Footboard - rear brake rod/spindle/shaft replacement

Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models

Updated: 2012 September 17

Thanks to Ralf Brinkmann and Charlie Mullendore of Antietam Classic Cycle for providing some of this information on the old Yahoo! Loopframe_Guzzi news group (which has now moved to Groups.io).

The rear brake rod/spindle/shaft used on footboard equipped models (MG# 13675440) is relatively rare and somewhat difficult to source. Cycle Garden now makes reproductions. As an alternative, the commonly available rear brake rod/spindle/shaft from foot peg equipped models (MG# 12675405) can be used along with the appropriately sized lever from a Moto Guzzi V35 - V50 model (MG# 19256900 or MG# 19256920). This lever replaces the original lever (MG# 12258501).

MG# 19256920 lever used with the common rear brake rod/spindle/shaft (MG# 12675405).
Photo courtesy of Charlie Mullendore of Antietam Classic Cycle.