Moto Guzzi has announced that the Audace will hit the showrooms in the US by the end of next month. First showcased at the 2014 EICMA Show in Milan, Italy, the Moto Guzzi Audace is based on the California 1400's platform, though it loses out on all the chrome to sport an all-black theme.
Aesthetically, the Audace adopts a minimalist approach and comes sans any flashy accessories or parts. It gets a round headlamp and carbon fibre front fender. It rides on cast aluminium multispoke wheels, while the suspension is made up of gas-charged Sachs shock absorbers. The Audace gets a lower seat, drag handlebars and front mounted foot pegs which offer a more stretched-out riding position.
The Audace is powered by the same 1,380cc 90 degrees V-twin engine which produces 95bhp and 120Nm of torque. The air-cooled unit gets ride by wire and is mated to a six-speed transmission through a shaft drive. The Audace has been styled according to the company’s traditional transverse engine layout with cylinders poking out of the fuel tank.
The Italian manufacturer has so far withheld the prices of the Audace. Deliveries of the motorcycles in the US will commence in May.
