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Does anyone do 2up on a current guzzi?
2Nr:
--- Quote from: TN Mark on August 07, 2026, 06:45:43 AM ---2Nr,
I have an OEM Eldorado clutch lever you can use if need be. When yours comes in just send it to me.
I installed the Guzzi accessory DPM solid billet levers and absolutely love them. Very high quality, they look and feel great plus they’re about the same cost as the cheap cast OEM levers from a terrific eBay seller.
I also have a set of the DPM cast levers for sale if you need them.
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Thanks Mark, I have a new one as painful as it felt it was only 3 weeks! At this point I am almost through the 90 thousand service and looking forward a a good holiday with my wife. Thanks Again!
SemperVee:
Of the approx 45 motorcycles I've had, The Norge is fine alone and the 03 EV Cali can do the duty of carrying a pax - NOTHING comes close to the comfort of a full dressed, (I've had 8 FLHTC's) Harley touring bike nor my 10 year love affair with the all time best my 2012 Victory Cross Country Tour machine! Not even my 2005 BMW K1200LT could match the Victory for storage and comfort.
willowstreetguzziguy:
I think most motorcycles up to 850cc are designed primarily for a single rider. If you need to haul a person on the back, you can carry them for however long both of you are comfortable.
My 1200 Sport has carried my wife and I comfortably for 2-4 days comfortably without camping gear. The larger bikes are designed and can handle two up. CB750 Hondas carried many couples back in the 70’s and 80’s. But today the 750s and 850s seem small in comparison to the CB.
Just test rode several Royal Enfields yesterday. Enjoyed the Himalayan 450 and the Super Meteor 650 but at 6’ tall the 650 GT felt like a mini bike & torture rack? Maybe it would work if I was five feet tall. You can go two up on whatever you want but the big bikes will do it with ease.
Whether any of the new Guzzis will do that is something a two up test ride might answer.
aklawok:
--- Quote from: willowstreetguzziguy on August 08, 2026, 12:06:36 PM ---I think most motorcycles up to 850cc are designed primarily for a single rider. If you need to haul a person on the back, you can carry them for however long both of you are comfortable.
My 1200 Sport has carried my wife and I comfortably for 2-4 days comfortably without camping gear. The larger bikes are designed and can handle two up. CB750 Hondas carried many couples back in the 70’s and 80’s. But today the 750s and 850s seem small in comparison to the CB.
Just test rode several Royal Enfields yesterday. Enjoyed the Himalayan 450 and the Super Meteor 650 but at 6’ tall the 650 GT felt like a mini bike & torture rack? Maybe it would work if I was five feet tall. You can go two up on whatever you want but the big bikes will do it with ease.
Whether any of the new Guzzis will do that is something a two up test ride might answer.
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My CalVin has done better than expected under the local road conditions here, even 2up. 1100cc has been more than adequate as I am sure the 1400 would be, but I don't think it would survive the pounding I would eventually give it, coming to Alaska.
I have ridden the RE 350, thrown a leg up on the 650, and a near neighbor has the Himalayan and all are just a little lacking for me.
I too have some nostalgia for the CB750 and CB900c which got ridden to the ground and replaced by the CalVin! (I gave it away to a young kid and sometimes see it around......rat rod!) Sure would like to throw a laig up on the new CB1000GT!
I don't mind a smaller bike 650-850 but this time I am going to go newer, and if a Guzzi I think only a v85 or v100 variant would doo.
DoubleGuzzi:
--- Quote from: willowstreetguzziguy on August 08, 2026, 12:06:36 PM ---.. at 6’ tall the 650 GT felt like a mini bike & torture rack? Maybe it would work if I was five feet tall. You can go two up on whatever you want but the big bikes will do it with ease.
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You hit the nail on the head. It very much depends on the bulk of the persons on a particular bike. 4500 miles in France 2-up on a Trident 900 was OK apart from my bony butt! Likewise, a few thousand miles on a Sprint ST. I dare say my old Kwacker GT750 would be good but my current V7s would be rather "intimate".
Too many modern bikes pay little regard for pillion provision but as can be seen on this forum and elsewhere, solo riding appears to be "the thing" when touring. Approx. double the trip cost if split onto 2 bikes - fuel, ferries, wear & tear etc.
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