Kiwi biker in Alaska

[hondav2]

I have ridden 7,500 miles from Arizona to Alaska in 1 month, 3 more months to go. Check out my ride on www.advrider.com Ride reports thread Kiwi heading to Alaska Cheers Toddy

[jazbug5]

where are the pics ?? funny that the other site has a fulla named motu and a whiskey drinking cop called scumdog ???

[hondav2]

Old scummy is into everything good aye. Pics are cuming mate, we scanned them tonight but cant find them, trust me they will be worth waiting for, Cheers toddy

[Jabez]

Some guys have all the fun, good on ya Hondav2 :)

[ajturbo]

hey .. the weather there would be better than ( and warmer) Te anau durring winter:cold: :motu: :rofl:

[Waylander]

Hmm Arizona... I hate that place. For the most part it's flat dry and very very boring. Least the rest of your trip would have been interesting unless you went through lower Nevada and such. Colorado must have been fun, Washington state and Oregon too. Nice mountains there. Can't imagine Alaska being that warm even this time of year but then I've never been there.

Have fun with the rest of your trip and yes please to the pics.

[hondav2]

Best bit is it dont get dark, will be above the artic circle soon. cheers toddy

[John]

Best bit is it dont get dark, will be above the artic circle soon. cheers toddy
wow thats awsome I will go sit on the site for the updates have a good'n :)

[Motu]

I've been following your travels from the start,lucky bastard.

[Biff]

Well done that man. Yup, photos would be great. I bet the scenery in Alaska is gob smacking. :niceone:

Edit : Photos on your weblinkamejig. And fine ones they are too.

[Ixion]

That is a good site.

[Ghost Lemur]

Just remember don't call Alaskans "Americans". All the Alaskans I've met see them their country as not being a natural part of america rather yet another illegal occupation.

Looking foward to some pics if you can manage it.

The one journey I always dreamed of taking is flying into canada, buying a bike and riding it all the way down to Buena Aires (sp). Taking long ways in order to pass through as many of the countries as possible.

[Jantar]

There are some pics of Toddy's ride on http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1557633#post1557633

[hondav2]

Beers good at Downtown Hotel, Waiting for Gruvers to arrive from Anchorage then 1,700 km ride to Inuvik and back all gravel road . Cheers Toddy Check my sponsors web site. www.alaskaleather.com Sell everything for bikes. They stock Shoei, Arai, Nolan lids , get a quote off Barb, there is a RX7 Corser there for about 450bucks US large neat graphics . Cheers Toddy

[hondav2]

Im back in Anchorage now. Had a great ride up to Inuvic , about 950 miles dirt road, it was easy compared to doing the Haul road to Deadhorse, had about 40miles of bush fires, the middle section between Coldfoot and Deadhorse had a section of about 80mile of corrugations as well as lots of wind, trucks, dust, not much sleep. Check out my thread on www.advrider.com Ride reports Kiwi heading to Alaska , hopefully we might get some Pics on there soon. Cheers Toddy

[Ghost Lemur]

Thanks for the update hondav2.

1000 miles of dirt??? Sounds like Motu-heaven. :niceone:

[hondav2]

Yer I was all dirt roaded out after the ride up to Deadhorse - Prudhoe Bay ,1000 mile round trip from Fairbanks about 80% dirt . I thought I was getting hard but that road , wind , dust from trucks 40 miles of smoke from the fires stuffed me. The temp was just above freezin up there. Not much sleep as we had a party with some bikers , one from Dorkland .Brad .Photos didnt work again on advrider site so you guys will have to be patient. Cheers Toddy

[MD]

You're nuts Toddy. Isn't Te Anau cold enough for you this time of year?
And why couldn't you have packed the CBR in your luggage. 1000s of kms of dirt roads, ideal for the CBR. Take care and next time try a road trip where it's above 4 degrees
MD

[scumdog]

Toddy is going to look real bagged out when we next see him, have you seen the lack of sleep and the amount of 'socialising' he's been doing? not to mention the miles he's ridden!! :drinkup: :ride:

Good luck Toddy and keep the reports coming in :yes: .

[hondav2]

Im at Homer , rang Hans mate yesterday and will try to get him 2 night , At Homer, a smokin, drinking town with a fishing problem , prettyest place in Alaska, 3 glaciers across bay , 2 moose grazing aroud house last night Cheers Toddy

[hondav2]

Follow my trip on www.advrider.com ride reports Kiwiheading to Alaska.
Scumdog can you tell Hans I couldnt get hold of his mate, I could only get his answer machine. Yellow knife is a cool town so might stay here 3 nights. Cheers Toddy

[scumdog]

Told Hans you had been in contact - will pass the message on.

Still following your reports on the AVRider site.

Bikes for Kids rally at Roxburgh in the weekend was good, the biggest so far.
A bit nippy riding home what with the fresh snow overnight and the frost. (Would be worse up your neck of the woods in a few months though!!)

