Alaska Part deux.....the search for Milk Shakes

[Gundog]

Excellent..

 

[LittleJohn]

Well done

Excellent achievment to do what you have done. Well done to you and all of the guys.

It has been great following the adventure and it is something I would love to do one day.

 

[earthmover]

I'm back in my own bed, trying to get some kip before work tomorrow. Downloaded 800 photos to my hard drive, so need to sort them out. Have a good few hours of GoPro footage, and a full notepad for if I get enough time to do a write up.
Awesome trip, would do it again in a heartbeat!
"where y'all from?"
Big Mark

 

[chad]

So, that's the second trip done and only the bikes to load in Santa Rosa tomorrow. Most of the guys are on their way home and hopefully they have had a life changing experience in one way or another.

I've clocked 17,000 miles in 9 weeks and could probably do it all again after a few days off 2 wheels.

Thanks to everyone for making both these trips so enjoyable for me and I'm very proud I got 19 guys to the top of Alaska and back in one piece with no major drama's.

Cheers all

loved every word and pic of it one day i hope to do it for real

 

[Nutty]

loved every word and pic of it one day i hope to do it for real

+1, an awesome report

 

[timtim]

Sure beats a day in the office !
How long did it take to do the Dalton Highway section ?

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Sure beats a day in the office !
How long did it take to do the Dalton Highway section ?

We do it in 3 days. 1st day is to Wiseman which is just about halfway, 2nd day up to Deadhorse and then the 3rd day we do it in one hit back to Fairbanks

 

[Packer]

How long did it take to do the Dalton Highway section ?

Trip one, Ken and myself, left Deadhorse at 09:30hrs, rolled into the bike shop in Fairbanks at 20:30hrs, I logged 520 miles and we had one fuel/food stop at Coldfoot (which must have been around an hour) and a few photo opportunities.

I completed both sections on a standard 1150GS tank, I didn't need the spare fuel I was carrying but my tank does have the filler neck mod and a syphon so that the fuel in the left lobe of the tank also gets used.

Deadhorse to Coldfoot is all dirt, ~257 miles; Coldfoot to Fairbanks is a mix of dirt and frost heaved tarmac ~263 miles. p.s. and some decent stretches as well.

 

[SkyGod]

Great to be home eh lads????

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Great to be home eh lads????

It will be on Friday!! Loaded the bikes today in Santa Rosa so they are starting their cruise home

 

[earthmover]

Great to be home eh lads????

Some aspects are.
Mark

 

[Wilburt]

Great to be home eh lads????

MUG, surprised you made it home at all

 

[SkyGod]

Only Cost me $50 dollars in Gas money
I mugged you lot off proper!!

Did you and Bob get a motel room in San Fran?

When in Rome!!!!

 

[gncpr67]

Back to work today....

Thanks for a great trip lads...
Never thought I'd meet such a bunch of.....

 

[SkyGod]

ITV 3. 9pm tonight, I`m so watching it.

I`m a very good driver etc etc.

 

[marky.d]

Watching it as well,

 

[SkyGod]

If I cant have her.......................

 

[marky.d]

6am awake

 

[marky.d]

the thing is since i got back to Santa Rosa i have been awake at 6am but when we was on the road i couldn't get out of bed, didn't sleep on the plane and still awake now at =6.07am, bloody jet lag,

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Well, I've been out with a buddy in SF for a few beers and some Mexican food. Bloody marvellous

Flying home tomorrow after nearly 3 months away will be a shock Treated myself to a little upgrade so shouldn't be too bad