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- Three cruisers in a comparison test
- Comparative test cruiser part 1
- The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom maintains its tradition
- The Victory Judge wants to be different
- Steam locomotive on two wheels: Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
- ignition!
- Comparative test cruiser part 2
- Every detail looks massive
- The Guzzi torque overtakes the Victory even at idle
- Harley is meek personified
- Italian way of sanding
- The Harley comes with a built-in warning for moderation
- Anabolic steroids on wheels
- An exclusive, awesome stool
- MOTORCYCLE conclusion
- Performance measurement
- World cultural heritage Volklinger Hutte
- Technical specifications
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge and Cruiser Comparison Test.
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Safe: powerfully anchored, radially attached four-piston Brembo brakes with ABS.
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Round: The tachometer needle dances around the LCD displays of the on-board computer.
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Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom.
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge and Cruiser Comparison Test.
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A colorful group. Baroque (Harley), elongated (Guzzi) or wiry-muscular (Victory) as you like.
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Familiar: central speedometer, fuel gauge on the left, filler neck on the right. New: gear indicator.
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Delight: the vault of heaven and the industrial environment curve in the lamp chrome.
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe.
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Sound, show and feeling. What a setting! And what for self, sorry: leading actor. This trio turns on.
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Key: loud booming “Jekill & Hyde “exhaust with flap, toothed belt.
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Rustic: unconventional fastening technology with lots of clumsy screws.
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Lonely: instruments with analog speedometer and liquid crystal tachometer.
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Victory Judge: Winderhitzer: The judge appears tidy and “clean”. A cool, muscular men’s motorcycle. The seat hollow makes sense – for support when accelerating.
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge and Cruiser Comparison Test.
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Through thick and thin: fat cardan housing, slim exhaust outlet opening.
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge and Cruiser Comparison Test.
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The exhibition rooms are characterized by wonderful contrasts. Industrial architecture as a worthy setting for great art.
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge and Cruiser Comparison Test.
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Cruiser collage: puristic (Victory), glittering chrome (Harley) and retro-futuristic (Guzzi).
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No way: All Softails have been using a rigid frame look, timing belts, since 1984.
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The brake of the Victory Judge.
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The Victory Judge is equipped with a two-cylinder, four-stroke, 50-degree V engine.
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The handlebars and the judge’s cockpit seem a bit plain.
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The Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe reaches a top speed of 195 km / h.
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The Softail has a consumption of 5 liters per 100 kilometers.
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It promises a lot of driving pleasure.
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Mild and wild: the lowest seat height and well-mannered manners facilitate the relationship with the Deluxe.
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The handlebar invites you to cruise.
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It is the sensual, strong interpretation of a power cruiser.
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With a consumption of 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers, the Victory Judge consumes the least.
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100 kilometers per hour are reached in 4.2 seconds.
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Compared to the competition, it needs a little more fuel than its competition with 5.8 liters per 100 kilometers.
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With a whopping 1380 cubic centimeters, Moto Guzzi goes all out.
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In addition, the Italo-V2 offers a three-stage adjustable traction control, cruise control and LED daytime running lights.
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Nine millimeters more bore, now 104 millimeters, make the Italo-Cruiser Europe’s largest V2.
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The cruiser is equipped with Brembo brake blocks.
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Polished and a lot of chrome.
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The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom is equipped with a two-cylinder four-stroke 90 degree V engine.
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The Victory Judge reaches a top speed of 180km / h.
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The Moto Guzzi California Custom reaches a top speed of 195km / h.
Harley Softail Deluxe, Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge
Three cruisers in a comparison test
These three mighty V2 cruisers combine 4.8 liters of displacement in six cylinders. The giants weighing over six hundred pounds are characterized by solid metal. But Harley-Davidson, Moto Guzzi and Victory interpret comfortable gliding differently.
