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Best California for 1000 Mile Days?

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Mwether:
Hi, all.

My glacial search for a Guzzi continues, and now I have a specific scenario: next summer, in memory of a good friend, I'm planning to do a 50CC (coast to coast in fifty hours) as a benefit for the National Brain Tumor Society.

I'm giving myself a year to acquire the bike and get it sorted and outfitted for this kind of LD trip. (Not to mention an SS1000 or two to get things dialed in.)

I know the right answer to the question is probably an SP or Norge, but I really would like to take a "California to California," if this kind of Iron Butt nonsense is not a ridiculous misapplication of the bike's design brief. (I don't think it is...?)

I've read that there are significant differences between the EV Touring and CalVin seating position and bars. Those are the two leading contenders (due to screen/bags/floorboards), but of course I'm open to Cal II or III ideas (or anything else I'm unaware of)!

Very interested in your thoughts!



ETA: RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BELOW

Guzzis
California 1400: 6 votes (at least)
SP: 2 votes
V85: 2 votes
Various 1100 Calis: 2 votes
Norge: 2 votes
Stelvio: 1 vote
V100: 1 vote

Non-Guzzis
Goldwing: 1 vote
GS Adventure: 1 vote
Ferarri: 1 vote

PeteS:
50 hours means riding straight through, no sleep. I did it in a car but with a co driver. Things get pretty weird about 4 in the morning. Choices are floorboards or foot pegs. A seat you can tolerate for that long and a decent fairing. A Swanee has them all pretty much beat.

Pete

cliffrod:
50 hours at once is stupid and reckless imho, but floorboards are the way to go.

Tkelly:
I would think a 1400 California would be the best,smoother and more powerful than early EVs.

matt franklin:
EV would be good except for too small fuel tank.  Refueling would eat up a lot of time.  in my mind a SP1000 would excel for this.  300 miles to a tankful more or less

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