GS to the circle AND beyond !!.

[NortwestRider]

Dora's first battle scar of the Dalton.
I went out to do some maint on the bikes ( adjust/lube the chain,check oil etc ).I happen to touch the muffler and it was just flopping around.I checked the mount and it was loose and the clamp that holds it to the header pipe was loose and the the muffler pipe had fallen off.After SCRAPPING off the mud I put the pipes back together and tighten it all back up.I will check it every night.



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[bryan88]

Great story guys, ride safe.

[NortwestRider]

Took the bikes to a car wash and washed off the Dalton.!!!




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[Snake2715]

I thought she was flipping off the camera! 

[NortwestRider]

Nope,just gang signs !!hehehe


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[NortwestRider]

I got a new tat on our last night in Fairbanks..



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[NortwestRider]

We left Fairbanks this morning and rode back to Tok,I'm not sure what it is but I REALLY like this town !!.Tomorrow we will ride to Whitehorse YT..about 400 miles ( on the worst part of the Alaska Hwy ).Then we are going to take the Cassier Hwy to Dease Lake BC.




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[Janx101]

looks good there!! ... 

.... so in future .. if you ever have the law chasing you down .... and you 'go into hiding' .... we definately wont mention Tok!! 

.... bit like my "i'm running away from it all" place ... Port Vila in New Caledonia ... not sure why .. but i could just stay there for a long time and have not a worry in my mind! ..

.. its great when you find a place that you just feel is 'right' 

[NortwestRider]

I told my wife that I really like Tok,she didn't share the feeling !!.
So I guess I move up here by myself !!!.
hehehe


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[Janx101]

no good going into Hiding with the missus mate!! ... you cant seclude yourself while you have to 'go out for dinner, take her shopping, we should have a day out!' 

Log Cabin in the deep woods .. by yourself... then you can sit around in your underpants and throw peanut shells on the floor all you want!! 

[Snake2715]

Sweet update, sweet idea on the tattoo.

Loving the trip.

I am crossing my fingers these pics are just the teasers and there will be a full download and update when you return.. for those of us with unlimited data limits ... 

[NortwestRider]

I will try to put ALL the pics on Photobucket with a link after we get back.We have about 150-175 pics so far..


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[yamahonkawazuki]

I will try to put ALL the pics on Photobucket with a link after we get back.We have about 150-175 pics so far..


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Or gs500.net

[NortwestRider]

No internet for a couple of days so I will catch you up.
Yesterday we rode from Tok AK to Whitehorse YT,our biggest day up to that point,640km's.The stretch of road from the border to Destruction Bay is one of the worst roads I have ever been on.We saw a Goldwing with a trailer flipped over down a 20' embankment,he hit one of the long ( some as long as 30km's ) stretches of deep gravel and over he went.Today we rode from Whitehorse to Dease Lake BC,a even longer day at over 660km's.But today was on good roads AND we took the Cassiar Hwy which is now one of my favorite roads!!.If you want to ride on a twisty,scenic,EMPTY road this is over 1,000km's of just that !!.











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[NortwestRider]

Rode from Dease Lake to Hazelton BC today ( 550km's ) and finished the Cassiar Hwy..WHAT A GREAT ROAD !!.Kate and Dora had a BIG oh crap moment today !!.I looked in my mirror as Kate was going thru some deep gravel,and all I saw was Kate and Dora COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS at 40pmh !!.She saved it and rode on !!







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[Snake2715]

Beautiful pics man.

Take your time and enjoy this. Sure there are lots of memories being created.

I have only been on this board for a short while, so dont take offence if this has been stated, known, etc.. How experienced was the wife before you started this trip?

Just curious for some future planning of my own of some grand road trip with the wife, is why I ask.

[NortwestRider]

She has been riding since 1981,and about 15 years of that also included offroad.She is pretty fast offroad on a DIRT BIKE but the GS is not a dirt bike !!.hehe


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[BrianRC]

Wow! She saved it from completely sideways Your wife is a serious badass!  That is some seriously gnarly roadway on Atigun pass! We did the Dempster last february in the winter (cars) and I cant remember anything that steep on it.

Keep the awesome pics coming!

[adidasguy]

Nearing home? I can't wait to see the "hillbilly" gasket patch on Dora (aka Trey). That's got to be one fantastic patch to have held up for the whole trip.

Anxious to see all the pictures.

What a fantastic trip!

[NortwestRider]

We are in Kamloops BC today and off to Osoyoos BC tomorrow for 2 days on the beach,swimming,paddle boarding and drinking Coronas then home on Friday..
Yesterday we left Hazelton for Prince George ( 425km's ) got to PR and they had NO ROOMS anywhere,big convention in town.So we rode another 225 km's to Mcbride BC for the night.
Pat..I will try to ride Dora over this weekend and you can see what a dirty girl she is !!.








The face of a man thats been on the road awhile.!!!


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