Alaska

[RUSH]

Day one Dawson Creek
Day two Mucho Lake
Day three Haines Junction
Day four Fairbanks!
Three days in Fairbanks then back to Haines Junction, Watson Lake, Stewart, and last night before home is Prince George.
Bike has been running good. I did find that the middle gear oil was milky, and will change it with the engine oil before leaving Fairbanks. Head winds really kill the mpgs! A 20% loss was common. When I get home I'll need to really go through the carbs and maybe re-jet.



I arrived in Fairbanks Saturday. Sunday I'm off to the Arctic Circle. If the road looks do-able, off to Purdhoe Bay!
USE THIS LINK IF THE PICS AREN'T SHOWING
http://mepaulg.multiply.com/photos/a.../ALASKA_TRIP#1

[DGXSER]

Awesome pics, looks like a great ride! Nice lookin E to!!

[jetmechmarty]

Fairbanks

How do you cope with the mosquitoes?

[CatatonicBug]

Cool shots! I think those bison are just about as scary as the skeeters though!

[RUSH]

What is a picture of an xs eleven at the arctic circle and prudhoe bay worth?

[CatatonicBug]

What is a picture of an xs eleven at the arctic circle and prudhoe bay worth?

Might be worth a spot in the calendar

[slow mo]

great ride

great ride ,super pictures thanks for posting that ;; i kept the picture of all the signs as my screen saver!! thanks,, ride safe ,, slow mo!!

[03mach1]

Awesome.!

We were up there in 2003 (not with bikes but a motorhome!). It is very spectacular wilderness. We did make it up to the Arctic Circle with a tour, the road is pretty rough, be careful, especially on a bike. !!

Check the sign out at Coldfoot, it states, Next Services 240 Miles! (Prudoe Bay/Deadhorse)

Not sure if you get to certain parts with the Oil Fields up there, a lot of it is closed off. Our company had a lot of equipment up there.

[Wildkat]

Nice!!!

Looks like a great trip!

Geez! How many miles have you put on your bike? Between this trip and the 4 corners you did awhile back (not to mention those trips not mentioned) you must really be racking up the miles, eh?

MOST awesome!

[RUSH]

Here they are folks!!

Now, in return for this feat I humbly request the gurus/moderators bestow a new title, Knight of the Order of XS's Maximus. What do you think?

[Steptoe]

what the??

# 1 sitting way down here the last thing we[the family]would have thought, that there are "skeeters" at the arctic circle , #2 we have some large wildlife to contend with here to but those bison look a bit more solidera than what we have, #3 it might be summer there but it still looks cold by the gear you,ve got on,,top photo,s by the way

[trbig]

In the Dead Horse Alaska photo with you and your bike under the sign, (Pic 27) what is that on the back side of your motor under your #1 carb?

No way I'd try that trip with a regular street tire. Well.. I might.. but I'd prefer a different one! lol.

Tod

[RUSH]

that is an oil pressure gauge. it was on the donor motor

[RUSH]

SO, IVE DONE THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE USA, GONE ALL THE WAY TO PRUDHOE BAY. Have I made any impression on this forum about what the XS1100 is still capable of? FYI 2010 I intend to enter the last 9 states on this same bike. Does anyone give a rats ass? I get that some are restoring the bike and making it beautiful, but I'm going out every year on trips that most would kill to do. My next one is to ship my XS to Australia and circumnavigate it, on a 32 year old bike. CAN I GET AN AMEN?!! :-)

[jetmechmarty]

My next one is to ship my XS to Australia and circumnavigate it, on a 32 year old bike.

I met a fellow from a XS650 group who toured the US on a nearly 30 year old XS650, with his wife on the pillion, and pulling a trailer. They had quite an adventure. A buddy of mine told him he wanted to circumnavigate Australia on his 1972 XS650. The reply was, "Can't be done, mate. No support."

I'd like to see you do it! Or, at least, read about it here.