Arctic Adventure: The Dempster Part 2
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- The OneWheelDrive.Net team conclude their ride to Inuvik, 200kms north of the Arctic Circle. Watch for our upcoming feature Download and DVD exploring this amazing area.
Article links:
A Guide to Riding the Dempster - www.onewheeldri...
Arctic Challenge Part 1: KTM 990 Adventure vs. BMW R1200GS Adventure & F800GS - www.onewheeldri...
Watching this mad my day
Every video shot shows very nicely groomed gravel roads. It seems that hard core is just enduring cold, mud and drizzle.
Nice seeing the scenery. I doubt those are real Inukshuks. Real ones are built by Inuit who live much further north. This is Dene country. I worked on a survey crew for 7 weeks in 1977 on the Dempster. We travelled back and forth from the Ogilvie Mtns to the NWT border and saw no Inukshuks. And we were often off the road. We did see rapid turn-over in wildflowers, wolves from the highway, golden eagles, long-tailed jaegers, groundhogs, and ptarmigan. A wonderful experience. We drove 3/4 ton pickups which are far more suitable!
Felicitaciones , un viaje con mucha austeridad, por eso nuevamente felicitaciones
Thank you. Glad the adventure is appreciated.
@onewheeldrive oh man, i HAVE to do this! I'm only 25 but have enough motorcycle trips planned for a lifetime now thanks to you (and Ewan and Ted Simon)
Very cool video. I have ridden up to Prudhoe Bay on the Dalton Highway several times (on a GS, then a GS Adv then the 800GS) but the Dempster is still on my 'to ride' list :) Happy travels.
Hey, this is wonderful. I'm planning a trip up north and your videos are giving me a heads up on what to expect. I'll be watching them all next week...
Thanks again.
LOL - I think the flicker is a interaction between the scan rates of the camera and the LEDs used for the tail lights. It was a constant running light to the human eye.
Thanks, regarding the LWD/R comment, we're a different approach and super-small time by comparison. I have full respect for what C and E have done.
I'm honoured you place us in such company!
Rubber side down,
Neil
Awsome show
I was lucky riding the Dempster in 2018 it was dry all the way there and back rode up from kelowna, later that year road down to the tropic of cancer
I have the urge and opportunity to try get back there this summer! Stoked for another round of adventure and to explore the new road.
@@onewheeldrive . Hi , you can say me the name of the song at 1:30 please. I wrote you 10 months ago, and you not answer me. Thanks.
@@paco.j honestly I don't know. I edited this 11 years ago, it was a copy-free track. Sorry.
Nice,
I live on 68 deg. 40 min. N
So i need to drive South, to come to the Arctic Circle :-)
Seiko and unroman... Who are you laughing at? These guys are busy having adventures, you're sat in your bedrooms posting crass comments.
Great video!
Wouldn't trade the discomfort for the "beach bum boredom.".. Good for you! I'm envious! I've got to get a dual sport at some point.
OK Guys, I want to ride the Demster.....thing is I had crazy thoughts about finding more agressive tires for my Yamaha Royal Star Venture. I have been told that riding this highway on such a big heavy (800+ lbs, then add me 200, and gear) would be insane/impossible even if I found a suitable tire.
The goal of the ride is not for but the challenge. I will look at other bike options (KLR 650?) but would love some feedback, if you ever read this. June 27, 2020.
Awesome video - Cheers
Joe,
On a good day it's fine. Folks do it on cruisers. It's just finding the good day in and out. If you do take the Yammy, true give yourself the time to wait out the weather if it turns, and let the road firm up. Maybe consider late July or early August, which can offer better weather.
Cheers, and enjoy the adventure!
When iwas there in 1977, the Arctic Circle was represented by a large front-end loader tire hanging from a wooden structure.
That's a hell of a risky trip to take without being able to swap a tire.... I'd say that's one of the first maintenance chores you should have under your belt before doing an Adventure run. Tow truck? C-mon, you Canadians are way way rougher then that!
We swapped the tire.
wow. just amazing. Well done!!!!
@BeemerTwelve No, but I'm afraid since then I've been working full time ++ at a tech start up and don't have the bandwidth to do a recut. Real job, before the fun one.
@a3519 Sorry for the delay in answering. You can get all those gory details in the review posted on our site OneWheelDrive(dot)Net. It is an exhaustive compo between the three bikes.
Awesome video thanks!
fantastic.
Very True, travelling a Public Highway isn't overly Adventurous, but i'll take my Motorcycle, compared to the same Trip in my Pickup any day.
Hi onewheeldrive !!
Nice trip and nice video.
You can say me the name please of the song at 1:30 pleae :) .Many thanks
V'ss from 990 Adventure
I love these vids. Very professional, as if not more so than Ewan McBoorman's LWD/R series. Love ur strobing taillight, did u do that urself, is it a BMW option or an aftermarket addon?
I went to the Nordkapp in Norway. Also north of the polar circle but nearly all asphalt. Nearly crashed into a deer in sweden. Had to drive slalom around sheep sleeping on the road and rendeers as well. Down the norwegian coast was the best part. Trollstiegen is overrated. Nice but too short.
