Comments on: An Adventure Motorcyclist’s Guide to Riding the Dempster Highway – Part 1 http://www.onewheeldrive.net/2009/11/19/an-adventure-motorcyclists-guide-to-riding-the-dempster-highway-part-1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Bunce http://www.onewheeldrive.net/2009/11/19/an-adventure-motorcyclists-guide-to-riding-the-dempster-highway-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 John Bunce Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:35:49 +0000 http://www.onewheeldrive.net/?p=6025#comment-2587 Great information on the road, I did it on my FJR! Great information on the road, I did it on my FJR!

]]> By: Neil Johnston http://www.onewheeldrive.net/2009/11/19/an-adventure-motorcyclists-guide-to-riding-the-dempster-highway-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Neil Johnston Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:39:56 +0000 http://www.onewheeldrive.net/?p=6025#comment-431 Good point about the pads. I think we mentioned them in passing in part two, but they are critical for wet riding on the Dempster. We ended up air freighting a few sets in. Good point about the pads. I think we mentioned them in passing in part two, but they are critical for wet riding on the Dempster. We ended up air freighting a few sets in.

]]> By: Eric Haff http://www.onewheeldrive.net/2009/11/19/an-adventure-motorcyclists-guide-to-riding-the-dempster-highway-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Eric Haff Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:57:01 +0000 http://www.onewheeldrive.net/?p=6025#comment-430 I completed a ride up the Dempster with several friends in mid July, 2010. We had significant rain on the way back from Inuvik (and watched 1/2 of the road wash away above Engineer Creek, with us on the "wrong" side of the washout). Four days of rain will do that, I guess. The advice in this article relative to bike preparation is excellent. I would also emphasize brake pads, all of the KTM's and a V-Strom needed both front and real brake pads after the ride - the old ones were worn down to the metal back-plates. Also, in the mud on the ridge sough of Eagle Plain, all of the bikes which relied on radiators for significant engine cooling overheated badly, in the rain on a very cool day. Nonetheless, absolutely worth the effort! I completed a ride up the Dempster with several friends in mid July, 2010. We had significant rain on the way back from Inuvik (and watched 1/2 of the road wash away above Engineer Creek, with us on the “wrong” side of the washout). Four days of rain will do that, I guess.

The advice in this article relative to bike preparation is excellent. I would also emphasize brake pads, all of the KTM’s and a V-Strom needed both front and real brake pads after the ride – the old ones were worn down to the metal back-plates. Also, in the mud on the ridge sough of Eagle Plain, all of the bikes which relied on radiators for significant engine cooling overheated badly, in the rain on a very cool day.

Nonetheless, absolutely worth the effort!

]]> By: adet.vriono http://www.onewheeldrive.net/2009/11/19/an-adventure-motorcyclists-guide-to-riding-the-dempster-highway-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-108 adet.vriono Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:47:24 +0000 http://www.onewheeldrive.net/?p=6025#comment-108 nice journey.. nice journey..

]]> By: rapier http://www.onewheeldrive.net/2009/11/19/an-adventure-motorcyclists-guide-to-riding-the-dempster-highway-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-33 rapier Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:32:35 +0000 http://www.onewheeldrive.net/?p=6025#comment-33 Not for me I'm afraid. I'm a semi adventure sort. I've avoided even the idea of Alaska because living in West Michigan cloudy cool and damp gets to me and the body seeks the sun in summer. Still, it also wants to feel that stupendous arctic vista at the top of the world. I've been haunted for 20 years by the image in the movie Never Cry Wolf as they "came down from the high country" and the vastness spread before them. Trying to parse it out from the articles it looks like an easy caper. Up 2 then the road to Chicken and Dawson, then back again. Don't think the ZZR will do however. Not for me I’m afraid. I’m a semi adventure sort. I’ve avoided even the idea of Alaska because living in West Michigan cloudy cool and damp gets to me and the body seeks the sun in summer. Still, it also wants to feel that stupendous arctic vista at the top of the world. I’ve been haunted for 20 years by the image in the movie Never Cry Wolf as they “came down from the high country” and the vastness spread before them. Trying to parse it out from the articles it looks like an easy caper. Up 2 then the road to Chicken and Dawson, then back again. Don’t think the ZZR will do however.

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