Tuktoyaktuk June 2018 " Tenere Trio "
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So your buddy had an African twin he had an off and you were on the S10? Nice . You just never know with those 2 roads ( dempster and inuvik to tuk ) Both are very sketchy in the wet. Sounds like a power tour you guys had . We made same decision coming home inuvik to Dawson to stay ahead of the rain , it caught us around tombstone but the road get a bit better from there to the cardlock . You should post up some pics . Hope your mates hand is ready to go
He had the bike, but he didn't have any real off-road experience and he was also packed like a goon. Both of those factors led to his crash. The road wasn't in bad shape after the rain, but there were some pretty muddy/soupy spots. He went into one of those spots way too fast (30mph or so?) and got his wheels cross-rutted. If he had just slowed down it would have been fine.
We only had limited days to get to Tuk and back. I regret that we didn't spend more time, but it's just the way things go and I believe getting ahead of the weather was the wise move. The road up was in such nice shape and even on the way back until after the first ferry stop (I can't remember that town name?). I'll post a few pics later, great trip.
We only had limited days to get to Tuk and back. I regret that we didn't spend more time, but it's just the way things go and I believe getting ahead of the weather was the wise move. The road up was in such nice shape and even on the way back until after the first ferry stop (I can't remember that town name?). I'll post a few pics later, great trip.
Since we're sharing, this is my video of my trip up the Dempster. The guy ahead of me in the video, I met in Dawson and we rode up together. My wife wasn't crazy about me doing the Dempster by myself so she was relieved knowing I would have help if needed. I was only a few hours ahead of Limey I think. Road had one muddy section heading north. I didn't go down but the guy on the Beull did. A very low speed baseball slide. No damage. It was an awesome journey! I feel I earned my "Adventure Rider " badge with this ride. My camera wasn't the best and I wish I had taken more footage.
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Great video! Brings back memories. Interesting to see the belt drive Buell out there in the wild, that should quiet a few nay-sayers. I rode my belt drive Vulcan up the Alcan 4 times and across the Top of the World, no issues at all. But I am glad to have shaft drive now. 
