Fort Worth, Alaska, Tuktoyaktuk 2018, Full Movie 

Hey, Remember that One Time? I live in Rising star , that’s about 50 miles from abilene and i found you trip to the arctic sea very interesting, have u got a route that you have looked at ? I hope u can do it ! and what kind of bike would you do it with ?

Gary Teague I haven’t planned a route yet. I’m interested in the Harley Pan America that is supposed to be coming out in a couple of years. I’m hoping to pick one up and then make the trip.

Hey, Remember, and Gary, I am in Austin, and thinking the same trip in 2020, I'll have 5 weeks vacation. Currently routing a course to Deadhorse ..... louis@bluebonnetwoodworks.com give me a shout and maybe share info. I am on a KLR 650.

John Morris.. I too am retiring in Sept of 2021 and am planning on going to the Yukon and Alaska in 2022. Have a Super Tenere 1200.

I've been visiting it in between other Vlogs but it was well worth coming back to and finishing!!

Not much of an "off-road" bike is needed at all unless it is wet when you do the Dempster or Denali highways. The Dempster was a mud fest for a day and a half for me. The Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest section in Montana was very rugged also. Easily bypassed. Equipped with the right tires, the Africa Twin, Transalp or Vstrom would be good choices. I chose the lighter bike because it is easier for me to pick up by myself when I fall down. Have a great trip.

I have a trip report that included a bit about the cameras. www.twtex.com/forums/threads/fort-worth-alaska-tuktoyaktuk-2018.119393/post-1591285

Honestly, I spent a lot of time and used several resources to plan this trip. My primary navigational tool was GAIA GPS www.gaiagps.com/offroad/ I did most of my actual routing using this app. It easily switches map layers and includes every map source imaginable. One source that is particularly helpful is the national forest maps. I actually used the Open Source Street maps for most of my travels although it is easy to switch on the fly. The app will download maps along a route so once I had my route figured out I would do that with multiple map layers. I was offline 90% of the time. When I was planning I would often spend hours zooming in on Google Maps or Google Earth to determine if a road was paved or not and try to determine if it were gated or private. I also use www.gpsvisualizer.com/ to test my .gpx files in various map layers. Well in advance of the trip I sent request via various websites to each state or Canadian province and requested the free highway map that each highway department offered. Paper maps are very helpful for big picture planning. I also purchase the current version of Milepost www.themilepost.com/. It is a indispensable resource for any Alaskan/Yukon/Northwest Territories trip. It was especially useful for planning along the way where I might get fuel in the most remote areas. I set fuel way-points in GAIA in advance since I had very limited fuel range. I created the route in about 500 mile segments to keep it manageable. I exported a .gpx file of each segment and then import those segments into Google Maps. That is what I shared in the link above and it was my reference anywhere along the way. Occasionally, when I would come into a populated area with cell service I would use Google Maps and the search feature to locate things like food or lodging. I also used freecampsites.net/ in the planning stages and along the way. Most of the areas far up north had many camping options. I set gps way-points at every imaginable possible camping area along my route. GAIA GPS also has some built in camping way-points that show up at certain zoom levels.

Steve, very perceptive picking up on the fuel cans. One of the greatest things of an adventure like this is the people you meet along the way. At the campground in Dawson City I met a French speaking Canadian on a GS 1200 from Quebec. His broken English was good enough for us to swap stories while I changed tires. I lamented that by the numbers I had just enough fuel to make the long stretch to Eagle Plains (250 miles). He said he had a rotopax that he had thrown in the dumpster. He had carried it up to Tuk but now no longer wanted to carry it. It was a perfectly good $80 fuel container. I thought the extra 1 gallon of insurance was worth carrying. The guy even went a dug it out of the dumpster for me and then gifted it to me. I felt blessed. One gallon would not have been enough on its own. I did not ever need to use it but it was nice to have. I used the bigger container several times. I never vented it. Neither container ever leaked either.

Eddie Hess €

Yes, it was almost new when I started. I had some unfounded trust issues. The bike performed flawlessly.