Comparative test cruiser part 1
D.he Moloch breathes fire. Red-hot streams of liquid metal make their way through channels in the sand. The heat is almost unbearable, the air shimmers wildly. At the edge of the lava flow from pig iron at a temperature of 1500 degrees, a worker in a thick silver protective suit stands like a being from another planet. Above it, a red-brown industrial dome rises into the blue sky: When the blast furnace is tapped, the iron ore releases the coveted raw material. That must have been the case at the Volklinger Hutte, which was closed in 1986. Reverence for the boneheads in this cathedral of labor is still appropriate today.
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Harley Softail Deluxe, Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge
Three cruisers in a comparison test
Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and even 334 kilos of the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe. “Heavy machines” that perfectly embody the hunger for steel without any panels, windows or saddlebags. “Great Pieces of Iron”!
In the Volklinger Hutte, the blast furnaces were at the center of the action, with the three giants it is their engines. Ideally, technically and visually. These three engines are to be taken literally, far more than just plain propulsion. They give the three special motorcycles their technical soul, are their heart chambers. V2 to the power of three. Air-cooled and additionally oil-cooled, they embody the constructive core of their brand.
The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom maintains its tradition
Like the Italian challenger to the two US motorcycle manufacturers. As of 1992, all of California’s Moto Guzzi were 1064 cubic meters. But now Guzzi is going all out, with a full 1380 cubic centimeters!
The eight-valve engine with a 90 degree cylinder angle of the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom is based on the previous 1200s; he shares with Stelvio, Griso & Co 81.2 millimeter stroke. But nine millimeters more bore, now 104 millimeters, make it Europe’s largest V2. The central throttle valve under the driver’s seat, measuring 52 millimeters, is controlled by a servomotor via ride-by-wire. Sync problems? That was earlier. Long intake paths lead to the combustion chambers in a Y-shape. To reduce the flame paths, two spark plugs per cylinder ignite the mixture. Three different mappings change the throttle response from soft to direct. In addition, the Italo-V2 offers a three-stage adjustable traction control, cruise control and LED daytime running lights. Full broadside, Guzzi is serious.
The Victory Judge wants to be different
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Victory Judge, Winderhitzer: The judge appears tidy and “clean”. A cool, muscular men’s motorcycle. The seat hollow makes sense – for support when accelerating.
The valve train is performed by a sequence of a chain-driven camshaft per cylinder, short tappets and rocker arms. While the two US bikes are tearing at the timing belt, the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom drives its 200 rear tire via a newly designed, right-hand cardan. The long swing arm works without torque support. The now hydraulically operated single-plate dry clutch between the engine and the flanged gearbox is typical. For the first time in the history of Guzzi’s V-Twins, the engine is no longer bolted directly to the steel frame. An elastic suspension in rubber elements should dampen vibrations. A huge oil cooler with an electric fan takes care of the thermal balance. A techno cruiser.
The Victory Judge spreads their tower-high blast furnaces of cylinders by 50 degrees. She takes the freedom to be a little different. Mighty 101 pistons and 108 millimeters of stroke pump the “Freedom Engine” up to a full 1731 cubic centimeters. That would be enough even for a medium-sized car. The largest, really strongest V2 of the trio is cool in black cylinders with silver outer edges on the cooling fins.
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Steam locomotive on two wheels: Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe.
Refined. The powerful engine looks clean and tidy, just like the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, you can hardly see any cables from the outside. In contrast to the Harley, the Victory Juge crowns its cylinder heads with an overhead, chain-driven camshaft and four valves. For more effective gas changes and better filling.
“World Heritage”? For Harley riders this is clearly the traditional 45-degree V2. They are disciples of this building principle, raise it to religion. Precisely because this icon is so wonderfully antiquated. A handsome engine with clear technology. Function is revealed here when looking at it. The Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe is a steam locomotive on two wheels: two lower camshafts driven by toothed chains actuate only one inlet and one outlet valve per cylinder via four push rods and rocker arms. It must be enough.
