NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/rec/motorcyc/39915

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From: [e-mail] (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: What would you ride on a long distance trip?
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Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 04:33:32 GMT
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[e-mail] (Peter Brady) writes:

>Recently I've been thinking about taking a long distance solo ride -- a ride to
>Alaska from my home in New Hampshire. I'd ride the Trans-Alaska Hwy through
>Canada (my 2nd favourite country, and sometimes my most!), go up through the
>Territories to Dawson, over to Circle, down to Fairbanks, then Anchorage. From
>there, I'll take the state ferry to Sitka and Juneau, then down to Vancouver,
>into the Pacific Northwest, then trundle my way back across the USA to New
>England.

For a trip like that I think I'd have to go with the BMW R100GS Paris-Dakar.
The FJ is nice, but it does not care much for dirt or gravel roads. Bob
Palin might disagree (and his credentials are much better than mine
since he's actually done it), but I think a Gold Wing would be to heavy,
and the Harley doesn't have much ground clearance. The 10,000 gallon
tank on the P-D could be a real comfort on those long, lonely stretches
of road too.

Some might say that dirt-worthiness isn't a consideration since the
Trans-Alaska Highway is mostly (completely?) paved now. But what's the
point of riding clear to Alaska if you don't do a bit of adventuring
while you're there?
--
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  [e-mail]  BIX:blaine_g
580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46             FJ1200   Winding Road Next 77 Miles
My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked