Moto Guzzi California Vintage gear shift lever diagram

Check your Guzzi California shift linkage

Near 17000 miles on the odometer of my Guzzi California, the lever arm on the shift linkage was so loose it was almost falling off the splined shaft. There is a groove on the shaft that the more or less traps the clamping screw so that the arm won’t be able to fall off, but it was mighty close to doing so.

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2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom

Moto Guzzi California 1400 named Best Cruiser

the 2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 continues to impress the media and is named Best Cruiser 2013. The first year of the much anticipated big Moto Guzzi cruiser has certainly been a success. Awards such as Robb Report “Best of the Best” and Cycle World “Top Cruiser” are certainly good indications that Moto Guzzi has done things right with the new California.

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New Brembo brake pad for Moto Guzzi California

Changing Rear Brembo Brake Pads

Changing the Brembo rear brake pads on my Moto Guzzi California Vintage was an easy maintenance task that I did myself. The stock Brembo rear brake pads began to squeak at approximately 16k miles and were getting thin,

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Cycle News California 1400 review

2013 California 1400 tested in magazines

As riders and as Moto Guzzi enthusiasts, I think I speak for most of us by saying that we are excited about the new California 1400.  Well,  some writers for…

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