The engine oil is stored in the chrome-plated, horseshoe-shaped “Horseshoe” oil tank on the right under the driver’s seat. For classic engine construction, the primary drive is via a duplex chain behind the huge, square-meter chrome-plated engine cover on the left. The longest stroke is rustic, a huge 111.1 millimeters. With a piston diameter of 98.4 millimeters, this results in 1690 cm³. All Softails have two balancer shafts rotating, so that the sparkling V2 of the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe can be screwed rigidly into the frame: “Twin Cam 103 B” means two camshafts and balancers at 103 cubic inches. Modern: purely electronic actuation of the two 46 throttle valves. Both US bikes have maintenance-free hydraulic valve lifters.
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Ignition! Gasoline burns in our hearts. The steel pulse begins. Badoumm, badoumm, badoumm. The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom wobbles to the rhythm of the 1400 engine. Your rather flat custom handlebars dance to the beat. Forward, backward, forward, backward. The valves tickle happily. This V2 hangs fine and directly on the gas, responds spontaneously. Every twitch of the handle turns the Cali first to the right, then back to the starting position. Back torque as a greeting from the basement of the longitudinal crankshaft.
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Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom.
The Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe has plenty of good vibrations. Heart-softening, it punches and pulses while idling. When the V2 is stationary, the entire front end shakes. He tattles gently from the two silencers on the right, potato-potato-potato. “Uneven firing order” becomes understandable here.
As on the Victory Judge. With a gentle resting heart rate, she bubbles away. She shakes the least. Yet. The digital tachometer with LCD digits in the speedometer reports a calming idle speed 850, 900, 850. The same goes for the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe with its digital tour counter.
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A colorful group. Baroque (Harley), elongated (Guzzi) or wiry-muscular (Victory) as you like.
Let’s saddle the iron horses. The tight clutch Victory Judge needs power. Your drag bar handlebar is far away, pulling your arms out when turning. It’s just a real men’s motorcycle, the Judge. Kadusch, the gears of the first gear find each other with a relentlessness. “1” is emblazoned in the digital gear display. This is how it must have felt when railway attendants set the points by hand. A healthy toughness. Fits perfectly with the macho concept.
On the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, your butt falls to the ground floor, 67.5 centimeters above the floor. When the engine was switched off, the clutch was extremely sticky and could hardly be pushed when the gear was engaged. But now that her soul masseur is running from a V2, the Deluxe is sociable. Blasphemers refer to their smooth-running clutch lever as a “pussy clutch”. The bony wooden gear requires a bit of empathy. Like that of the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge, it has six gears, but makes an idle search a puzzle when stopping.
Every detail looks massive
The very strongly cranked handlebars of the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe are close to the chest. The wider of the two US tanks at the rear spreads the legs more. The fact is that the Harley makes things easier for little people. Two-meter men, on the other hand, are more likely to suffer. You can steer with your knees.
Exactly the opposite is true of the elongated Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom: tall guys are happy about the handlebars that are conveniently at hand. Just have to be careful not to bump the cylinders with your knees. Little people have to dare, the dimensions are so huge. The Cali pushes and turns the hardest. Long and heavy, a real ship. Every detail on this motorcycle looks massive. A wheelbase of almost 1.69 meters means five centimeters more between the axles than on the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe. With the long, flat fork, it looks more like half a meter. Even lifting it into the vertical requires a whole man with the California. Your center of gravity and your seat (75.5 centimeters) are the highest.
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The Guzzi torque overtakes the Victory even at idle
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Key: loud booming “Jekill & Hyde “exhaust with flap, toothed belt.
The same applies to the speed level. Even with the most modern technology, the Guzzi cannot make up for its lack of displacement. She needs significantly more fuel than the two Americans. Wrong world. Annoying: the Mandello bike’s reserve light shining too early. The measured maximum torque of the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom, 110 Newton meters, surpasses the Victory Judge even at idle speed. Just as impatiently, the judge goes forward. If you turn the conventional throttle, the silhouettes of the Volklinger Hutte in the rear-view mirrors quickly shrink. The Victory sprints vehemently from a standing start. Simply amazing, how the American engine swings its powerful torque club: a potent 153 Newton meters.
