Moto Guzzi Audace
Moto Guzzi Audace 1400 | |
Manufacturer | |
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Also called | Audace Carbon, Audace |
Production | 2015 - 16 |
Engine | Four stroke, 90° V-twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
Compression ratio | 10.5:1 |
Ignition | Electronic |
Spark Plug | NGK LMAR8F, 2 per cylinder |
Battery | 12V - 18 Ah |
Transmission | 6 speed with final overdrive |
Final Drive | Shaft `15-19[1] |
Frame | Steel tubing, closed double cradle with elastic kinematic engine mounting system to isolate vibrations. |
Suspension | Front: Standard fork, Ø45 mm, with radial caliper mounting bracket Rear: Swingarm with double shock absorber with adjustable extension and spring preload with remote tank |
Brakes | Front: 2 x Ø320 mm stainless steel floating discs, Brembo radial calipers with 4 horizontally opposed pistons Rear: Single Ø282 mm stainless steel fixed disc, Brembo floating caliper with 2 parallel pistons |
Front Tire | 130/70 R18 |
Rear Tire | 200/60 R16 |
Wheelbase | 1685 mm / 66.3 in |
Seat Height | 740 mm / 29.1 in (Optimal 720 mm / 28.3 in) |
Weight | |
Fuel Capacity | 20.5 Liters / 4.7 US gal |
Manuals | Service Manual |
Engine[edit | edit source]
The engine was a Air and oil cooled cooled Four stroke, 90° V-twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. The engine featured a 10.5:1 compression ratio.
Drive[edit | edit source]
Power was moderated via the Single-disc with integrated anti-vibration buffer.
Chassis[edit | edit source]
It came with a 130/70 R18 front tire and a 200/60 R16 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2 x Ø320 mm stainless steel floating discs, Brembo radial calipers with 4 horizontally opposed pistons in the front and a Single Ø282 mm stainless steel fixed disc, Brembo floating caliper with 2 parallel pistons in the rear. The front suspension was a Standard fork, Ø45 mm, with radial caliper mounting bracket while the rear was equipped with a Swingarm with double shock absorber with adjustable extension and spring preload with remote tank. The Audace was fitted with a 20.5 Liters / 4.7 US gal fuel tank. The wheelbase was 1685 mm / 66.3 in long.
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Overview[edit | edit source]
Moto Guzzi Audace
MOTO
GUZZI AUDACE: THE MUSCLE BIKE THAT SCRAPES THE ASPHALT.
Ostentatious, muscular and fierce, the Audace can be picked out immediately by its front end, made stylistically lighter by the circular headlight unit and the carbon mudguard mounted on a fork without any telescope covering. It has no chrome plating so every mechanical detail, each small exposed metallic part is dark as night, an ideal condition for fully enjoying a bike in solitude with the striking beauty of the Moto Guzzi Audace.
Light comes through only in the stark contrast with the color of the lateral
strip that shows several brand new details. Like the undersump lug that gives
the side view a gritty look, the metallic radiator grille and the short
megaphone exhaust. The side panel covers have also been changed, lightened like
the passenger footpeg bracket. The platform footboards mounted on all the other
models in the range are gone here, as is the rocker gear shift control in order
to make room for sportier footpegs mounted farther forward and the classic gear
shifter pedal.
Particular attention was given to the saddle, covered in Alcantara skai with exposed red stitching, lowered in terms of the seating position and installation ready for the foldaway passenger seat. The drag handlebar is also new which, thanks to the forward position of the footpegs and the different seating level, create a longer and more dominating riding position.
Another particularly elegant feature is the burnished valve covers, the rear shock absorbers with separate gas bottle and the alloy wheels personalized with the Moto Guzzi logo, as well as the minimal mirrors.
The generosity of the 1400cc Made in Mandello 90° V-twin is well-known by now and on the Audace, thanks to the exhaust system with redesigned fluid dynamics, it is even more lively at high revs. As a result, thanks in part to some weigth being shaved, the Audace is definitely quicker off the line. It will certainly be the one that is most used with the Veloce output map and the one where the MGTC traction control system will need to intervene most often
Make Model. | Moto Guzzi Audace |
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Year | 2015 - 16 |
Engine Type | Four stroke, 90° V-twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
Displacement | 1380 cc / 84.2 cu-in |
Bore X Stroke | 104 x 81.2 mm |
Cooling System | Air and oil cooled |
Compression | 10.5:1 |
Lubrication | Wet sump |
Timing System Diagram | Intake valve opens 19° BTDC (1-mm checking clearance) intake valve closes 55° ABDC exhaust valve opens 49° BBDC exhaust valve closes 12° ATDC |
Fuel Supply | Phased electronic multipoint sequential injection, Magneti Marelli IAW7SM; ride by wire Ø 52 mm throttle body, IWP 243 Magneti Marelli injectors, double oxygen sensor, integrated management of 3 engine mappings, traction control, cruise control |
Ignition | Electronic |
Spark Plug | NGK LMAR8F, 2 per cylinder |
Starting | Electric |
Exhaust System | Stainless steel, 2-in-2 type, three-way catalytic converter with double oxygen sensor, Euro 4 |
Battery | 12V - 18 Ah |
Alternator | 12 V - 550 W |
Max Power | 71 kW / 96 hp @ 6500 rpm |
Max Torque | 121 Nm / 12.3 kgf-m / 89.2 ft/lb @ 3000 rpm |
Clutch | Single-disc with integrated anti-vibration buffer |
Transmission | 6 speed with final overdrive |
Final Drive | Shaft |
Gear Ratio | 1st 17:38 = 1:2.235 / 2nd 20:34 = 1:1.700 / 3rd 23:31 = 1:1.348 / 4th 26:29 = 1:1.115 / 5th 31:30 = 1:0.968 / 6th 30:24 = 1:0.8 |
Primary Drive | 26:35 = 1:1.346 |
Final Drive Ratio | Double cardan joint and fixed bevel gear seat, drive ratio 10:36 = 1:3.6 |
Frame | Steel tubing, closed double cradle with elastic kinematic engine mounting system to isolate vibrations. |
Front Suspension | Standard fork, Ø45 mm, with radial caliper mounting bracket |
Front Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
Rear Suspension | Swingarm with double shock absorber with adjustable extension and spring preload with remote tank |
Rear Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
Front Brakes | 2 x Ø320 mm stainless steel floating discs, Brembo radial calipers with 4 horizontally opposed pistons |
Rear Brakes | Single Ø282 mm stainless steel fixed disc, Brembo floating caliper with 2 parallel pistons |
Front Wheel | Aluminum alloy 3.50 x 18 |
Rear Wheel | Aluminum alloy 6.00 x 16 |
Front Tire | 130/70 R18 |
Rear Tire | 200/60 R16 |
Trail | 155 mm / 6.1 in |
Headstock Angle | 32° |
Steering Angle | 38° |
Dimensions | Length: 2445 mm / 90.2 in Width: 940 mm / 37.0 in Height: 1180 mm / 46.5 in |
Wheelbase | 1685 mm / 66.3 in |
Seat Height | 740 mm / 29.1 in (Optimal 720 mm / 28.3 in) |
Ground Clearance | 165 mm / 6.4 in |
Curb Weight | 299 kg / 659 lbs |
Fuel Capacity | 20.5 Liters / 4.7 US gal |
Reserve | 5 Liters / 1.3 US gal |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 2019 Western Power Sports Catalog. Western Power Sports. 2019.