road trip in s14

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ok, this summer me and my freind are going to road trip from central new york to monteray ca. to see moto gp at laguna seca. how comfortable do you think the 240 will be?


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If by "friend" you mean only 1, then no problem, I have no problems sitting in my S14 for a long time (stock suspension though - that might have an influence on the ride comfort if you have a very harsh suspension setup).


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ithaca w00t...haha im from syracuse

so anyway have you done the timing chain job yet?

other than that as long as you have good maintenance practices id say it should be fine...

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if you have stock suspension then you will be just fine... stock 240 is very comfy..

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oh haha i thought you meant like reliability comfort...yeah ive done several trips on my stock suspension and its fine

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i dont know when moto gp is but if its close to the date for the silver state classic, i would recommend trying to do that...90miles of highway shuts down for all out point to point racing rally style...in Navada

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indeed, id love to run that someday

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YAY!!! Syracuse and Ithaca!!! Binghamton here....We should arrange a meet when it gets warmer. I feel like I'm the only person in Binghamton who drifts (tries too at least..LOL).

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I love the comfort of the 240... me n ForsakenTH went on an 8 hr trip in ours... not a 3 day trip, but I dont see it being a problem

Id do it... I love road trips

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Make a road trip up here sometime. You going to the May 21-22 carlisle car show? I'm hoping to have my sr swap done before then. If you are going we oughta hook up....Maybe have a NICO meet for the show.

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it'll be comfy, just make sure there's no more then 3 people in the car, driver, front passenger and 1 passenger in the back because they can just lay down and sleep

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how do you sleep in the back with that bump in the middle ???

If its more than 2 people it will be uncomfortable but Ive driven to NY then back to MI (650 miles) many times and my 240s been really comfy. I only needed 2 stretching breaks in 10 hours so... yea.

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When is the silver state classic i would love to see that while im out there

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Rosco wrote:Make a road trip up here sometime. You going to the May 21-22 carlisle car show? I'm hoping to have my sr swap done before then. If you are going we oughta hook up....Maybe have a NICO meet for the show.
that would be sweet. there are a few NICOnauts in MAryland. I'd be willing to drive up for that.

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S14 boy wrote:ok, this summer me and my freind are going to road trip from central new york to monteray ca. to see moto gp at laguna seca. how comfortable do you think the 240 will be?
Even a lowered 240 isnt that bad travel wise. if you are travelling cross country be sure to change your oil before you leave and maybe once you are in CA and then again when you get back. Mapquest says NY to CA is almost 3000 miles one way

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ill be at those races too, hopefully ill be on a bike by then though, if not ill cruise the 240. and when i bought my car i was gonna fly to florida where it was and drive it back, but after gas and plane tix it was the same price, but in your situation id hella do it, youll see so much different ****

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syracuse boy and binghamton boy - we should drift sometime


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