Alaska - Going Solo.
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From: WetCoast
theres a reason why most of the people that are touring on motorcycles north of 60 are on ADV type Motorcycle s When I was in Anchorage the most common question from people about my motorcycle trip, once they saw my license plate, was asking me if I came up on the ferry or rode up The second question always was, was I riding back or taking the ferry?... The whole time that I was north of 60, I only saw a handful of Harley Davisons That did not have Alaska/Yukon license plates on them.
Would I go back up again?.. Absolutely Would I take my Electraglide back up?.. possibly Would I prefer to have a Pan-American? Yep... The reason being, is that my biggest disappointment on my Alaska run, was not running up the haul road to Deadhorse.
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FWIW, I am VERY much enjoying this entire dialogue. And when others like GM pops in etc..... really cool.
My friend rented a bagger (I can find out exactly which one) and he and his wife went on the back to the Arctic Cir. I can ask him abt the weight, did it rain, would he do it again etc... if u like.
My friend rented a bagger (I can find out exactly which one) and he and his wife went on the back to the Arctic Cir. I can ask him abt the weight, did it rain, would he do it again etc... if u like.
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ETA: google map says 135 to Yukon and another 59 to Circle Sign.
Last edited by Greg Midi; Jun 8, 2021 at 09:27 PM.
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Yes, I'm definitely interested, this is a trip my wife wants to do possibly even more than I do. I'm reasonably certain that we can leave our luggage at a motel in Fairbanks and then just take critical items for that day long 400 mile trip. I suppose when it gets right down to it the weather is the major factor.
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This is a link to a Vid a friend of mine did on his trip to Dead Horse on his Triumph Scrambler. He actually did a series of vids documenting his trip but this one should if nothing else, give you a bit more motivation about doing it. This one is a visual overview I guess.
You might want to save it as it does exceed the forum limit for video length and may be removed.
The stuff north of the border starts around the 6 minute mark.
You might want to save it as it does exceed the forum limit for video length and may be removed.
The stuff north of the border starts around the 6 minute mark.
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The arctic circle sign is about halfway between the Yukon River crossing and Coldfoot. Missing that sign is one of my great disappointments. If I had to do it all over again, I would defiantly add it as a waypoint in my GPS. In fact, any place you would like to stop, I would recommend adding to your GPS. The roads up there can take a lot of concentration, and it's easy to miss stuff like that.