Hello Rick, My name is Darwin, I'm also a rider who has several thousand kilometers of motorcycle trip. I've traveled all over my country and part of Argentina. I'm writing from Punta del Este, Uruguay. I really enjoyed the videos of your trips. I confess that the first video I saw, in which you travel to the west of your country, I loved it, maybe because I enjoyed visiting many of those sites in 2016 and I always have the desire to go back, especially California and Utah, ( and part of Route 66, up to Flagstaff) we will see if this year or the next succeeds. Now I am really enjoying your trip to Alaska, I take it as a reference, it is a trip I dream of doing someday, not from my country, since it would be a really long trip, but from Los Angeles, round trip. I send you a fraternal hug from this little corner of the world and I am waiting for you to come back and publish another video of your motorcycle trips. Greetings. Darwin Salina
this is just awesome... I live in Europe (Slovakia, EU), but I dream that one day I make this epic trip.. Thank you for this videoseries, even it is long time ago I feel like I am there with you :) God bless you, drive safe and I wish you many many save and interesting miles :)
Those are the "flagmen" for the Pilot Trucks in construction areas. They stop you, and the pilot truck comes and leads you through the construction. Once you get through, the truck turns around and leads the waiting vehicles back the opposite direction. Needed in areas where there is only one open lane.
Absolute rate video record sure wish most people making Alaska trips with tell about possible breakdowns money spent flat tires think we all know happened no one ever mentions
hi rick , I drove my jeep to deadhorse, tire broken several times , but i am lucky ,the pump station guys fix for me and give me spare new tire ,that's life time journey.
Rick, Did you go this alone because you wanted to, or because none of your friends wanted to go? This must have been an awsome adventure! Where to next year?
Actually, both. Nobody I know wanted to go on an "endurance vacation", and I enjoy the freedom of choosing what to do when I want to do it, without having to worry if another rider is hungry, tired, sick, thirsty, sleepy, etc... Next on the agenda is either the American southwestern states, or Newfoundland/Labrador. I have to do both to complete my goal of riding to all the states and provinces.
Thanks for sharing your videos. I live in Alaska and hope to do the haul road in the near future. It looks like you have the stock/road tires on your bike. Did you have any issues in the mud/raid/etc. Would you suggest having different tires? Thanks in advance.
Oh, I would have LOVED to have been riding with knobby tires when I got to the mud! On the other hand, I wouldn't have wanted knobbies for the other 12,000 miles of the trip. So it was a big compromise. I was willing to abort the trip on the Dalton highway and just be satisfied with riding to Alaska, but I never found a place to turn around. :-) Some people have knobbies shipped to Fairbanks and change tires when they get there for the dirt roads, but that wouldn't fit in my budget.
Great footage Rick. Nice work staying upright in the crazy mud. Atigun pass looked pretty sketchy. How did your bike fair after this trip, still on the road? I prefer to ride solo as well. Freedom baby.
After making only one trip, I don't think I can say. In early June there was plenty of snow to see, but not on the road, so that seemed perfect. On the way back, I passed a lot of RV's headed north, so I think I missed the most of the crowds. It may have been risky going to Prudhoe Bay that early. It could have easily turned into a snowy nightmare for my "sport-tourer". If I were to go again, I think I would still choose the same time. But you can also avoid the mosquitoes by going in January. :-)
alan kay the type of Bike one wants to ride, is irrelevant. How one wants to ride, where one wants to ride, yes, any bike can make the journey, anywhere they want to ride. You hit d Deer at 95 Km/hr, see if your Bike will stay up, only break minimal parts, and travel through the CANADIAN ROCKIES, 1100 Km, after. Any Bike can go anywhere the rider wants to go.
You're one groovy cat. Love your awesome videos. The kaw is amazing.
Thanks for videoing your trip. I did it with a KLR in 2008. A lot of things I can pick out.
This adventure is as good as a National Geographic Special, thanks for posting Rick. Just what I needed to help get me through the Utah winter.
Hello Rick,
My name is Darwin, I'm also a rider who has several thousand kilometers of motorcycle trip. I've traveled all over my country and part of Argentina. I'm writing from Punta del Este, Uruguay. I really enjoyed the videos of your trips. I confess that the first video I saw, in which you travel to the west of your country, I loved it, maybe because I enjoyed visiting many of those sites in 2016 and I always have the desire to go back, especially California and Utah, ( and part of Route 66, up to Flagstaff) we will see if this year or the next succeeds.
