Congratulations you made it. I had a traditional Dr Pepper Jerky and some chips to celebrate the achievement and a Coffee. So in the end it turns out I just rode my bike up to the end of the road for coffee. Only 3981km. It was a heck of a ride. To a very cool place. I'm impressed by the Bandit very cool. You are halfway home. enjoy the ride.
@@explorationsevo The one with the cat just around the corner next to the big NOCC sticker. Left it there last year also. It was hot and sunny. Temps of 25 degrees celcius. The hotel in Inuvik had a broken airco, the room felt like a sauna.
Congratulations ! So I have watched a couple of other videos and they all complained about the road Inuvik to tuktoyaktuk, Just how bad is it?? Looks like you had a nice dry conditions.
Yea we had ideal conditions for it. The gravel on the road is very loose and deep so it almost feels like riding in sand. We found standing on the pegs and getting as much weight over the front wheel was the best way to deal with it. I would definitely recommend knobby tires for that section.
Enjoying the video(s). Hoping to make the trip up the Dempster this summer. Starting from Edmonton, but still long trip north. Curious, what were the tires you went with on the three bikes? Looks as thought they worked out well. Thanks
Ian was running Shinko Adventure Trail, Damian had Dunlop Trail max front and D606 rear, I had Dunlop Trail max for both. I rode the trailmax for the entire trip and I think they're great. My rear did break free way more than the knobby tires Ian and Damian had on the Dempster. We will each be doing tire reviews in the not too distant future.
From Edmonton the return trip is probably 7000 km, so depending on the weight of your bike, you should be able to start with a brand new knobby on the front for the entire trip. The back will likely have to be changed out, because it is nice to have a knobby on The Dempster. Make sure you can do a “side of the road” repair and then you should be able to put on the new tire in Whitehorse. Fortnine will ship tires there for you, just need a place that can hold it for you. Changing in WH is good in case you need a compressor but my small one has always worked fine to set the bead. Then, I would take that removed tire to the start of the Dempster and cache it there, somewhere you could describe to a person. If you go to Dawson City first, you could leave there. Having a spare front is not bad either, so if you have 70/30 tires on now, you can have Fort nine send a front and back. If the original tires are quite used, you could leave them in Dawson City. If for example, you are with a partner and you destroy a tire by Eagle Plains it is a ten hour return journey to get that tire. Yup, a long time. Worthwhile doing Top of the World Road, Canol Roads, and Telegraph Creek if you can fit them in. Also, good to break the bead on your tires before the trip just so they are not welded on from a seasons use. Also, the shops up there often charge extra for the tire change if you do not buy the tires from them. For some good information search: Dempster Highway Adventure Motorcycle Research. You will see tires and fuel, mentioned a lot.
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Woohoo you all made it!!!! What an amazing adventure.
It was pretty excellent!!
Congratulations you made it. I had a traditional Dr Pepper Jerky and some chips to celebrate the achievement and a Coffee.
So in the end it turns out I just rode my bike up to the end of the road for coffee. Only 3981km.
It was a heck of a ride. To a very cool place. I'm impressed by the Bandit very cool.
You are halfway home. enjoy the ride.
Probably one of the more scenic coffee runs I can think of.
Well done! I feel like I've been on this journey with you too. Teared up a little at the arctic ocean sign. Congrats
Glad you're enjoying it! Arriving at the sign was quite the moment!
Ha! I see that the sticker i put there is still there. Great to see.
Perfect! Which one was yours?
@@explorationsevo The one with the cat just around the corner next to the big NOCC sticker. Left it there last year also. It was hot and sunny. Temps of 25 degrees celcius. The hotel in Inuvik had a broken airco, the room felt like a sauna.
Congratulations ! So I have watched a couple of other videos and they all complained about the road Inuvik to tuktoyaktuk, Just how bad is it?? Looks like you had a nice dry conditions.
Yea we had ideal conditions for it. The gravel on the road is very loose and deep so it almost feels like riding in sand. We found standing on the pegs and getting as much weight over the front wheel was the best way to deal with it. I would definitely recommend knobby tires for that section.
Enjoying the video(s). Hoping to make the trip up the Dempster this summer. Starting from Edmonton, but still long trip north. Curious, what were the tires you went with on the three bikes? Looks as thought they worked out well. Thanks
Ian was running Shinko Adventure Trail, Damian had Dunlop Trail max front and D606 rear, I had Dunlop Trail max for both. I rode the trailmax for the entire trip and I think they're great. My rear did break free way more than the knobby tires Ian and Damian had on the Dempster. We will each be doing tire reviews in the not too distant future.
From Edmonton the return trip is probably 7000 km, so depending on the weight of your bike, you should be able to start with a brand new knobby on the front for the entire trip. The back will likely have to be changed out, because it is nice to have a knobby on The Dempster.
Make sure you can do a “side of the road” repair and then you should be able to put on the new tire in Whitehorse. Fortnine will ship tires there for you, just need a place that can hold it for you. Changing in WH is good in case you need a compressor but my small one has always worked fine to set the bead.
Then, I would take that removed tire to the start of the Dempster and cache it there, somewhere you could describe to a person. If you go to Dawson City first, you could leave there.
Having a spare front is not bad either, so if you have 70/30 tires on now, you can have Fort nine send a front and back. If the original tires are quite used, you could leave them in Dawson City. If for example, you are with a partner and you destroy a tire by Eagle Plains it is a ten hour return journey to get that tire. Yup, a long time.
Worthwhile doing Top of the World Road, Canol Roads, and Telegraph Creek if you can fit them in.
Also, good to break the bead on your tires before the trip just so they are not welded on from a seasons use. Also, the shops up there often charge extra for the tire change if you do not buy the tires from them.
For some good information search: Dempster Highway Adventure Motorcycle Research. You will see tires and fuel, mentioned a lot.