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alaska klr pics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:47 pm
by Tad Gralewski
Thought I'd throw this out there while I'm at it.
In July, myself and two friends, all on KLR650s, took a month-long
trip from Chicago to Alaska and back. I still haven't found the
words to describe the trip, and I hope I never do.
We hit all the talked about roads - the Dempster, The Dalton, The
Campbell, yadda yadda yadda. Each of them was unbelievable in their
own way. We disagree on our favorites - they liked the Dalton, and I
liked the Dempster best.
I have a ton of pictures of the trip on my web site at
http://tad.gralewski.com if anyone is interested in seeing them and
reading the day-by-day synopsis of the journey. Enjoy!
Tad
alaska klr pics
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 11:45 am
by adamavis
Very cool!
I guess you guys know the true meaning of "shrinkage" now
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Tad Gralewski"
wrote:
> Thought I'd throw this out there while I'm at it.
>
> In July, myself and two friends, all on KLR650s, took a month-long
> trip from Chicago to Alaska and back. I still haven't found the
> words to describe the trip, and I hope I never do.
>
> We hit all the talked about roads - the Dempster, The Dalton, The
> Campbell, yadda yadda yadda. Each of them was unbelievable in
their
> own way. We disagree on our favorites - they liked the Dalton, and
I
> liked the Dempster best.
>
> I have a ton of pictures of the trip on my web site at
>
http://tad.gralewski.com if anyone is interested in seeing them and
> reading the day-by-day synopsis of the journey. Enjoy!
>
> Tad
advice/opinions - long distance trip
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:58 pm
by Thor Lancelot Simon
On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:48:39PM -0000, Judson D. Jones wrote:
> I'll second the advice from Arden and Lujo, and add the following:
>
> On the road, keep your speeds moderate, especially in a
> headwind. My bike seems happiest around 5000 rpm, however I
> am geared. Cruising at a more relaxed pace should allow you to
> cover more miles in a day with less fatigue: better fuel mileage,
> and less fatigue from the wind.
I'm not so sure about that. My two best days this spring were 700 and 800
miles -- both days, I did long sections at 90+ MPH.
One thing you definitely want to watch out for, though, is that the KLR
seems to burn oil any time you get above 6,000 RPM. Expect to need to
add a few ounces with every tank if you spend any significant amount of
time above 80MPH.
Thor