Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
15th November, 2023 13:00
1994 Moto Guzzi California 1100cc
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
Registration No: L354 PVW
Frame No: KD12015
Engine No: KD11208
CC: 1064
MOT: June 2024
Recommissioned 18 months ago
Low mileage example
Enjoyed during the summer
Current V5C on file
The Moto Guzzi California is a cruiser motorcycle manufactured and marketed by Moto Guzzi since 1971, with a standard seating position, footboards, heel-and-toe gearshift, and linked (discontinued for the new 1400 models) Brembo brakes. The first California was designed in consultation with the Los Angeles Police Department Traffic Division to replace the department's Moto Guzzi V7s. It originally had a left-foot gearshift, a bulletproof Lexan windshield and a sprung sidestand, along with the requisite siren, radio, extra police lights, and a standing quarter mile time of under 16 seconds. Later other police departments used them, including the California Highway Patrol. Moto Guzzi have produced a version of the California almost continuously from 1971 to 2021, offering the last iteration as a 1400cc model. In 2002, Moto Guzzi made an 80th anniversary special edition California model designed by Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau.
This low mileage example was recommissioned 18 months ago. The bike had not been unused for over 10 years, hence the low mileage, which is verified by the MOT history. It has four former owners and was recommissioned (work detailed below) and used over the summer of 2023, including a trip to the Isle of Man Manx Grand Prix. Over the past year, it has covered just over 1, 000 fairly sedate miles. There?s even an MOT until the end of June 2024. Work carried out includes: All oils and fluids changed; New oil and air filter; Valve clearances adjusted; New Avon Roadrunner tyres and Avon tubes; The seat recovered by a local specialist; New universal joint and carrier bearing; New battery; New Reg/ rectifier; Fuel lines replaced; Original handlebars re-chromed.
The V5C in present and there is quite a bit of history with the bike, in the form of old MOTs and tax discs, a lot of receipts for spares and work from the previous owner. It looks like a lot of service parts, including a fuel pump/ regulator and some paintwork to the mudguards at Dream Machine.
