Riding to Mexico and Possibly S.A

[OneWheelHyper]

The reason i joined the forum is because im riding to Mexico from Florida in about 2 weeks,and then to S.A in about 2 months. I have some questions that i would really appreciate some help with.

- What tires to use Dunlop D616 or Pirelli scorpions?
- How to raise the tail of the bike (s model) mostly to compensate for weight?
- What issues do you guys think i might have? the bike has 6,500 miles.

Thanks for the help!

[johnchypermotard]

Originally Posted by OneWheelHyper

The reason i joined the forum is because im riding to Mexico from Florida in about 2 weeks,and then to S.A in about 2 months. I have some questions that i would really appreciate some help with.

- What tires to use Dunlop D616 or Pirelli scorpions?
- How to raise the tail of the bike (s model) mostly to compensate for weight?
- What issues do you guys think i might have? the bike has 6,500 miles.

Thanks for the help!

i have had scorpions on my hypertard and loved em ...

for rear weight issue, suggest you look into higher spring rate to compensate for the weight.

your hypertard will give off the service wrench on the dash @ about 7500 miles ... not sure what ducati dealerships you will cross on your journey ... so be prepared for oil and filter changes every 3000 miles max, clean/replace the air filter at same intervals, and perhaps changing the fuel filter a few times on your journey, depending on fuel quality you run into.

take lots of photos on this epci ride ... and post them up here on your way (if your taking a 'puter).

[OneWheelHyper]

Do you think i should change the air filters or just clean them?

[CAlexio]

double the size of your gastank, get vaccines, take lots of pics, update your blog daily, and then shag, shag, shag!!!!

[richmeyer]

cycleworks tank for sure.
I have heard second hand that as long as you stay off the rev limiter the valves stay pretty much in spec. So you might be okay in terms of the 7500 mile service. unless you take care of it before hand, then of course the point is moot.

[AXE]

Your gonna need an AR15, 15 mags loaded, and 2500 rounds of ammo too to keep the drug cartels at bay.........................better get a big rear spring.



Out!

[johnchypermotard]

Originally Posted by OneWheelHyper

Do you think i should change the air filters or just clean them?

if your smart, you will get either a k&n or a bmc air filter ... you can clean and re-oil these puppies.

depending on how dusty it gets on your journey, you "might" get by with simply knocking the dust off the stock paper air filter ... but i would opt for the re-usable style (bmc or k&n)

[alpinestars69]

for several years a friend of mine (paul tracy, champ car racer) put me on his team with a hard card & all access, so i could attend any race i wanted. anyways in 05 at the mexico city gp one of the champ car officials got abducted by the local police that they hired as personal security while they were there. he was put in a trunk of a car & driven a few hours out of town, they beat him down & robbed him of the 80 u.s. dollars he had on him. luckily he wasn't killed but he did have a 1 1/5 walk til he was back.

"f" mexico, i hate that place, good luck on your trip my man, if anyone asks claim canadian, they hate us!!

[OneWheelHyper]

My jobs requires me to travel all over North and South America. For the past two years i learned how to deal with all kinds of situations in foreign countries.
It's going to be a great experience my only problems is that im not the best mechanic, from 1 to 10 i am a 4.5 but i have been riding for 15 years. Thanks for all the advice, i will try to keep updating my thread.

[Revelstoker]

When out of the country, I wear a blue sweatshirt with CANADA emblazoned on the front and I wear my ROOTS chapeau.

No one hates Canada but plenty have issues with the US of A.