Now I am really enjoying your trip to Alaska, I take it as a reference, it is a trip I dream of doing someday, not from my country, since it would be a really long trip, but from Los Angeles, round trip.
I send you a fraternal hug from this little corner of the world and I am waiting for you to come back and publish another video of your motorcycle trips.
Greetings.
Darwin Salina
this is just awesome... I live in Europe (Slovakia, EU), but I dream that one day I make this epic trip.. Thank you for this videoseries, even it is long time ago I feel like I am there with you :) God bless you, drive safe and I wish you many many save and interesting miles :)
Thanks for sharing the amazing and entertaining videos. ENJOYED!
Man , what a trip ! I would be hoping for a Uhaul for the trip back 😅
Always an adventure, great vids, I like the sounds of nature as well. Safe travels, where ever you ride
Those are the "flagmen" for the Pilot Trucks in construction areas. They stop you, and the pilot truck comes and leads you through the construction. Once you get through, the truck turns around and leads the waiting vehicles back the opposite direction. Needed in areas where there is only one open lane.
A very good video. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
I don't know about Connie on the Dalton. I commend you for your perseverance. I hope to do that some day soon.
Absolute rate video record sure wish most people making Alaska trips with tell about possible breakdowns money spent flat tires think we all know happened no one ever mentions
It's an Alite Monarch - Super small and light when packed.
REI sells them.
hi rick , I drove my jeep to deadhorse, tire broken several times , but i am lucky ,the pump station guys fix for me and give me spare new tire ,that's life time journey.
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Rick, Did you go this alone because you wanted to, or because none of your friends wanted to go? This must have been an awsome adventure! Where to next year?
Actually, both. Nobody I know wanted to go on an "endurance vacation", and I enjoy the freedom of choosing what to do when I want to do it, without having to worry if another rider is hungry, tired, sick, thirsty, sleepy, etc...
Next on the agenda is either the American southwestern states, or Newfoundland/Labrador. I have to do both to complete my goal of riding to all the states and provinces.
Thanks for sharing your videos. I live in Alaska and hope to do the haul road in the near future. It looks like you have the stock/road tires on your bike. Did you have any issues in the mud/raid/etc. Would you suggest having different tires? Thanks in advance.
Oh, I would have LOVED to have been riding with knobby tires when I got to the mud! On the other hand, I wouldn't have wanted knobbies for the other 12,000 miles of the trip. So it was a big compromise.
I was willing to abort the trip on the Dalton highway and just be satisfied with riding to Alaska, but I never found a place to turn around. :-)
Some people have knobbies shipped to Fairbanks and change tires when they get there for the dirt roads, but that wouldn't fit in my budget.
Did u ever have to stop and clean the radiator. Any over heating issues.
very cool trip! What kind of portable camp chair is that you have?
Great footage Rick. Nice work staying upright in the crazy mud. Atigun pass looked pretty sketchy. How did your bike fair after this trip, still on the road? I prefer to ride solo as well. Freedom baby.
I probably still have some Dalton mud somewhere in the bike, but I still ride it every day to work, 12 months a year when possible.
Great vid thx!
What dates did you do this?I'm planning my trip up there but I'm wondering when the best time too go is. I don't want too hit and bad blizzards..
I left home at the end of May.
Similar ride in 2020 - best time of the year to go???
After making only one trip, I don't think I can say. In early June there was plenty of snow to see, but not on the road, so that seemed perfect.
On the way back, I passed a lot of RV's headed north, so I think I missed the most of the crowds.
It may have been risky going to Prudhoe Bay that early. It could have easily turned into a snowy nightmare for my "sport-tourer".
If I were to go again, I think I would still choose the same time.
But you can also avoid the mosquitoes by going in January.
:-)
@@ricksandyfox I'm Planning my trip up there too but man early June seems like a risk..I'd hate too get caught in a blizzard out there on a bike..
Who are these people holding stop signs in the middle of nowhere?
Love it
And there are those that insists you need an expensive BMW gs or the like to make this trip. Hell no! Bravo man
alan kay the type of Bike one wants to ride, is irrelevant. How one wants to ride, where one wants to ride, yes, any bike can make the journey, anywhere they want to ride. You hit d Deer at 95 Km/hr, see if your Bike will stay up, only break minimal parts, and travel through the CANADIAN ROCKIES, 1100 Km, after. Any Bike can go anywhere the rider wants to go.
Yeah, I don’t think so...cold, rain, bugs, mud, misery, drug crazed truckers, rip off prices and deadly roads.