Hi,
I have often promised myself that one day I'd own that quintessential Guzzi, a California. The time is about right to consider one, despite an early sit-on test on a bike where my knees seemed to stick out above the tank and full lock of the handle bars was against those body parts. Didn't have that on a Vintage test-ride I did a year or 2 ago, but I did have the impression that with the geometries involved (bike and rider) and the foot boards I was more or less locked into a single position, without much leeway to shift around ... or hit the integral brakes rapidly and with dosage.
I'm about 1m89 (6'2) with around 34" inseam ... and a EU size 46+ (around 13 US I think). Any Cali riders on here that are comparably tall or taller, and at ease on their bike?
René
I have often promised myself that one day I'd own that quintessential Guzzi, a California. The time is about right to consider one, despite an early sit-on test on a bike where my knees seemed to stick out above the tank and full lock of the handle bars was against those body parts. Didn't have that on a Vintage test-ride I did a year or 2 ago, but I did have the impression that with the geometries involved (bike and rider) and the foot boards I was more or less locked into a single position, without much leeway to shift around ... or hit the integral brakes rapidly and with dosage.
I'm about 1m89 (6'2) with around 34" inseam ... and a EU size 46+ (around 13 US I think). Any Cali riders on here that are comparably tall or taller, and at ease on their bike?
René