coast to coast.... the hard way

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

Are you *riding* to Prudhoe Bay? If so, you had better plan on taking a dual sport, or don't waste your time. If you are *serious* about riding to Prudhoe Bay, we need to talk.

havent some guys ridden sport tourers through there?

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Drewpy will need it if hes riding the buell, 300 miles of hwy ridin gmakes me want to give up motorcycling. Its a fun biek to ride but def not for long distances.

shit... I've done 700+ on a DRZ... you can do more than that

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Mr Lefty

shit... I've done 700+ on a DRZ... you can do more than that

I did 250-300 with gas man one day on the DRZ, it was a fucking nightmare. Worse than the long ass day to indy we did on the 600s, LOL. I am too use to my comfy ass russell day long now, it is so very very nice.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Trip

I did 250-300 with gas man one day on the DRZ, it was a fucking nightmare. Worse than the long ass day to indy we did on the 600s, LOL. I am too use to my comfy ass russell day long now, it is so very very nice.

yeah mine was on slab too... so very little moving around... hence my reason for resting my legs on my tank LOL...

it actually hurt to sit for the first couple days of the rally... didn't help that we rode those days too... LOL

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by tommymac

havent some guys ridden sport tourers through there?

Yes, they have, and still do.

However, I'm here to tell you, the ONLY way that is doable is if there is PERFECT weather for a 30 hour time span, AND the road is in great condition.

There was one spot, approximately 20 miles long where they were working on the road, and the dirt was so loose and rocky that if I would have had my Hayabusa with me, or anything short of the KLR, I would not have attempted it.

While it *can* be done, I'm not going to be the guy to recommend it. I'd hate to see someone get up there, within 300 miles of Prudhoe, and have to turn around because of road conditions. That's why I took the KLR. I was *not* going to turn around.

ETA, I did 500 miles per day for 3 weeks on the KLR. That sucked. Don't recommend that kind of daily mileage on a single cylinder. LOL

[shmike]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

Yes, they have, and still do.

However, I'm here to tell you, the ONLY way that is doable is if there is PERFECT weather for a 30 hour time span, AND the road is in great condition.

There was one spot, approximately 20 miles long where they were working on the road, and the dirt was so loose and rocky that if I would have had my Hayabusa with me, or anything short of the KLR, I would not have attempted it.

While it *can* be done, I'm not going to be the guy to recommend it. I'd hate to see someone get up there, within 300 miles of Prudhoe, and have to turn around because of road conditions. That's why I took the KLR. I was *not* going to turn around.

ETA, I did 500 miles per day for 3 weeks on the KLR. That sucked. Don't recommend that kind of daily mileage on a single cylinder. LOL

It's funny that this thread came up.

I just read through an old thread elsewhere that detailed John Ryan's record run.

He did it on an FJR...

...it took him about 6 different attempts to actually get the trip underway (Leaving from Prudhoe). Flat tires, punctured oil pans, bad weather etc. kept forcing him to turn back.

It can be done on a larger bike but only if you have a healthy support network in AK.