It's tarmac all the way from Ireland to UB, so you'll be fine. One can do it (and it has been done several times) on a Harley so the Pan shouldn't give you any problem at all.
And about all the fancy GPS stuff, if you stick to the TSH and the road to UB, really, I'll leave tomorrow without any gps. There's only one road, hard to miss it... And worse case scenario you ask "ulaan baatar" and they'll point you to the right direction should you be confused.
We only used a GPS (62s) for the offroad, everything on tarmac is easy and a no brainer. I am not even going to bother to take a gps on our next trip as it won't be hardcore offroad anymore, and then the bulk and € of a gps doesn't add up for me. I love paper maps and at least it makes you talk/interact with people instead of just riding through a country... but that's a personal point of view.
As for your visa, you'll need a business visa for Russia and a normal tourist one for Mongolia.
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