A real muscle bike, this Victory Judge, a full 100 hp. From around 2500 rpm, metal-hard vibrations underline its strong propulsion. This motorcycle lives, pulls itself and you calmly through the orbit. In sixth gear, the electronics lock up shortly after the 4000 mark, with real 180 items. The full-bodied, full bass sound contributes to the high level of experience. Allow? “Dr. Jekill and Mister Hyde ”is the name of the extremely expensive (1960 euros) accessory exhaust system with EC approval. Carpet of sound or booming music? Two exhaust flaps (the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe has one) allow it to comply with the regulations in the measuring range, but in real driving it is quite loud. Something for the bad guys.
Harley is meek personified
In contrast, the V2 of the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe makes personified gentleness. A real rubber band motor. Just stretched rather slack. The Softail doesn’t have it with speed. Why also? Glide calmly and enjoy, see and be seen: This applies to her in urban-industrial surroundings as well as on lonely country roads. In long sixth gear, the overdrive, it is inelastic, its power evaporates. Every 600 four-cylinder pulls through better. Shifting back helps. Or just let yourself go, find inner peace. Stress and hectic suddenly roll off you. The gentle bubbling sound contributes to this. Easy going!
The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom is much faster, in sixth gear even faster than the Victory Judge. Thanks to a shorter translation. For a really harmonious run, there should be at least 3000 tours in the upper gears. The Guzzi transmission can be operated particularly gently. Only in terms of “sound and feeling” does the Italo-V2 fall a little behind the American bikes. It vibrates less, sounds higher, “lives” less. You can feel that in the second row too. Neither of the three machines invites a passenger on long tours; The back seats are just too small for that, they fall unhappily backwards. The Cali still offers a passenger the least bad place.
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With a whopping 1380 cubic centimeters, Moto Guzzi goes all out.
While Victory Judge and Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe pulsate noticeably in the pillion seat cushion, stimulating or annoying depending on your taste, nothing vibrates at the rear of the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom. The Italo chassis is well done. It implements steering commands one-to-one, just the right amount. Despite the fat tail slap, the Guzzi remains nice and neutral in an inclined position. And it’s the handiest. Apparently, the crankshaft, which is located lengthways to the direction of travel, has a positive effect. True to track and line, the 1400 pulls its course, perfectly balanced. A real curve cruiser. The spring elements are easy to swallow and comfortable without being spongy. Fine tuned.
However, rather soft stereo struts and slight cardan reactions add up to minimal rocking of the rear. Own: Small plastic blocks under the running boards initially gently touch down in curves. Italian way of sanding. Incidentally, the lively protective “sheets” of the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom are made of plastic. The only double disc anchors at the front. And the standard ABS has a high level of control quality.
The Harley comes with a built-in warning for moderation
The Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe cannot keep up. Their extremely cleverly hidden ABS regulates clumsily, the brakes lack the last bite. Hurry with a while also applies to the chassis. The chassis of all Softail models looks chopped with triangular rear swing arms made of round steel profiles, without rear suspension. The Americans call such rigid frames “hardtail”. In fact, the Softails have two hidden struts that are parallel to the engine and transmission. The name is a play on words, freely translated means “soft end”. In our case the luxury version.
Fat fenders surround the tubeless whitewall tires on thick chrome wire wheels. Sealed rim tapes make it possible. Due to the special deflection, the suspension struts are put under tension and become longer when the rear wheel is compressed. They are soft and underdamped. They rock themselves up with passengers or on bumps in the slope. Care. Then the whole load hits hard: with the side stand or the outriggers of the running boards. A built-in warning of moderation. After all, the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe is a cruiser, not a speedboat.
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Anabolic steroids on wheels
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With a consumption of 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers, the Victory Judge consumes the least.
