1 Terrirtory, 2 Provinces, 5 states= awesome ride

yukondood

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Sweet ride is best summary. Won't waste time on Yukon/Bc as i have done those routes too many times to talk. Happy to chat via email or phone if interested. Hate to make ti sound not interesting because quite frankly the scenery is amazing in Yukon, The Rockies and okanagon.
2012 tenere
2 inch rox riser-perfect
large oem windshield-perfect for my 5 11 height 32 inch inseam
shark hlemet- wore open with visor down most of time. found closed was noisy
madstad bracket
oem engine guards
throttle lock-cheap and did the job when needing a break
sheepskin- took a bit of pressure off and allowed long days in the saddle
shock socks-no issues
mica tec large side panniers-loads of room- even had extra space. 1 side tools and water, other side clothes
oem top pannier- single burner stove, pot coffee/food
2 gallon file aux tank- used once
K60's- worked well on and off road. A bit of vibration at low speed-otherwise great
iphone on a belkin mount- good seth up for me
use co pilot app- easy does not need data- cheap
theramrest coil cot- once over the set up and break down this was the best bit of kit I had
basic tools-air compressor- only too used was 12mm to change oil:)
oxford heated grips
garbing heated jacket and insoles- used often
klim havoc pants and jacket
I have my bike dialled in and was extremely comfortable the entire ride, 12-14 hour riding days with ease. Camped in a tent most of trip other than vegas and a night at a buddies in Merritt
Left whse April 22 first time- snow in Fort Nelson led to turn around and loaded bike into truck:(
April 23rd Ft Nelson slept in truck snow
April24 arrive edm- bike out of truck and here we go
April25 some local touring with old fiends
April 26 cochrane- more local touring
april 27 banff to sorrento bc via radium, golden, revelstoke
April 28- short ride to buddies in merritt- too many beer and streak
April 29 Merritt-Olympia via, Hope, Seattle
April 30 Olympia- raceway via PCH beauty ride
May 1 brookings Oregon
May 2 Fort Bragg avenue of giants!!! Epic had to turn around and due a few of the runs a couple of times:)
May 3 Santa Cruz/seaside
May 4 Tioga pass!! 4 tmes up and down/ Yosemite mono lake
May 5/6 vegas- cheap hotels and a pool why not
May 7 Boise
May 8 Radium
May 9 decided to ride back to Whitehorse and fly down later to get truck
Awesome ride- these bikes are amazing 11 200 ams total trip, 1958 km in truck with Tenre in back.
 
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