Footboard comparison - Bates vs DB

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

Updated: 2008 November 19

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Thanks to John Ulrich for providing this information to me in a private e-mail.

Bates footboards. Notice the C shaped bar to connect the front across the frame. — Bates footboards. Notice the C shaped bar to connect the front across the frame.
Photo courtesy of John Ulrich.

DB footboards. They are larger than the Bates and notice the split in the mounting tabs where the brackets mount. Bates mount on one end of the tab or another but not through the middle. Again a C style front mounting bracket. — DB footboards. They are larger than the Bates and notice the split in the mounting tabs where the brackets mount. Bates mount on one end of the tab or another but not through the middle. Again a C style front mounting bracket.
Photo courtesy of John Ulrich.