The judge – in German: judge – has a sharper, sportier claim. Their 16-inch five-star rims with polished edges and tires with white, raised lettering and high cross-section are reminiscent of hot rods from the 1970s. A Camaro on two wheels. Class! Instead of sweeping running boards far ahead, the Victory Judge holds out centrally placed footrests. Requires an active sitting position with a lot of body tension. Glowing matt orange paint contrasts with black anodized and painted metal on the swing arm, engine and exhausts. No chrome, nowhere. Only the speedometer housing sparkles and shines.
Mock start number fields under the seat stand for constant sprint readiness and traffic light duels. Anabolic steroids on wheels. The chassis is no slouch. More precisely than the comfort-oriented Harley, cheekier, more daring, the Victory Judge stabs the Winkelwerk whenever the mood takes it. The driven line is cleaner. The macho bike Judge rolls on a wide 130 cm at the front and a narrow 140 cm at the back. It feels stiff in a good way. It folds down slightly, but understeers a little at the entrance to the curve.
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In keeping with the concept, the Victory Judge wants to be handled hard. She lies full, tightly muffled. Despite the minimalist spring travel of the central spring strut, only 75 millimeters, it is sufficiently comfortable. The fork is responsive, but dips far down when you take a firm grip on the powerful front four-piston stopper. When braking in curves, the judge stands up mightily. Be careful: only the Victory has no ABS on board. The rear stopper transmits a lot of braking force, but blocks quite early.
This puts a good 3500 euro saving on the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and almost 6000 on the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe into perspective. Nevertheless, the Victory is a cool car, a real asset. In terms of driving pleasure, it is actually the winner. An exclusive, awesome stool. Still, the Harley finds more admirers. Emotion in motion. She put on thick make-up, pulled out all the stops to shine. Eye-catching, surcharge-based green metallic paint, for example. “Hard Candy Lucky Green Flake” is what it is called in Harley jargon. Its particularly large metallic particles should stand for a special “depth effect”. Ride with Pride, ride with pride. Goal achieved. Nowhere can you stop unnoticed.
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So the nervous alarm system makes sense. The Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom alone can be understated. Technically, the California Custom is ahead. Her sister California Touring looks even more coherent, as she quotes the Guzzi story. And it is the better, albeit 23 kilo heavier, companion on tour. Either way, the paths of the three irons are amazingly independent, despite all the parallels. These US and Italo cruisers are a charming heavy metal with distinctive characters.
MOTORCYCLE conclusion
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Sound, show and feeling. What a setting! And what for self, sorry: leading actor. This trio turns on.
Victory Judge
It is the sensual, strong interpretation of a power cruiser. Better to gas than to slide discreetly. Reduced to the essentials? No, focused on the maximum! Because when it comes to driving fun and a clean look, the cool Victory Judge is ahead. Bad: no ABS on board yet. Good: cheapest basic price.
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
Mild and wild: the lowest seat height and well-mannered manners facilitate the relationship with the Deluxe. This sparkling Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe looks almost feminine. A good girl’s motorcycle? No, in keeping with the concept, Terminator’s sister is only more gentle, inspired by familiar shapes and timeless aura.
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Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom
The Guzzi is clearly the most American of all European motorcycles. Or the most Italian of all American? Functionally, the Cali 1400 is convincing across the board: the best brakes, the best chassis, the most modern design. Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom only overshoots the mark when it comes to dimensions and weight.
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Performance measurement
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Power on the crankshaft. Measurements on the Dynojet roller test stand 250, corrected according to 95/1 / EG, maximum possible deviation ± 5%.
