$12,880
Las Vegas, Nevada
Category
Touring Motorcycles
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2014 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring ABS, With the California 1400 project Moto Guzzi redefines the luxury bike concept. The emblem of a culture and capability of building unique bikes since 1921, the California 1400 Touring is assembled by hand in the Mandello del Lario plant and, with its innovation and style, represents the turning point in Moto Guzzi history, one of the oldest and most respected brands in motorcycle history. On the streets for more than forty years, the Moto Guzzi California is the most famous Italian bike in the world. Its career began in 1970 when, after a series of stringent tests, the Moto Guzzi V7 Police won the selection to enter the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department). For the first time a foreign bike had been awarded a contract in America to supply the Police, beating out, in addition to the national manufacturer, the best English competition. News of these stars & stripes uniformed Moto Guzzi bikes generated great interest in Europe as well, strengthening the excellent reputation that the V7 achieved with the 700 and Special versions. From the photographs of LAPD and Highway Patrol officers, however, it is clear that this Moto Guzzi V7 is decidedly different from the ones sold in dealerships: oversized saddle, bullhorn handlebars, platform footrests and an over-abundance of chroming. These are elements that gave the V7 a popular Americanised style and stimulated a demand so strong that it convinced Moto Guzzi to begin factory production in 1971 with the name California. Since then seven generations and four engine capacities (750, 850, 1000, 1100) have alternated in more than one hundred thousand units manufactured: a success. Click on the "Finance" tab to take the first step to owning your new motorcycle or call 702-440-6377 to schedule an appointment at Indian Motorcycle Las Vegas to come into the dealership. 2014 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring Totalmotorcycle.com Features and Benefits 1. 1380 CC: THE LARGEST V2 IN EUROPE. Before the new California 1400 the record for engine size reached by the transverse 90° V twin engine was 1225 cc on the MGS01, basically a champion racing bike. The new California engine, an evolution of the popular "Quattrovalvole" (Four Valve) pushes well beyond this and, using the same stroke as the 1151 cc engine, reaches a displacement of 1380 cc through a record breaking bore of 104 mm. However, this is not a simple act of mechanical hypertrophy, but an engine which has been entirely redesigned from the external layout to the internal components and all the way down to the electronics. Aesthetically it looks like an aluminium sculpture, essential in its lines, but expressive in its mechanical content: the size of the head guards shows off the impressive displacement, while the shiny, Moto Guzzi silk-screen printed valve cover and the tight finning convey the great attention to construction detail. After the 750cc small block this 1380cc big bor
