KZ wrote: A couple if friends of mine went north with a Phantom and a BMW K1200LT (yes, the one that looks like a shop on wheels); the first day on the highway they were both okay, the Phantom going 130km/h, the BMW having the advantage to pull away anytime. But after that they spent a few days in the hills and the Phantom rider had to wait for the BMW rider - he took breaks because he was sweating! Up and down and left and right was a real work out.
I did last year MHS and that was lots of fun in my LT,not sweating too much, no mre than normally,, your friends,, maybe they need to go gym... :wink: , no just joking, LT is 420Kg bike nd need very good phycic to ride,especially in twisty roads, but will handle really nice, KZ is correct, it wont will competition agains smaller bike in those roads, but it hs not ment to be to do so, LT as gold wong is made for comfort and yes larger highways but i have done small roads,gravel roads, mountain roads, and happy with it.
Serive wice, I would not advice any one who not live inCM or BKK or Patta or phuket to buy one as service for that bike i only those mentioned cities, im just now picking up my bike from CM and taking her back home with 1000km ride tomorrow.
Come to CM bike week and yo will see many different kind of bikes.
Regarding JG comment's abt asking HD riders opinion of they own bike's,, i think non of them would say NO dont buy it....Thailand HD is Status bike as in USA or any country, huge communities all around.
you might wanna check your country men in Mai Pen rai group from Pattaya, most of them are from Norway, they have they own web page, just google it...