the circle is complete {repost}

[DirtyDan]

hey all

an open question to any and all valkyrie riders in the world



or is it just me ?

dan

[DirtyDan]

sorry about the double post

it wont let me delete it

someone who can feel free to erase one of these please

[czuch]

WOW!!!!
THATS impressive ,Sir.

[DirtyDan]

thanks czuck

and then i went for extra credit



ice road truckers anyone ?

dan

[Jess Tolbirt]

i would not have been able to take that trip with you,,,even in my younger days,,,simply amazing and i wish i could do something like a 4 corners trip someday,,,

[IamGCW]

Were the roads paved and do you ride the Darkside?

Gil

[Serk]

I was scheduled to make that ride, savings up money and vacation time for it, and then the wife got pregnant... Was gonna go anyway, but then it turned out she was carrying a litter (Triplets), and my planned trip happened to be the month they most likely would be born... Figuring if I went ahead with the trip that would take me off of the short list for "Father of the Year" I had to scrub the trip, that year...

But it's on the short version of my Bucket List... I WILL ride to Deadhorse one day...

[DirtyDan]

the road to alaska is paved.........MOSTLY

be prepared for 20-30 mile strecthes of gravel with and with out pilot vechiles

the haul road from fairbanks north is a different matter

no pavement tp speak of, gravel, mud, rocks, calcium chloride {chlorite ?} ,holes the size of basket
balls, mosquitos that would quickly kill an unprotected person {dont laugh till you have been there}

the only hotel up that way {that i saw} is in coldfoot and that starts at 195 a night

2-3 miles north of that is a campground that is 7 dollars a night, i had a hundred mosquitos in my
tent before i had it all ready to go......both nights

i did not see a single 18 wheeler on the haul road...........but those 28 and 32 wheelers passing you
at 75 mph on dirt with pucker things up

so yeah it can be done but it was one of the hardest things ive ever done on a bike

dan

look up the schafer trail in the canyon lands of utah if your balls are too big to fit thru the door
{for a street bike anyway}

[Hef]

Don't take this as a negative or smart-aleck reply but I don't get it. To each his own, but my question would be "WHY?" Sounds like it wasn't much fun. Guess you must like a challenge. Anyway, if it made you feel good about yourself for doing it, then I am happy for you.

[Serk]

Don't take this as a negative or smart-aleck reply but I don't get it. To each his own, but my question would be "WHY?" Sounds like it wasn't much fun. Guess you must like a challenge. Anyway, if it made you feel good about yourself for doing it, then I am happy for you.

Same reason people climb mountains... Because it's there.

A challenge can be VERY enjoyable to overcome.

There is a certain joy in a short commute ride.

There is also a certain joy in a grueling exhausting ride to the ends of the earth.

And I WILL do that ride some day...

[steve 3054]

Instead of asking Why...I always ask Why Not !!!

[cookiedough]

I bet the scenery was totally awesome and worth all the bad road/driving conditions.

Glad you made the trip and made you happy!  Might as well get some enjoyment out of our lives once in awhile. 

[Oss]

My hat is off to you Dan that is one bodacious ride you took, 22000 miles if I recall

Hope to share some wind with you next year.

Ride what you want and where you want to go as long as you  have the health to enjoy it.

It dont matter how fast you ride or what you ride as long as you get there safely and had fun

[hubcapsc]

Instead of asking Why...I always ask Why Not !!!

skeeters...



-Mike

[Serk]

Instead of asking Why...I always ask Why Not !!!

skeeters...



-Mike

...from what I hear, they're the state bird of Alaska...

[DirtyDan]

like a plague from the bible

i S&%$ you NOT



the local flagman {women}

that swatter is electricfied

dan

[DirtyDan]

ANYone else ? buler buler anyone ?

[DirtyDan]

last bump

NO one else ?

am i the only one ?

dan

{lonely at the top}

[Serk]

I wouldn't mind hearing some stories, seeing more pics, that kinda stuff, so I can live vicariously through your (Or anyone else's!) adventures until i can get up there myself...

[DirtyDan]

think twice before you try it on a street bike



mine was the only one there at the time

dan

[donaldcc]

like a plague from the bible

i S&%$ you NOT



the local flagman {women}

that swatter is electricfied

dan

Going-to-the-Sun Road

Glacier National Park, MT 59936


   last year on way down from top, roadwork.  my  friend and i out front for about 20 mi.

[DirtyDan]

glacier this year



i hate road construction

dan

[Serk]

i hate road construction

I bet ifn ya' went in the middle of winter, there'd be a lot less road construction... 

[01cybergrey]

Your picture by the Arctic Circle sign is priceless!   What a great ride that must have been, I am officially jealous.  I keep saying "someday" so I am not giving up hope.

[Gryphon]

Your picture by the Arctic Circle sign is priceless!   What a great ride that must have been, I am officially jealous.  I keep saying "someday" so I am not giving up hope.

You may still have time.  My father-in-law has a similar picture of himself at the Circle sign.  He went the summer before his 80th birthday. He said he wanted to take the trip before he got "too old" to make it.  He's currently 88 and still riding.

[Big Rig]

Instead of asking Why...I always ask Why Not !!!

I saw it!
I did it! and I would love to tell you my version of the ride...of course pictures make the story even better...some times.

Congrats on a job well done.

[DirtyDan]

hey its never to late



two older gentleman i met up there

dan

[DIGGER]

that's just got to be an awesome trip.    I've always wanted to do that.   So glad you got to do it.    I know a lady that has done the trip on her bmw.   She also said it was a tough trip.....and this lady knows tough trips.   She holds bunches of IBA certificates.   She said the gravel just ate her lunch.   Went down at slow speed twice.  She  recommended not going on a good motorcycle as it will be dinged up pretty bad from flying rock time you get back.  I'd still like to try it but just don't know that it's in my near future.  I'm jealous but glad you got to go.

[DirtyDan]

yeah if your bike is not messed up when you start.......





it WILL be !!!

dan

[DirtyDan]

so..... realy... am i the only one here who did it ?

just wanted to give everyone a chance before i crown myself valkryie off pavement world champ

anyone else ?

dan

[Serk]

so..... realy... am i the only one here who did it ?

just wanted to give everyone a chance before i crown myself valkryie off pavement world champ

anyone else ?

dan

I know other Valks have been there, although mine isn't one of 'em (Yet!)

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php?topic=17506.0

[DirtyDan]

that was two years ago

where is the picture ?

dan

[Serk]

Oh, and if you're interested in Valkyries going places Valkyries really shouldn't be going, you've gotta check this guy's site out... it's mostly in Japanese, but enough is in English to get the idea, and lots of pictures... And yeah, I'm jealous of his adventure!

http://www.baikunomatsuo.sakura.ne.jp/indexe.html

And yeah, he rode his Valk to Dead Horse...



But also to places like Mt. Everest base camp!



The Great Pyramids in Egypt



Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia:



Anyway, you get the idea...

[DirtyDan]

ok now i am impressed

he is the man {bow}

dan

[Phil57]

I wonder if you can put a set of off road tires on a Valk. Looks like you could have used them. That would be cool big ass nobbies on a 800 lb bike.
Good for you did you make the trip solo?

[DirtyDan]

rode nj to arkanass to washington state myself

meet 2 friends at border, rode with them till calgary

then calgagy yellowstone manitoba saskatchewan sturgis arkanass back to nj myself

knobbys ?



what do you mean ?



dan