MOTO GUZZI California Vintage (2006-2007) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Moto Guzzi California was a cruiser motorcycle manufactured and sold by the Italian maker from 1971 as a replacement model for the Moto Guzzi 850 GT and produced until 2021. It offered a standard riding position with floorboards, a heel-and-toe shifter, and linked Brembo brakes.

In November 2005, at the Milan Motorcycle Show, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer presented the Moto Guzzi California 1100 Vintage and released it into the touring world in 2006, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the California series.

With its spoke wheels, suitcase bags, and colors, the bike referred to the V7 850 California machines owned by the Los Angeles Police Department from the 1970s.

Some engine parts were borrowed from the Moto Guzzi Breva 1100, like the engine block, which shortened the bike, while other elements were lighter. In addition, the power was also somewhat subdued.

In the visual department, the bike had features such as a round headlight with two smaller passing lights, a tall windscreen, a one-piece dual seat with a passenger grab rail, a luggage rack, side-mounted hard panniers, a dual exhaust system, and wire-spoke wheels.

As for the power figures, the Moto Guzzi California Vintage had installed a 1,064cc four-stroke air-cooled V-twin engine underneath its stylish teardrop-shaped fuel tank, delivering 75 hp at 6,400 rpm and 88 Nm (65 lb-ft) torque at 5,000 rpm.