Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom in Cycle World's Ten Best Bikes 2013

A new elective award arrives from America Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom world queen of motorbikes Cruiser. After obtaining unanimous acclaim throughout the world, Moto Guzzi California 1400 collects another important recognition in the United States, winning first prize in the Cruiser category in the competition organized by Cycle World. The recognition is all the more significant because it comes from the most authoritative overseas magazine, a true point of reference for enthusiasts from all over the world, and because the US market itself is the cradle of the large Cruiser motorcycles, true flagships of the road, a segment in which The presence of American brands is very strong.

In the traditional Cycle World competition, now in its 38th edition, the best bikes from all over the world were divided into ten categories and subsequently thoroughly tested by the magazine's testers and journalists. The motorbikes were evaluated based on their performance, the riding fun that each one was able to provide to the rider, and the overall quality of the motorbike. Areas in which Moto Guzzi California has demonstrated, less than a year after its launch, that it fears no comparison. The motivation for the award states: “The new California gets under your skin, its twin-cylinder has won us over with its torque and the leading role it plays in the aesthetics of the bike. The California has a classic look but is a modern motorcycle, with three levels of power delivery, traction control, ABS and cruise control. Electronic controls that do not detract from the satisfying mechanical soul of the bike."

The Cycle World award is the second recognition that the California 1400 Custom has won in the USA in the space of a few months: in May Robb Report, an American magazine which for almost forty years has been the most authoritative point of reference in the luxury sector on a global level, included the large Custom produced in Italy in Mandello del Lario in its Best of the Best Luxury Portfolio for the year 2013.

Moto Guzzi California 1400, presented in Europe at the end of 2012 in the Touring version and at the beginning of 2013 in the Custom version, is powered by a brand new, powerful 1400 cc V-twin, the largest engine of this type ever produced in Europe. Of notable visual impact, the style of the new California 1400 communicates the unmistakable class and tradition of Moto Guzzi combined with completely new lines, dimensions and technologies, but highly appreciated by Guzzi enthusiasts all over the world. It is no coincidence that the Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, collector of vintage Moto Guzzis, has chosen to be the testimonial of the new California 1400. Hand-built in the historic Mandello del Lario factory where Moto Guzzi was founded in 1921, these new flagships of Italian industry are the first Cruisers in the world equipped with traction control, multi-map "ride by wire" technology and daytime lighting led DRL.