The performance curves of the US bikes from Harley and Victory are parallel. Whereby the newcomer clearly outstrips the trendsetter. The Victory Judge lifts a whopping 153 Newton meters and a powerful 100 hp. The maximum 131 Newton meters of the Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe almost pale: a rather meager yield for 1690 cubic meters – that pushes the judge at 1800 instead of 3200 tours. After all, the Harley reaches its factory specifications. The Victory is even well above the prospectus values. Quite Italian, the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom lags far behind the factory specifications. In addition, it cannot hide its clear displacement shortfall – “only” 1380 cm³. In comparison, the only short-stroke motor in the trio is considerably more revving. Or need more speed? And in contrast to the US bolides, the torque curve of the Guzzi has the shape of a deer rather than a buffalo back. Between 3000 and 5500 tours, the torque drops from 110 Newton meters to 105 at the 4000 mark.
World cultural heritage Volklinger Hutte
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The exhibition rooms are characterized by wonderful contrasts. Industrial architecture as a worthy setting for great art.
It is on a par with the pyramids of Giza and the Great Wall of China: In 1994, the Saarland Volklinger Hutte was the first industrial monument in the world to receive the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Not only the Ruhr area offers grandiose industrial culture, the Saarland – Lorraine – Luxembourg region was once a stronghold of the iron and steel industry. When the hut was heyday in the 1960s, 17,000 people worked here. In 1986 pig iron production was shut down and the world’s only completely preserved ironworks was placed under monument protection. Since then, self-promotion has been “One of the most exciting places in the world”.
The Volklinger Hutte invites its visitors on a variety of journeys of discovery in a gigantic industrial complex. A total of five kilometers of paths lead deep into dark corridors as well as high up to the lofty heights, to the viewing platform at the blast furnace. From there there is a wonderful panorama over the huge organism made of steel, iron and concrete. This plant produced pig iron 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year in and year out. A huge inclined elevator fed the furnace with iron ore and coke. The coke used as fuel was supplied by its own coking plant on the factory premises. Three cowpers, steel colossi of cylinders, illuminated red at night, heated the wind that fanned the fire in the blast furnaces to 1,100 degrees Celsius.
The multimedia adventure world in the “Science Center” explains the history of iron production. But the Volklinger Hutte offers much more: As the “European Center for Art and Industrial Culture”, it is the scene and stage for fascinating exhibitions and concerts. As a motorcyclist, a visit as part of a weekend tour through the beautiful Palatinate Forest or the Eifel is recommended. Or would you prefer a family outing? Twelve euros entrance fee (families 25 euros) are well invested in unforgettable experiences. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., from November 2nd until 6 p.m. Information: Telephone 0 68 98/9 1001 00 and www.voelklinger-huette.org
Technical specifications
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Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe, Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom and Victory Judge and Cruiser Comparison Test.
| Harley-Davidson | Moto Guzzi | Victory | |
| Softail Deluxe | California 1400 Custom | Judge | engine |
| Design / installation position | Two-cylinder four-stroke- 45 degree V engine / transverse |
Two-cylinder four-stroke- 90 degree V engine / lengthways |
Two-cylinder four-stroke- 50 degree V engine / transverse |
injection | Ø 46 mm | Ø 52 mm | Ø 45 mm |
| coupling | Multi-panes- Oil bath clutch |
Single slices- Dry clutch |
Multi-panes- Oil bath clutch |
Bore x stroke | 98.4 x 111.1 mm | 104.0 x 81.2 mm | 101.0 x 108.0 mm |
| Displacement | 1690 cm3 | 1380 cm3 | 1731 cm3 | compression | 9.6: 1 | 10.5: 1 | 9.4: 1 |
