Best Moto Guzzi for Long-Distance Touring?

[Luap McKeever]

I put 87,000 miles on a 98EV from the year 2001 to 2009. That's even after totalling it in 2003 and riding most of the miles on a salvage title. I put many 600+ mile days on that thing and still miss it. But, I have another now that I ride, I just don't tour on it as much.

Attn Piaggio, please make a reliable, liquid cooled, 130+ torque touring bike with all the farkles you can imagine on it and take my money.

[jackthebiker]

I have my 2022 V7 850 Special setup for enjoyable riding. I would take it on a long distance ride any day by myself, two up?, I think it would be a little tight with limited capacity for stuff.



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[Huzo]

Touring has to be a little bit difficult, but such difficulties need to be able to be mitigated by careful thought and application of hard earned experience. If it’s “too easy”, it becomes bland..
You may as well go in a Toyota Prius with a self indulgent smug grin that those people wear.
Think Ned Flanders…
If your bike is utterly unsuitable, then it will start to worry the guts out of you when you are miles from anywhere and that will detract markedly from the experience.
Think 1908 Excelsior belt drive on the Dalton Highway…

Clearly, it has to be somewhere in between and you have to place your own level of importance on each of the KPI’s so as to find where YOU sit on the spectrum…(no, not THAT spectrum…)
When YOU know what YOU want to get out from a trip, then the bike choice becomes easy.
Again, it is just like asking..
“What is the best wife to have…?”
Which room in the house are we talking..?
Kitchen, laundry, bedroom, workshop…?

Impossible question to answer, because the expectations are as varied as the machines.

[SIR REAL ED]

Tell me what “best” means in this context…

C'mon Mate!  Don't be coy..... We all know what best means!  And we all know the other guy's definition of best is just plain wrong!

G'day!

[SIR REAL ED]

Why pull it at all?

Did we run out of Internet?

Not that I know of, but what about all the electrons that we are consuming?

That can't be good for the planet.....

[SIR REAL ED]

We’re drifting.

I always try to steer into the drift......   

[SIR REAL ED]

Touring has to be a little bit difficult, but such difficulties need to be able to be mitigated by careful thought and application of hard earned experience. If it’s “too easy”, it becomes bland..
You may as well go in a Toyota Prius with a self indulgent smug grin that those people wear.
Think Ned Flanders…
If your bike is utterly unsuitable, then it will start to worry the guts out of you when you are miles from anywhere and that will detract markedly from the experience.
Think 1908 Excelsior belt drive on the Dalton Highway…

Clearly, it has to be somewhere in between and you have to place your own level of importance on each of the KPI’s so as to find where YOU sit on the spectrum…(no, not THAT spectrum…)
When YOU know what YOU want to get out from a trip, then the bike choice becomes easy.
Again, it is just like asking..
“What is the best wife to have…?”
Which room in the house are we talking..?
Kitchen, laundry, bedroom, workshop…?

Impossible question to answer, because the expectations are as varied as the machines.

Well said Mate!

Reminds me of the old joke:

"How's yer wife?"
"Compared to what?"

[Huzo]

Not that I know of, but what about all the electrons that we are consuming?

That can't be good for the planet.....

Well…?
At least with all those electrons gone, we’ll end up with a positive outlook..! 

[kidsmoke]

Before I do another 300km trip I need a windshield!
Anyone have some recommendations for your windshields? Dart and Puig I know of. Cheers
V7 stone 2014

Givi makes an array of handle bar mount windscreens that can be adjusted for the individual / preferred wind deflection. Hold up well at highway speeds in my experience. Easily found at Retailers, stateside at least. Good luck.

[PJPR01]

Well…?
At least with all those electrons gone, we’ll end up with a positive outlook..! 

What's with all the negative vibes Moriarty!  :)

[Scott Carpenter]

Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow!

[nmroadrunner]

I like bacon.

[Huzo]

I like bacon.

Too boaring for my tastes…

[Kiwi_Roy]

A Griso with 2 Valve engine makes a good tourer, 80 MPH all day if you need it.
Roy