1:30 whats the song thats playing in the background? it compliments the completion of the journey. epic!
I enjoyed your video so far.. if you will please tell me?? Can you give me the exact location on Arctic Circle sign on Dempster Hwy?? I have been searching for it. I plan to travel to AK and will go to Arctic Circle sign 60 miles south of ColdFoot AK, but what about Yukon? And is there one or two Arctic Circle sign in Yukon?? I was told there was 2 total? 1 in AK and 1 in Yukon?? Thanks in advance for answering!
We'll then we'll just have to try inspire a bit of riding :)
Cheers,
Neil
A, what did you edit it with, B you should have had a proper mic with a full wind muff on it. otherwise it is a trip i will duplicate in the next few years on my f650GS twin. thanks for posting.
guys what an awesome adventure,what kind of cameras did you guys use?i love to know pls.
Roadside assistance... lol and the best part is, they actually came out.
@JackyswaTv I can enquire to Honda about a test unit. No promises, but can't hurt to ask.
@onewheeldrive Well goodluck! Keep up the great videos!
@majadahonda We gave up on the DVD distribution. It wasn't worth the effort for a fading format.
Really nice video.
Which camera did you used?
Regards
Nice trip !
Now that's what I call an adventure.......man I'm gonna have to duplicate that ride, minus the puncture of course. lol
I drove my Dodge Diesel from Sisters Oregon to Homer and Valdez......It Rained for 3 days straight on the Coast....I got wet just getting out of my Truck and getting in my Camper.....I'd hate to be on a bike ... already Wet....and have to set up camp....Plus the Masquitoes and Black flies....🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@onewheeldrive Is downloading also a "Fading format"?
@mntmichele Kevin and I were having a race; he seeing if he could change the tire, me seeing if I could get the tow organized under BMW Roadside assistance.
what helmet is the man rding the f800 gs wearing?
@gsxelf Any bike could have suffered the sidewall slash. All part of the game.
2:45
Best line.
@gsxelf lol, really? you're bike/car never has a puncture?
@themanitasdeplomo KTM 990 Adventure... I now own one.
BMW beyond the limits congratulation from India 👍
2:33 what you mean when saying hui?
You put Vanderhoof as a map point and not Prince George? WTF?
Very cool (literally? lol) but wish you had used KTM Adventure R version instead of the basic Adventure. The suspension is longer and a little superior to the standard and also just plain looks better.
Just nit picking,,,,Riding from Arizona to northern Alaska is on my list.
@BaraoVermelho I drive a Yamaha .... it never did ...
Hey Neil what's up i'm a bike guy like you but pretty bad with computers and i forgot my password for your website and i can't get a new one using my same email adress.Any tip??Thanks
@gsxelf i also have a Yamaha, and it can have a flat as any other bike...come on...that's not a serious reliability issue dude... :)
Wow! O-o
What tires were on the F800GS?
+Phil Stagg Conti TCK 80s
Oh my God, what for ar mudly Road......
So,what,about,the,new,honda,adventure,bike?the,NC700X,thats,coming,out.(sorry,no,spacebar)
@slspg Drop me an e-mail through the About page on the site and I'll get you sorted. Cheers, Neil
hey!
i have the same camera! contour 2:09
I'd rather have a 650 because of better fuel milage and the lack of gas stations up there....
Made
no way NO WAY do you really got assisted by BMW THERE!!!
omg
+Leonardo Morellato totally did. They called in to a tow company in Inuvik to make it happen.
Could't repair the tyre yourself?
Pitty honda doesnt make anymore afrika twins.....they are still best dual bikes on world.....
Бля ну появление эвакуатора убило в конец....
haha.... there goes BMW's famous reliability
That tow truck killed the whole video for me. Arctic circle, frontier, taking to the limits and bam, a town truck will take you to the shop when you can't fix the tire problem.
Too much equipment, too much money, too little courage and creativity. Thanks for posting but as I said, the ending is hard to discount.
They're comparing the bikes. You are a long way between two trucks and repairs for tires. I spent 7 weeks working on that highway on a survey crew in pick-up trucks in 1977 and I wouldnt ride a motorcycle except for a challenge. It's a lot more challenging that being on a major highway south of the southern NWT and Yukon borders.
U guys didn't even consider Honda Africa Twin and Yamaha super Teneree,,, that's bad
This was shot before they were on the market
Way over dramatized.
Flat and no rocks. Always makes me laugh all these adventures myths, locals will drive Toyotas and you could have done it on a roadster.
Have you been there? You'd easily be in trouble driving a Toyota car unless you had a phone to call your friends and were in no hurry. The road surface is really hard on tires and you have to be lucky with the weather. You can get a big snowfall and be cut off in most months. We were snowed in for four days at Rat Pass on the NWT border crossing in late May on the Dempster in 1977.
Ha Ha HA what a mistake. is that adventure with spear tires on bike and colling for HELP WTF
my life sucks