| power | 58.0 kW (79 PS) at 5250 rpm |
71.0 kW (97 hp) at 6500 rpm |
66.0 kW (90 PS) at 5300 rpm |
Torque | 132 Nm at 3250 rpm | 120 Nm at 2750 rpm | 141 Nm at 2800 rpm |
| landing gear | frame | Double loop frame from steel |
Double loop frame from steel |
Double loop frame from steel |
| fork | Telescopic fork, Ø 41 mm | Telescopic fork, Ø 46 mm | Telescopic fork, Ø 43 mm | Brakes front / rear | Ø 292/292 mm | Ø 320/282 mm | Ø 300/300 mm |
| Assistance systems | SECTION | ABS, traction control | – | bikes | 3.00 x 16; 3.00 x 16 | 3.50 x 18; 6.00 x 16 | 3.5 x 16; 3.5 x 16 |
| tires | MT 90 B 16; MU 85 B 16 | 130/70 R 18; 200/60 R 16 | 130/90 B 16; 140/90 B 16 | Tires | Dunlop D 402 / F | Dunlop D251 | Dunlop D 491 |
| Dimensions + weights | wheelbase | 1635 mm | 1685 mm | 1647 mm |
| Steering head angle | 58.0 degrees | 58.0 degrees | 58.3 degrees | trailing | 147 mm | 155 mm | 170 mm |
| Suspension travel v / h | 130/91 mm | 120/110 mm | 130/75 mm | Seat height ** | 675 mm | 755 mm | 705 mm |
| Weight with full tank ** | 334 kg | 322 kg | 313 kg | Payload ** | 192 kg | 225 kg | 209 kg |
| Tank capacity / reserve | 18.9 / 3.8 liters | 20.5 / 5.0 liters | 17.0 / – liters | Service intervals | 8000 km | 10000 km | 8000 km |
| Price incl. Utilities | 20,445 euros | 17950 euros | 14590 euros | Price test motorcycle including additional costs | 21,315 euros *** | 17950 euros | 16500 euros **** |
| MOTORCYCLE readings | Top speed * | 195 km / h | 195 km / h | 180 km / h¹ |
| acceleration | 0-100 km / h | 5.2 sec | 4.4 sec | 4.2 sec |
| 0-140 km / h | 10.0 sec | 8.5 sec | 8.5 sec | Draft |
| 60-100 km / h | 7.1 sec | 4.7 sec | 5.7 sec | 100-140 km / h | 8.1 sec | 6.7 sec | 6.3 sec |
| 140-180 km / h | – | 11.7 sec | 11.7 sec | Consumption highway | 5.0 liters / super | 5.8 liters / super | 4.5 liters / super |
| Reach country road | 378 km | 353 km | 378 km | * Manufacturer information; ** MOTORCYCLE measurements; *** Price includes “Hard Candy Lucky Green Flake” paintwork; **** incl. Accessory exhaust “Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde “(1960 Euro without installation) |
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Gargolov 24 photos RG 1/24 RG 2/24 RG 3/24 RG 4/24 RG 5/24 RG 6/24 RG 7/24 RG 8/24 RG 9/24 RG 10/24 RG 11/24 RG 12/24 RG 13/24 RG 14/24 RG 15/24 RG 16/24…
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Harley-Davidson Road King Classic against Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring in the test
fact 50 photos fact 1/50 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring fact 2/50 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic versus Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring in…
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Harley-Davidson Fat Boy S and Moto Guzzi California Custom put to the test
markus-jahn.com 22nd photos markus-jahn.com 1/22 I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here? Oh no. Harley-Davidson Fat Boy S and Moto Guzzi California Custom…
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35 photos 1/35 Photo gallery: Triumph Bonneville T100 Black, Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer and Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 Iron in a…
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Rossen Gargolov 33 pictures r-photography.info 1/33 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom, Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber and Triumph Bonneville Bobber – Cruiser for …
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Comparative test of the mid-range cruiser
Bilski 45 pictures Bilski 1/45 … Suzuki Intruder M 800 Z, … Bilski 2/45 The Triumph has the best chassis in comparison, but it is not …
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Gargolov Comparative test cruiser: BMW R 1200 C Montauk, Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom, Triumph Speedmaster The way to luck It doesn’t always…
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Comparative test of the V2 roadster
Bilski 36 pictures Bilski 1/36 In comparison: Harley-Davidson XR 1200 X, Ducati Diavel Carbon, Yamaha MT-01. Bilski 2/36 Ducati Diavel Carbon. Bilski 3/36 …