Deadhorse or not to Deadhorse...
I just got home (Bellingham, Washington State, USA) from a ride up to Deadhorse and more. I'm 66 and ride an F650GS. I made it up to Deadhorse and back down to Fairbanks in 2 long days - in the rain all the way up and half way back down. There is no reason to do it, except to say you did. But, it ain't impossible, just hard on equipment in the mud -- I spent $27 at the car wash in Fairbanks trying (unsucessfully) to get all the caked on muck off me and the bike. Heading to Usuhaia in October of this year; plan to be there for Christmas.
"Ride fast before you're too old and can't!"
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Originally Posted by ssa2
My vote is to go to Deadhorse when you are in Alaska. At some point you will kick yourself and say now I need to do that last part and it will be very expensive to go back to do that part. It is a day to Fairbanks, a long day to Deadhorse and a 2 days back. Trust me they are long days but it does not get dark so you can do it. I am 59 and I did it about 2 years ago. I met a guy in Deadhorse that rode his GS up from Fairbanks in one day and back in one day and he was 65. It also rained quite a bit of both of those days. He inspired me to do it as I was pretty shot and I thought if he can do it I should be able to do it. He was riding a GS and I was riding a Honda XR650L. I am just now sitting in my hotel room in Miami after flying back from Medellin Colombia today after finishing my Deadhorse to TDF trip in 4 different sections. Larry
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