[hondav2]

Trip south from Yellowknife was very relaxing on great roads. Started at 9.30am and stoped for a sleep beside a bridge at 1am the next morning. 3 deer woke me and I was riding at 5am. At 9.30am stoped and checked my diary and had got my 1000miles in 24hours. Im an Ironbutt now. Wasnt something I planned till the last 4 hours when I had to do the last 200miles. Check my advrider thread for more details. Im in Baniff canada checking out the ROCKIES, they are awesome but the aint got a ride like the one into Milford Sound. Cheers Toddy Ive now done 17,500 miles in 9 or 10 weeks

[hondav2]

They let me back in the USA after photographing and fingerprinting me, Im heading towards Sturgis now. Cheers Toddy

[hondav2]

Just letting you guys know that Im now at Spearfish near Sturgis, Ive ridden all around the Black Hills of South Dakota, Checked out all the neat old Hotels and bars at Deadwood, having a ball , travelled nearly 22,000 miles, only one month left to go. Follow my ride reports on www.advrider.com Ride reports Kiwi heading to Alaska. Cheers Toddy

[hondav2]

Well bike week has officially started and the number of bikes just cant be described, the weather is hot and the beer cold and Im havin a ball. Cheers Toddy

[hondav2]

The holiday is over and Im allready planning next years ride. Got home on Tuesday. I travelled 27,000 miles in Alaska, Yukon, NWT, BC,Alberta, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregan, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska,New Mexico, Colorado. The 2001 DR650 took all I could throw at . Only problem was the battery was loose in the box and chaffed the cable thru. I seen 5 rear tyres on bike plus 3 front ones.1 flat tyre. The highest pass I rode over was the Imogene between Ouray and Telluride in Colorado. It was 13,114 feet high, bike ran well at altitude as long as you didnt push it to hard on road. The hardest ride was over The Black Bear Pass in Colorado, the road tyres and high gearing for road made the really steep down hill section hard work. The bike is at my friends Condo in Arizona ready for next years ride. Cheers Toddy :Punk:

[Storm]

Well done that man. Best you go and hibernate for a while as it sounds like you went pretty damn hard. :D:D:D

[scumdog]

The holiday is over and Im allready planning next years ride. Got home on Tuesday. I travelled 27,000 miles in Alaska, Yukon, NWT, BC,Alberta, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregan, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska,New Mexico, Colorado. The 2001 DR650 took all I could throw at . Only problem was the battery was loose in the box and chaffed the cable thru. I seen 5 rear tyres on bike plus 3 front ones.1 flat tyre. The highest pass I rode over was the Imogene between Ouray and Telluride in Colorado. It was 13,114 feet high, bike ran well at altitude as long as you didnt push it to hard on road. The hardest ride was over The Black Bear Pass in Colorado, the road tyres and high gearing for road made the really steep down hill section hard work. The bike is at my friends Condo in Arizona ready for next years ride. Cheers Toddy :Punk:

Off to the US on 10th Octiber 2005, No real plans except to visit Texas, Kansas etc AFTER Cal., Arizona etc!
Hope to buy a '62 T'Bird, Buick Riviera etc!!

You're all jealous but you all could do it too!!

[Waylander]

Off to the US on 10th Octiber 2005, No real plans except to visit Texas, Kansas etc AFTER Cal., Arizona etc!
Hope to buy a '62 T'Bird, Buick Riviera etc!!

You're all jealous but you all could do it too!!
If you go to Dallas, go to Deep Ellum. The fun spot hehe show you what a real club is supposed to be like.:Punk:

[scumdog]

If you go to Dallas, go to Deep Ellum. The fun spot hehe show you what a real club is supposed to be like.:Punk:

A bit more detail man!!
Me and Chrissie-Bimbo are heading for Alvord, Texas, to see the guy we got the side-trim for C,B,s '62 Fairlane from!!

[hondav2]

A bit more detail man!!
Me and Chrissie-Bimbo are heading for Alvord, Texas, to see the guy we got the side-trim for C,B,s '62 Fairlane from!!
We will have to get together and you can look at the pics mate, how are you travelling over there. You can have a loan of my Nat Park Pass that will save you $20 per park or $50 for a season pass. I can give you a few tips on the best route to take. What days you off work mate. We are away in Oct as well , going to Philip Island for Motogp ,10days over there, I think it will be a Harley clean sweep mate,New Harleys are real cheep over there. Pull one to bits and bring it back in the car.Cheers Toddy

[Waylander]

A bit more detail man!!
Me and Chrissie-Bimbo are heading for Alvord, Texas, to see the guy we got the side-trim for C,B,s '62 Fairlane from!!

If you mean directions just go there and ask someone. Everyone there knows where it is. And if you mean wich club/bar is best you'll have to decide that for your own, though Trees was my favorite. Saw Drowning pool, The toadies and Union Underground play there before they got famous.

[hondav2]

The first two and a half weeks of the ride Pics are on www.advrider.com Ride Reports under Kiwi Heading to Alaska. Cheers toddy

[hondav2]

I have finally got most of my best Pics on the advrider site , about 190 of them, there a bit furry as I had to scan them and transfer but you will enjoy them. Cheers Toddy