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Does anyone do 2up on a current guzzi?
Grabcon:
My wife and I just did a month long trip, about 6200 miles on 4 wheels. I have a motovan and haul my V85TT in the back. During that trip we logged around 2000 miles doing 2 up, no luggage accept for a top box.
Mine is a 2020 with after market suspension that came with the bike when I bought it. OEM Moto Guzzi Ohlins Rear Shock and Andreani Group Fork Cartridge Kit. My wife and I are similar yo you and your wife. I also have a factory lowered seat.
A lot of our riding was at 50 or 60 mph or less, a lot of nice back country roads. We did do a lot of on and off the bike for stops/sight seeing. We did do a couple of runs around 200 miles each way, non stop accept for fuel. My wife said the ride on the back was fine for what we did. But she also said it was no ST1100 Honda on which we did 10s of thousands of miles 2 up. For me I had no issues it was basically like normal without a pillion. MPG didn't really change and the power was fine.
My wife loads first then I get on. That is my only issue, my 73 year old body doesn't like mounting from the side and pushing my leg across. I normally ride solo and mount standing on a peg and swinging the leg over.
SirIzak:
I have a 22 V85tt and my wife and I have put most of the 27,000 or miles on it two up with nary a complaint. Stock suspension (though adjusted preload for two up) and with the top box and a pad on there she says its the comfiest back seat she's had second to our old road couch of a 92 Goldwing, lol. She likes the height and being able to see around me, I'm nearly a foot taller than she is. I'm a bit heavy, but she makes up for it in being a featherweight, and though the V85 is no rocket I've never been left wanting for more even with a weeks worth of camping gear while two up. I have enough room up front to be comfortable, usually my knees start to bother be before anything else, and we can make it a couple hundred miles at a time on the interstate between stretch / fuel stops with nary a complaint. Is it the greatest two up machine ever? Of course not. Does it do a fantastic job, especially for what it is? Very much so! At least in my opinion, that is. Hope this helps, let me know if I can be of any other assistance.
Utrider:
I had a 2014 Cali Touring, with the 60 liter top box and a Corbin seat. It was awesome for 2 up touring. I now have an Indian Challenger with tour pack on it. The Indian is perhaps a bit more comfortable, but the Guzzi had so much more spirit. The big Guzzi 1400 is a freight train and although on a sheet of paper the Indian has quite a bit more power the way the Guzzi made the power was far superior to me.
TN Mark:
--- Quote from: Utrider on July 21, 2026, 01:56:03 PM ---I had a 2014 Cali Touring, with the 60 liter top box and a Corbin seat. It was awesome for 2 up touring. I now have an Indian Challenger with tour pack on it. The Indian is perhaps a bit more comfortable, but the Guzzi had so much more spirit. The big Guzzi 1400 is a freight train and although on a sheet of paper the Indian has quite a bit more power the way the Guzzi made the power was far superior to me.
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My Victory 106” is cammed, tuned, with intake and exhaust mods. It legitimately puts out 114 rwhp and 114 rwfttrq. Again, on paper my Victory should smoke my Eldorado 1400.
Paper and the real world don’t always align. Bella hits way above her weight class. She’s beyond impressive.
aklawok:
the 1400 does not come up for sale very often, but if anyone in IL. Is interested, this is the only one I found. And at $9.9k seems a little high.
https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2017-Moto+Guzzi-California+1400+Touring-5040436809#sid=323519
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