2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring – First Ride A bigger and better Italian bagger.

Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring - action 3/4 view #1

The California is back, and Moto Guzzi with it. When I first saw the new California 1400 in photos, I thought the bike was competently styled. When I saw it in person at the Milan motorcycle show, I found that Miguel Galluzzi’s styling is absolutely beautiful. Riding the California in the Cote d’Azur of southern France only [...]

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Ten New Motorcycles We’re Dying To Ride In 2013 Milan shows motorcycle industry is on the upswing.

Aprilia Caponord 1200

Large press conferences from Honda and Ducati held right before EICMA 2012 may have stolen a bit of the thunder from Milan’s annual motorcycle show, but we still came away impressed with the variety of significant new bikes on display. Although finding the 10 motorcycles that we’d most like to ride in 2013 certainly qualifies [...]

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EICMA 2012 – Moto Guzzi California 1400 More details emerge about Guzzi’s big Twin.

EICMA 2012 Preview: Moto Guzzi California 1400

Milan—The new California 1400 represents a significant effort from Moto Guzzi to restore its fading image. The cam-in-head, four-valve V-Twin has been enlarged to 1380cc by pushing the bore to 104mm, while keeping the same 81.2mm stroke of the present 1200cc engine. Compression ratio is 10.5:1, a good value for an air/oil-cooled engine. The induction [...]

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Preview – EICMA 2012 A sneak peek at Piaggio’s four upcoming Milan Show unveilings.

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Less than a week before the start of EICMA 2012, Cycle World has obtained photos and information regarding the Piaggio Group’s four scheduled introductions: the Moto Guzzi California 1400, the Vespa 946, the Aprilia Caponord and a refreshed Aprilia RSV4, in R ABS and Factory ABS forms. Moto Guzzi California 1400 Judging by this picture [...]

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2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 and 2014 Aprilia CapoNord – First Look Bigger, better, more refined V-Twin motorcycles from Piaggio are nearing production.

Side profile: 2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400

Piaggio’s annual dealer meeting in Monte Carlo always produces some surprises. Last year, Piaggio showed a prototype Moto Guzzi California 1400. This year, it provided a first look at the real thing. Scheduled as a 2013 model, the California 1400 will go into production sometime between July and September of this year. The bike put [...]

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