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Moto Guzzi California 1050cc Sept '00 (X)
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I bought a fancied-up Jackal at the end of last Summer: Extra chrome, custom spotlamps, brake & gear levers, twin front discs, 'H' pipes (instead of catalytic converter), otherwise standard set-up.
The California models are a comfortable ride, set up for all-day touring, but Jackal sports pegs instead of footboards.
It's heavy but surprisingly agile, surges with the most satisfying roar of an Italian pushrod V-twin, and has a direct link between lean angle and breadth of smile.
It has the worst quirk of Guzzis in the clunky gearbox, which may get shimmed & sorted one day if I get some time -but it's not really a problem, as long as I take a good handful of clutch & firm boots -the heel-change mechanism takes getting used to, but works fine.
Take a chance to ride one: I love mine & the only time I look back is to overtake.
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DistilledWaters in Pembroke Dock, Sir Benfro on 09/05/2008
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