Like its predecessors, the 2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom offers an interesting mix between the classic style of the old cruisers and modern technology. Among the modern features offered by the new Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom you’ll find a brand new powerful 1400cc engine in the classic transversal V2 architecture, ride by wire, cruise control, ABS and traction control.

The company says about its new California 1400 Custom that is “the “bad” sibling of the California family, in total contrast in terms of temperament and style.”

Talking about style, the motorcycle features a classic cruiser design: two catchy wheels, shiny engine, comfortable saddle and imposing handlebars. All merging together to form a typically Italian design language which inspires power and sportiness.

Other notable styling details include the two-seater saddle boasting the hot-pressed Eagle logo, the drag bar handlebars with light-weight supports and the original rear shock absorbers with external tank.

Hit the jump for more information on the 2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom.

2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom

Specifications
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  • Model: 2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom
  • Engine/Motor: 90° V-twin engine, 4-stroke, 4 valves, double ignition Cooling : through air and oil and an independent cooling pump. Oil radiator with thermostat controlled fan.
  • Horsepower: 52 @ 6500
  • Torque: 89 @ 2750
  • Transmission: 6 speeds with final overdrive
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Overview

The California 1400 Custom and California 1400 Touring are presented as world ambassadors for the Moto Guzzi brand, embodying the highest values of Italian designed as an ideal of beauty and luxury. Everything on the California Touring and California Custom helps to combine the best of the latest and most advanced technology with the classic style and elegance of the Moto Guzzi brand: brand new powerful 1400cc engine in the classic transversal V2 architecture, ride by wire, cruise control, ABS and traction control are among the key features.

Hand built in the factory in Mandello del Lario (Como, Italy), where the Moto Guzzi are born continuously since 1921, the California 1400 is distinguished by the craftsmanship with which each component is assembled. Attention that makes every Moto Guzzi California a unique piece, able to marry and to emphasize the strong personality of a passionate and exclusive clientele.

On a California 1400 Custom one becomes a traveler even for small trips. A vocation which provides every driving moment with overwhelming intensity: the combination of power and pleasure. The custom soul comes out in the ride by wire technology and cruise control system for selecting engine power curves and character. Nothing is left to chance.

The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom is the “bad” sibling of the California family, in total contrast in terms of temperament and style.

It conquers the rider with the strength expressed by its unique cruiser design: two wheels, an engine, saddle and handlebars. All made with the rigor of form and function, combined with a typically Italian aesthetic sense, expression of attention to detail and execution ability worthy of the best interpretations Made?in Italy has ever produced in the automotive field.

This can be seen in the details, such as the two-seater saddle boasting the hot-pressed Eagle logo, the drag bar handlebars with light-weight supports and the original rear shock absorbers with external tank. To increase the expressive power of the design is the minimal graphics based on textured colors such as mercury grey and basalt black and certain skillful touches of style, such as the black lacquered wheels with red Moto Guzzi logo and black wing mirrors.

Once in the saddle, the differences compared to the Touring forcefully emerge: the new sport saddle and drag bar handlebars provide a low slung and backward sitting position over the rear wheel for perfect metropolitan showing off. One travels enveloped in the sound of the 1380 cc big bore, ready to unleash 120 Nm at 2750 rpm or cruise in overdrive, at little more than idling, trying to listen to the beats of the 104 mm pistons of the mighty 90° V-Twin made? in Mandello del Lario, filtered by the innovative elastic-kinematic fixing to the tubular frame.

The deliberately minimalist appearance of the design further enhances the presence of technological features not found in any other motorcycle manufactured by competitors. The California 1400 Custom, like the Touring version, has cruise control as standard, with MGCT traction control which can be set at three levels of intervention and, thanks to Ride-by-Wire; it is also possible to adjust the engine response according to three modes, Touring, Sport and Rain.

And if the “rider“ of the California Custom can choose the character of their motorcycle according to the type of route and use, they can also adapt it to their personality, drawing on the most extensive accessories catalogue ever produced by Moto Guzzi.

Specifications

Engine Type

90° V-twin engine, 4-stroke, 4 valves, double ignition

Cooling

: through air and oil and an independent cooling pump. Oil radiator with thermostat controlled fan.

Engine capacity

1380 cm³

Bore and stroke

104 x 81.2 mm

Compression ratio

10.5 : 1

Timing system diagram

intake valve opens 19° BTDC (1-mm checking clearance) intake valve closes 55° ABDC exhaust valve opens 49° BBDC exhaust valve closes 12° ATDC

Maximum power

71 kW (96 HP) at 6500 min-1

Maximum torque

120 Nm (12.3 kgm) 2750 min-1

Fuel supply / Ignition

phased electronic Multipoint sequential injection, Magneti Marelli IAW7SM; “ride by wire” Ø 52 mm throttle body, IWP 243 Magneti Marelli injectors, double oxygen sensor, integrated management of 3 engine mappings, traction control, cruise control

Starter

Electric

Spark plugs

NGK LMAR8F, 2 per cylinder

Exhaust system

stainless steel, 2-in-2 type, three-way catalytic converter with double lambda probe

Type approval

Euro 3

Gearbox

6 speeds with final overdrive

Primary drive

with helical teeth, ratio 26/35 = 1: 1,346)

Final drive

double cardan joint and fixed bevel gear seat, drive ratio 10/36 = 1: 3.6)

Clutch

single-disc with integrated anti-vibration buffer

Chassis

steel tubing, closed double cradle with elastic-kinematic engine mounting system to isolate vibrations.

Wheelbase

1685 mm

Trail

155 mm

Headstock angle

32°

Steering angle

38°

Front suspension

UDS fork, Ø 46 mm, with radial calliper mounting bracket and telescopes on the stanchions

Front wheel travel

120 mm

Rear suspension

Special shocks with separated reservoir tank, adjustable spring preload and compression /reboud damping

Front brake

dual 320 mm stainless steel floating discs, Brembo radial callipers with 4 horizontally opposed pistons

Rear brake

282 mm stainless steel fixed disc, Brembo floating calliper with 2 parallel pistons

Wheels

Aluminium alloy

Front wheel rim

3.50” x 18”

Rear wheel rim

6.00” x 16”

Front tyre

130/70 R 18”

Rear tyre

200/60 R 16”

System voltage

12 V

Battery

12V - 18 Ah

Alternator

12 V - 550 W

Length

2445 mm

Width

1030mm (Custom: 850mm)

Height

1460 mm (Custom: 1181 mm)

Saddle height

740 mm (Opt: 720 mm)

Minimum ground clearance

165 mm

Dry weight

300kg

Curb weight

315kg

Fuel tank capacity

20.5 litres

Reserve

5 litres