jojo
Just got it firing!
I just got done with a nice little ride on the cali. I'm walking away from it quite impressed! Who knew cruisers could be that fun?
As is mentioned elsewhere, it is a heavy bike (over 700 pounds I do believe). But it certainly doesn't act like a heavyweight bike when you throw it into a corner and navigate through city traffic. It felt as though it was quite neutral and balanced. The 1400 motor did have a bit of vibration felt through the bars (absolutely nothing like a f'n harley though), but once you got going it was smooth as silk. And flipping between the different maps using the starter button was a handy feature (although the display was reading the italian words and not english).
I've owned v-twins before (of the honda and harley variety), but this thing is just plain bad ass. I thought the stock exhaust had a nice "burble" to it; and I can only imagine it would get better with a righteous exhaust on it. The silver/grey color looked great with the black wheels as well; very sharp.
Hats off to af1 racing (austin, tx) for allowing me the opportunity to ride the cali and to moto guzzi for making it. A damn fine motorcycle indeed!
As is mentioned elsewhere, it is a heavy bike (over 700 pounds I do believe). But it certainly doesn't act like a heavyweight bike when you throw it into a corner and navigate through city traffic. It felt as though it was quite neutral and balanced. The 1400 motor did have a bit of vibration felt through the bars (absolutely nothing like a f'n harley though), but once you got going it was smooth as silk. And flipping between the different maps using the starter button was a handy feature (although the display was reading the italian words and not english).
I've owned v-twins before (of the honda and harley variety), but this thing is just plain bad ass. I thought the stock exhaust had a nice "burble" to it; and I can only imagine it would get better with a righteous exhaust on it. The silver/grey color looked great with the black wheels as well; very sharp.
Hats off to af1 racing (austin, tx) for allowing me the opportunity to ride the cali and to moto guzzi for making it. A damn fine motorcycle indeed!