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Title: S4 8 days 2863 miles with photos Post by: jerryz on February 10, 2011, 07:18:15 AM To anyone who thinks you cant tour on a monster i just did 2863 miles in 8 days accross thailand and laos on a mixture of high grade tarmac ,concrete roads and some sandy rutted dirt tracks and a lot of in between roads , most of the time with 87 octane fuel but some 83 as well, nothing broke or fell off , it now needs a good clean and oil and filter change , chain was lubed with Wurth dry lube whiah is excellent .the mountains were spectacular altghough speeds had to be carefully judged on the u bends and switch backs full of gravel sand and diesel spills , rear brake pads need replacing as on the mountains it gets used heavily and also on the dirt roads ,the pirreli diablos 3s too it all in their stride .
the pilot is sore my legs hurt and my bum is sore , the seat is crap even with gel pad fitted it needs more padding at the front ,the engine slider bars are excellent feet forward pegs like a Harley when you want to rest the legs and bum a bit on easy roads. max speed was about 130mph most cruising on major highways was at 80mph with 160 miles between fillups but on one occassion i eked 190 miles from the tank in Laos when no fillup points in a National park jungle run came up I was worried !!!!!! My mate Phil on his KTM SM950 thinks I am barmy and should get a multi strada or a real tourer but I hate ugly bikes.. Monster are excellent touring bikes ,I have a tank bag and alpinstars throw over panniers . I will upload some Photo soon __________________ MONSTERMAN Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: seevtsaab on February 10, 2011, 07:39:48 AM Good on ya for the tour.
fwiw if you can survive with the Monster, power to you. I don't think the range on a Multi is all that much better. More luggage options, possibly more comfort, but who needs that? Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: thought on February 10, 2011, 07:57:03 AM sounds awesome... bkk always looked kinda crazy to ride a bike in for me though...
Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: orangelion03 on February 10, 2011, 08:11:52 AM Well done!!! Pictures pleeeeeze!!!!
Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: mookieo2 on February 10, 2011, 08:25:50 AM Yeh pics please! That sounds like a great experience. I would love to hear more.
Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: Speeddog on February 10, 2011, 09:19:19 AM Fantastic! [beer]
Looking forward to the pics! Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: zooom on February 10, 2011, 12:33:26 PM I did a 1600 mile trip in 3 days once on my old 01 Monster with Ventura luggage set-up and Sargent seat along with some other mods....all it took was doing a couple 4-500 mile ride days with some buddies to get my ass seasoned...
Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: orangelion03 on February 10, 2011, 12:37:11 PM ....all it took was doing a couple 4-500 mile ride days with some buddies to get my ass seasoned... [cheeky] Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: LA on February 10, 2011, 06:04:32 PM Good on ya and I look forward to the pics. [thumbsup]
LA Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: seevtsaab on February 10, 2011, 06:29:51 PM [cheeky] Amen to to that, Bro There is asses, and there is seasoned asses 400-500 mi will do it Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles Post by: jerryz on February 11, 2011, 05:43:54 AM (http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/jerryz_album/11Feb2011029.jpg)
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Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles with photos Post by: mitt on February 15, 2011, 07:56:00 AM looks like a great trip and scenery!
mitt Title: Re: S4 8 days 2863 miles with photos Post by: ride_sf on February 15, 2011, 12:11:50 PM Awesome!
I love Thailand... my wife and I spent a month there for our honeymoon, rented scooters on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, had a great time. Me in front of Dr Frogs: (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/13843_1191445794758_1486779406_30633511_2714952_n.jpg) The scooter we rented on Koh Phangan: (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/20937_1194729556850_1486779406_30641499_1075119_n.jpg) On the boat taxi from Ao Nang to Railay beach: (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/21037_1197476105512_1486779406_30650549_2014951_n.jpg) Railay beach: (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/21037_1197473905457_1486779406_30650545_3914742_n.jpg) |