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  1. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    John….you don’t buy a 1400 to blend in!
  2. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    Thanks for your kind words…Scott…..I read that you had purchased a 1400 Eldorado…I genuinely believe they are the best of the 1400 platforms although I have never tried the MGX21 …but from the 1400 range …..the Eldorado just feels right. Gavin
  3. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    Yes….maybe I should have….but I was unsure if it would not be too much. Guess that’s why I am an enthusiastic amateur….and not in the business. Not everyone gets to work on their hobby and make money from it….I know I don’t I do hope that the tale might inspire some out there….if it...
  4. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    Almost there….. After the wheels the bike has all fluids changed along with the diff oil. I ditched the OWM airbox going full AIRBOX ELIMINATION as covered elsewhere in this forum….as I did this on my 17 Tour first of all. I had a set of GTM bar risers which I fitted to the 2017 tour….but the...
  5. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    Next…..a Confederate (Harley Davidson type custom builder) front wheel from the makers BST in RSA had the correct loadings …but the wrong dimensions….the bolt patter was 5 disc bolts and the 1400 is 6 bolts on a different PCD…….but it was a fraction of the new price and I had access to a lathe...
  6. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    Well….if Todd comments…you respond I drew up my exhausts and took them to an old racing contact….CAMPBELLS EXHAUSTS in sleepy Kent. Behind the old wooden doors is an old engineer. Where the 82 year maestro fabricated then in stainless to my design and clearances…….he added some baffles …just to...
  7. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    So after the tail section….came the luggage rack. Fleabay found a Piaggo scooter rack and I had the OEM California back seat hoop A trip to the platers had both de plated and ready for welding….the powder coaters made it go BLACK Thats all for today….but more to follow on this Custom Custom...
  8. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    After the tank and the screen came the rear end. This won’t be everyone’s cup of tea….but then…neither am I…..so here we go. I didn’t like the gaps on the rear wheel to mudguards on the standard Custom….but I loved the indicators and flow of the rear….just had to enhance it slightly. It...
  9. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    The tank then formed the shape of the front….mainly the screen. A standard screen was copied in alloy but stretched and widened …then a carbon fibre mould was formed and allowed a new screen to be mounted to the existing support brackets The screen had to match the widened tank….otherwise it...
  10. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    Moto Guzzi 2400 Custom was a 7k miles bike and carried OEM leather panniers and some nice parts including Agostini endcans….but I had a tour 17 California and needed to scratch an itch….the custom build itch. No tassles No abundance of chrome No aftermarket parts Many self made engineered parts...
  11. Gavin

    2014 CUSTOM custom

    I bought a 2017 California tour a couple or three years back and although happy with the bike it needed suspension, exhausts and fuelling sorted….all via or nearly all via GTM …..I changed the floorboards to footpegs and went touring! But a Xmas 2022, I located another California …this time a...
  12. Gavin

    California 1400 fuel tank capacity & MPG question

    Hello…I got a bit fed up with the warning light coming on after 80 miles or so. I took another route.…the engineers route…and added to the style a little bit. The side panels of the OEM tank are now fabricated into the tank and the tank now holds another 6 litres over the standard. Don’t expect...
  13. Gavin

    Airbox Elimination

    Good morning from the UK. These forums are a great source of information and ideas, but I don’t want someone reading my post and following the thread without realising the full implications……. Please bear in mind that any modification to the air box will cause running issues with your Guzzi...
  14. Gavin

    Can a California 1400 go on a diet?

    Well….the diet continued….exhausts, air box, SAS system, foot boards and controls replaced with Audace items, rear back rest and some other items including suspension bring the weight loss close to 50 lbs. That is about as much as can be done without ditching light bar and panniers….and it won’t...
  15. Gavin

    Can a California 1400 go on a diet?

    Gentleman……one last thing before I find a steel rule and vernier. Why am I doing this? Well …we’re coming into winter and I just had a shoulder rotational cuff operation and no riding until the New Year lt was this injury that exasperated the weight issues of the C1400……I love the concept but...
  16. Gavin

    Can a California 1400 go on a diet?

    So ….moving on….Jim Hamlin, uses the C1400 engine a puts it in the Brevia and or Norge chassis. So…that’s a start….I’ll explore other drive train options but the comments from Moto UNO are VERY encouraging. No one wants to try to re invent the wheel…….when you can simply ask. Thank you Moto...
  17. Gavin

    Can a California 1400 go on a diet?

    Thank you for the input…..yes..I’ve done a fair few Cagiva /Ducati engined modified bikes,,,,for road, rallye and hill climb. You guys in the States never got the Cagiva name…you got Ducati…but Cagiva owned Husqvarna, Ducati, Moto Morini and the old MV factories…they combined the suspension of...
  18. Gavin

    Can a California 1400 go on a diet?

    Hello…..been doing some research on weight saving……the bare central frame section of the C1400 Eldorado and Audace comes in at 83 Lbs . The total frame assembly is going to be over 110 it’s. So the prospect of fabricating a lighter version is limited as the maximum saving will only be approx 25...
  19. Gavin

    So I pulled the engine today!..

    Hello……the weight of the naked frame main section is 53 lbs in weight….does not include engine cradle, engine supports or mudguard brackets….which bring up to just under 100 lbs mark thanks Gavin The Scottish Engineer
  20. Gavin

    So I pulled the engine today!..

    Morning to you I wonder if you managed to weigh the engine and gearbox assembly. Also REALL interested in the weight of the frame……. Hope these questions don’t inconvenience you too much .Working on previous bike and answering question can be talking about a EX…… thanks Gavin the Scottish...
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