@@eddiehess6562 nice , I had one also , I sold it last June. I put 10k miles on it

Thanks for the encouraging word Nolan. You are right about the length of the video. I should have made about a six or eight part series out of it. Editing video turns out to not be my passion and subsequently very time consuming. I condensed about 7 hours of recording down to what you see and just had to stop.

@@eddiehess6562 , don't change a thing. I'm thankful for what you did post. It's just terrific!

@@eddiehess6562 You only recorded 7 hours on the trip? I was wondering if you were turning the recording on for brief periods of just brought a lot of memory cards and recorded the whole thing. And, yes, editing is less fun than exploring!

@@eddiehess6562 I am Glad you included God in your Ride and video. Who is the Manufacturer of your adjustable windshield? And would you recommend it? Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.

Mike, the windshield is from Madstad.com. I do not know what they have for a KLR but I have been pleased with mine. There is some info here advrider.com/f/threads/husqvarna-701-super-moto-and-enduro.1086621/page-891#post-34260674. Not included is the rest of the story. I knocked my bike off of a work stand and broke the windshield before I left on this trip. I had shared this link with Mark at Madstad after I had created the post on ADV. He had seen my niggle about the bolts and spacers and when I ordered a replacement windshield he sent me corrected length bolts and spacers. I did not even ask for them. Wow! Outstanding customer service from Madstad.

@@eddiehess6562 Thank you Eddie. I will look that info up. I've enjoyed your video so far. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the video tonight. Safe Travels and Best Wishes! M.H.

Yes, but I confess the older I get the less I mountain bike.

Weatherford? Our paths have probably crossed. Be safe. Have great adventure.

It is a thumper. It was stone reliable for this trip. Since then, on the Idaho BDR, the stator failed. It was at about 30,000 miles. I am stilled pleased with the bike. It does use a little oil like most single cylinder bikes do.

David, you have a great adventure in front of you. I do not have specific information documented but I did keep a journal and from that journal I created a ride report here: www.twtex.com/forums/threads/fort-worth-alaska-tuktoyaktuk-2018.119393/ If you have time you will might find some good bits of information there. I had the bike fitted with Oxford heated grips and much of the time I wore a Gerbings heated full jacket liner. The bike's electrical system wasn't quite up to using both on the highest power setting so I fitted a volt meter and balanced the usage to maintain power. Some days I needed just a little bit more:( I had to stop in Whitehorse and buy some ultra heavy wool under layers. When I got to the Arctic ocean it was still completely frozen. I shot all of the video with a helmet mounted Sony FDRX3000. Stills were shot with a very old Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. I edited it all with Shotcut. I am very much an amateur. The music was originally more my favorites, Neil Young, The Eagles etc. RU-vid cops intervened. I ended selecting from a RU-vid library of approved open source music.

@@eddiehess6562 I am slow in responding and like "Grandma" I am getting older!! Thank you so much for your response and I am watching the video again during this Covid lock down. I hope the border is open by June 1::):)

Bruce Gaskill Go for it!!!!! Life is way to short to have regrets. I’m leaving in June for 3 weeks to ride to Tuktoyuktuk on my 18 V-Strom 1000xt. Depending how things go weather wise may then loop up to Deadhorse. If not done this year then that will be a trip for another year. Good luck on your adventure. And you have a great bike for this trip.

Not really keen for Deadhorse , but my wife and I will head to Montana, Alberta, BC , west coast from Pennsylvania in September on our multistrada !!! 4- 5 weeks 😎😎😎😎😄😄😄😄😄🍺🍺🍺 good luck with your ride !!!🍺🍺🍺 oh yeah I'm 67

Update. I now have a Honda ST 1100 that has taken me to New Mexico and Colorado. I'm itching to go further to some places I've watched other riders travel through. Would love to do the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco up to the Canadian border.

Check out Million Dollar Bogan, he and his friend each took a Road King all the way to Prudhoe Bay round trip. Others have also ridden Harley’s up there. It can be done.

U aint riding 3000 miles in 4 days ,on a bike ,not a chance ,750 miles a day, your dreaming

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