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Title: scary ride!! Post by: jerryz on September 25, 2009, 03:25:28 AM scary ride!!
last night i started home after a business trip to Bangkok its about 80 miles to Pattaya and after the first 10 miles it poured all the rest of the way I was soaked through the waterproofs in seconds as it was tropical thunderstorms the roads were over a foot deep in water at times ,visibility was sometime less than 3m ..I had to stop several times to take shelter but made it home 5 hours later. I was shaken but OK, saw 4 fatal accidents on the way ,all cars, 6 dead in all ,the road subsided killing 2 people on the motorway but i rode around the crater. The bike ran perfectly even though max speed last night was often 40mph , the bike is filthy ...will clean it tommorow , My damn headlight is useless I examined it today, dismantled the glass lens it is clean and shiney I have 12.8 v and the bulb is a Xeno/superwhite but It is crap.I really have to do something about it , maybe 100w bulbs and a relay,a clear Harley DavidsonD 7'' lens or an HID kit...I think it s the BOSCH lens thats the real limitation. If I had known how bad the rain was going to be I would have gone a hotel for the night ..the weather report said no rain expected. __________________ MONSTERMAN Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: mitt on September 25, 2009, 04:22:40 AM that's crazy
mitt Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: hypurone on September 25, 2009, 06:16:43 AM and what would have been really awesome was on on-bike camera so we could have lived vicariously thru you!! Glad you made it.... [thumbsup]
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: Shifty on September 25, 2009, 06:21:59 AM Wow man I read through that thinking maybe you were in a car... but you were on your bike! :o Hardcore!!! [bow_down]
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: Slide Panda on September 25, 2009, 06:27:42 AM Sweet jebus... that's ADVRider stuff. Glad you made it in one piece
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: redxblack on September 25, 2009, 06:59:43 AM I thought only BMW guys rode through that stuff. [bow_down]
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: somegirl on September 25, 2009, 09:18:00 AM Wow, glad you made it in one piece! [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: rockaduc on September 25, 2009, 12:25:04 PM I thought only BMW guys rode through that stuff. [bow_down] They are the only ones who ride through that stuff intentionally. [drink] Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: jerryz on September 25, 2009, 06:44:20 PM S4 Monster is excellent even in really crappy environment. ''MONSTERs ROCK''
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: hackers2r on September 25, 2009, 08:29:32 PM For bad weather, yellow bulbs provide MUCH better visibility. May want to try them out before going to drastic measures.
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: jerryz on September 26, 2009, 06:42:08 AM even in good weather the Bosch unit seems crap, i have 3 ducatis and this one is much worse .
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: LA on September 26, 2009, 06:43:10 AM Bangkok? I believe I might have elected to stay there for the nite at least.
LA Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: DucHead on September 26, 2009, 12:07:31 PM Wow, now that's a storm!! Glad you made it safe and sound. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: IZ on September 26, 2009, 02:49:38 PM I thought only BMW guys rode through that stuff. [bow_down] [insert pic of that aerial shot of yellow Mmnster riding through 4' of water] Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: jerryz on September 26, 2009, 10:03:14 PM Bangkok? I believe I might have elected to stay there for the nite at least. LA I checked the weather report at 5pm it was OK but by 6pm I was already out on the highway and 20miles along but then it all went wrong within seccond i was soaked thru. If the weather report had been more accurate i would have checked into a Nanaplaza hotel and toured a few bars for the night. Title: Re: scary ride!! Post by: Raux on September 26, 2009, 10:11:07 PM I checked the weather report at 5pm it was OK but by 6pm I was already out on the highway and 20miles along but then it all went wrong within seccond i was soaked thru. If the weather report had been more accurate i would have checked into a Nanaplaza hotel and toured a few bars for the night. gotta tell you... rain or not. the exotic nature of living in Thailand is soooo cool |