NO, not in Europe, stop lights etc
but I have gone from Laramie, Wyoming, to New Orleans, Louisiana, a distance of 1620 milles on the ODOMETER (2592 km on GPS) in 21 hours 29 minutes. Also from N.O., LA to Key West, Florida, 2400 miles on the odometer, in 35 hours. Both rides fuel stops only. In my opinion these rides can probably be done only in the USA on the Interstate Highway System, where there are no stop signs and the speed limits vary from 65 to 75 m/hr (104 to 120 km/hr) depending on state laws. (You can exceed these limits by 10% w/o getting fined). Sample:
I-10 runs E/W from Jacksonville, Florida to San Diego, California, approximately 2400 miles that you can ride without putting a foot on the ground except to pump gas (petrol?).
Iron Butt has a tightly controlled bi-yearly rally that requires you to ride 1000 miles/day (1600km) for eleven consecutive days. I participated in -05 and -07, Very,very tough.
Good luck with your ride, Hans Karlsson (hansthebiker@yahoo.com)
PS Perhaps Australia's Outback could also accommodate these long haul rides.
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