Moto Guzzi Audace

Make Model.	Moto Guzzi Audace
Year	2015 - 16
Engine	Four stroke, 90° V-twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
Capacity	1380 cc / 84.2 cu-in
Bore x Stroke	104 x 81.2 mm
Cooling System	Air and oil cooled
Compression Ratio	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 Plugs	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	Aluminium alloy 3.50” x 18”
Rear Wheel	Aluminium alloy 6.00” x 16”
Front Tyre	130/70 R18
Rear Tyre	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 Litres / 4.7 US gal
Reserve	5 Litres / 1.3 US gal

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…