Ride to Alaska

[RUSTINPEACE]

I rode my NT700V from Tennessee to Alaska and back to Tennessee earlier this month.
Here's a few photos from the trip.

 

[Chucksklrst]

Great pictures, Thanks for the pictorial ride along.

 

[Mellow]

Very nice! Now thats how it's done...

 

[JohnC]

Great pictures, Thanks for the pictorial ride along.

Yes, indeed. I have a question, though. How did you do your insurance?

 

[Rob]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[Yoda]

Excellent photo's. How many miles round trip? How many days total? Just curious, cause I'm not doing it any time soon!

 

[Phil Tarman]

Lots of those places looked familiar! Jim Rau and I did the ride last summer after leaving the NT-Owners Rally in Spearfish. There was sure more snow still on the mountains when you were there than there was when we were there in late July and early August. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

 

[RUSTINPEACE]

Yes, indeed. I have a question, though. How did you do your insurance?

I have my insurance with State Farm it costs me $1600 a year for full coverage on my nt700v I think I pay way to much since my bike has 65000 miles on it but maybe it's because i'm 24 years old. All I had to do was call state farm and they sent me a pdf email with insurance for Canada and sent me a Canada insurance card in the mail. I was never asked for proof of insurance on the whole trip just asked for passport at border crossings and got stopped by a police checkpoint near Watson Lake Yukon and they just asked for my drivers license.

 

[RUSTINPEACE]

Excellent photo's. How many miles round trip? How many days total? Just curious, cause I'm not doing it any time soon!

It took me 20 days and the ride was over 10000 miles

 

[Woodaddict]

way to go rustin', you did your magical trip. I wondered if you were taking a sabbatical from NT riding recently, had not seen a uptick in the mileage tracker, now I know why! Wow, lots of snow on mountain, solid ice on lake or river, you and fellow biker towing tires, and your NT needs a bath!!! Count it a blessing to go at 24 yrs young, when most can go near or at retirement!! Great pics, I will try the link on pics to see more!! Lets hear more ride stories????

 

[banjoboy]

I think the mosquitoes would almost be enough by itself to deter me from a trip like that, but congratulations. I'm impressed that at 24 you're already doing your bucket list.

Terry

 

[Warren]

Will, Congratulations. At the TNT rally you said you planned on making the Alaska trip and I am happy to see you pulled it off. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

 

[Comanche]

Let me add both my thanx for the story and the pix and my compliments.

 

[wphillips007]

Rustin' it was great meeting you at the TNT rally and riding with you that one day. I remember even then talking about your upcoming Alaska trip. So glad to see that you pulled it off successfully. I had planned to do that trip next year but am not so sure at this point. I have just two questions, - how far did you get into Alaska, and did you have any tire troubles? Wendell

 

[junglejim]

What Phil said. A lot of those places looked real familiar. Thanks for sharing. And your black NT looks just like mine did (and still does to some extent). I never got all that slime off even after several attempts. But I am proudly very poor at washing my bike.

 

[JohnC]

I have my insurance with State Farm it costs me $1600 a year for full coverage on my nt700v

State Farm insures my FJR also. I am paying almost $600 a year for full coverage - with a $50 (not a mistake) deductible. It was going to be about $540 with a $1k deductible, then my insurance lady said, "Let's see what lowering the deductible will do." But then, I am 67 and I have been riding for about 45 years.

So I am glad all I basically need to do is tell them I am going to Canada.

 

[Phil Tarman]

The mosquito level in Alaska must vary a lot with the time of the year. I got a few bites when we were with Jim's friends NE of Fairbanks, but really didn't notice too many the rest of the time.

If I go earlier, I want to be sure Rick is with me so they can concentrate on him.

 

[RUSTINPEACE]

I have just two questions, - how far did you get into Alaska, and did you have any tire troubles? Wendell

I just went to Fairbanks and Seward you can see my route for the trip over here https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=a026538bf3d492227&showInfo=yes&showHome=yes&hoursPast=0&fillFactor=100&zoomLevel=10&showWeather=no&units=F I didn't get the gps tracker set up correctly until I got to Indianapolis though.

I didn't have any tire problems. But I did have the rear tire changed in Fairbanks at the Honda dealer all they had in stock was a bridgestone bt023 in a 160/70/17 size. I then strapped the 150/70/17 pilot road 4 I rode up there on my bike and carried it all the way back home. The tire probably would have still been good for another 2500 miles though.

 

[WVRider]

Thanks for all the pictures and report Rustinpeace. That sounds and looks soo awesome ! Sorry I didn't get to meet you at the TNT. Hope we can make the acquaintance another time when I get back down your way. Great adventure and I thought mine was great at 16 days, camping most the way and only 5031 miles total.

 

[RedNigel]

The only way i could survive in Alaska would be to either cover my body in grease or weat a rubber suit
Mosquitoes love me like a hog loves slop!