Audace, which even means “Bold”. This bike has attitude, something you’d never have said about any of the old Callies.

To separate it from the ‘base’ 1400 California platform, the Audace has a few distinctive characteristics. First is the riding position. The design of the drag handlebar, the forward position of the footpegs and the different seat height create a stretched and more dominating riding position. The thing I really love about it is that it takes the weight off the base of your spine unlike other cruisers which give you constant jolts when riding over rough roads.