Yes, it's me again. I am tentatively planning a UCC for next summer. I have some riding buddies that are interested in tagging along for the Iowa-Alaska-Iowa leg of the trip. We will be spending a week together in Sturgis, so I thought I would try to get some preliminary details together so they would know what they were committing to.
Normally, I am very adamant about riding IB rides by myself, but I thought it might be nice to have some backup on this trip due to the remoteness of the northern leg. Right now I have 3 other riders interested in going. They are all three good riders capable of long days, but are not proven IBA style riders. They also have no intention of mounting an aux tank to their Harleys.
What I'm looking for is details of the ride north of Fairbanks. I know the road is a challenge, but do you normally stay overnight anywhere like Coldfoot, Prudhoe Bay, or anywhere else?
As far as I can tell, the leg to Prudhoe is about 240 miles without a fuel stop. Is this the case, or is there something in the middle that I haven't found?
If any of you who have done this can share your ride details, that would be appreciated greatly. I would love to see how your rides went.
Thanks much!!
Lew
P.S. Yes I've read several ride reports over the years, but now I'm planning for real, so I am looking for tangible details.
Normally, I am very adamant about riding IB rides by myself, but I thought it might be nice to have some backup on this trip due to the remoteness of the northern leg. Right now I have 3 other riders interested in going. They are all three good riders capable of long days, but are not proven IBA style riders. They also have no intention of mounting an aux tank to their Harleys.
What I'm looking for is details of the ride north of Fairbanks. I know the road is a challenge, but do you normally stay overnight anywhere like Coldfoot, Prudhoe Bay, or anywhere else?
As far as I can tell, the leg to Prudhoe is about 240 miles without a fuel stop. Is this the case, or is there something in the middle that I haven't found?
If any of you who have done this can share your ride details, that would be appreciated greatly. I would love to see how your rides went.
Thanks much!!
Lew
P.S. Yes I've read several ride reports over the years, but now I'm planning for real, so I am looking for tangible details.