I was much happier with the jigsaw cut than the dremel cut. I was very pleased with the results of mine too, after the sanding. Thanks for watching and I really appreciate the comment. Take care.

Hi Nick, Thank you. Unfortunately, I sold my trailer a few months back (not because there was anything wrong with it...I just saw no need for it in the future) so I can't give you the exact measurements, but I think I can give you a purdy good guess. I believe the actual ramp part that the bike rides up on, was close to 24 inches wide. Then I had the two fold out sides to place your feet on as you ride up the ramp. Each fold- out side step was about 12 inches wide, So that gave me close to 4 feet of width, maybe slightly less. But even with that much width, if I wanted to walk the bike up the ramp, I still felt like that wasn't enough space with the width of the bike to walk the bike up the ramp (with both me and the bike on the ramp). So, if I'm walking the bike up, I would stay at ground level until the bike started to reach the trailer, then I would step up on the trailer as the bike rolled up onto the trailer. Which was a really awkward and dangerous position with the handlebars so high off the ground. It's quite a reach, but doable. I didn't care for that approach. 99% of the time, I would ride the bike up the ramp and the four-ish foot width of the ramp was plenty of space for me to put my feet down. But if I were to stop partially (or about halfway up the ramp) for whatever reason, because of the weird angle halfway up, my feet wouldn't reach the ramp in order to stabilize the bike and I'd come crashing down (luckily that never happened). That's why I used the two step stools so my feet could reach them in case I slowed down or stop halfway. I ride my bike up the ramp slowly, being careful. The trick would be to ride up much quicker, so then there would be no need for the two step stools. But I'm too afraid to ride up the ramp that fast...if you know what I mean. Bad things always happen to me when I'm careless. I hope all of this makes sense to you and best of luck. Thanks so much for watching and sending the comment. I'd be interested to hear back from you after you get your ramp figured out.

@TilTheRoadEnds well let start off by saying thank you for getting back to me, I know these trailers can be a little tricky to load. I can load my road king in my pick up truck with no problem. The thing is with my trailer being an early one all you get is a skinny little ramp. I have no problem walking the one bike up while it running and in gear using the clutch to walk it up. With me off to the side of the bike. But now the issue is the second bike, which is a street glide a little harder to walk it up that way. I managed to make a side step. That's interchangeable from one side to the other. With locking pins, then I extended my skinny ramp using 3/4 galvanized with U clamps and a piece of 3 qt of plywood, the length of the ramp itself on both sides of the skinny ramp seems like it'll work. I didn't try it yet, though. It's too bad. I couldn't send you pictures but just wanted to.Thank you for getting back to me.I really do appreciate it

@@nickpanhead7209 Ahhh, I understand...the second bike is a different story. Sounds like it's going to work though, the way you've customized the ramp. I really do enjoy replying to people's comments, so no problem there.

@TilTheRoadEnds same here,do you still ride, just no need for trailer anymore ? My brother and I picked up this used kendon for a thousand bucks. Not bat 500 a piece. So far made one trip to Florida from New York. Going to do that trip again in January. Look forward to that warm weather. Can't stand the cold anymore. Then hopefully next year do a trip out west.

Thanks for the shout out and thanks for watching.

Thank you. I look forward to watching it when you get it uploaded. Appreciate you checking out my channel. Best of luck to you.

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I know what you mean. I was very reluctant to cut mine and I even had a backup! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch.

Hi Alan, sorry for the late reply. Been really busy lately dealing with the health of my mom. Perhaps we could get together at some point in the future (sounds like fun). The Alps would be epic in my mind. Congrats on that trip. In the meantime, if you have any questions you'd like to ask or anything you'd like to discuss, feel free to contact me via email at [email protected]. I'd be happy to chat with you anytime. Thank you so very much for watching.

Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

Thanks for taking the time to watch.

A perfect situation to give it a try. I'll bet it comes out great. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Good luck.

You are very welcome. Good luck!

I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to let me know it was helpful. Thank you very much.

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Ireland was very accommodating for motorcycles. More than the US. Thanks again for taking the time to watch.

The sticker actually was a little helpful. That's not the first ti,e I've smacked something with my side cases. Thanks for watching.

I'm truly grateful to earn your trust, loyalty and "friendship". I truly thank you for that and I'm so glad you've been following me along this adventure. Plus, I also want to thank you for looking into my Cabin channel. I rarely ask people to subscribe to my channel (channels now). I figure it has to be earned...if people like what they see, they'll just subscribe without being begged or bribed into it. But with the strange KZbin algorithms, many worthy channels and videos can fall into the KZbin "dead zone" and get no assistance, help or push from KZbin. Sometimes these channels and videos just need a slight nudge from viewers like you to catch KZbin's algorithm's attention (so to speak) 😊 It may work and it may not. I'm not looking to make any money on these videos, because frankly, my motorcycle channel barely makes enough money to fill up my V Strom fuel tank a few times and my Cabin channel makes Zero $. But there is no better influence to make more videos than having my viewers comment that they "really enjoyed the video and keep em' coming!" So, thank you so very much for your help. It is greatly appreciated.

Thanks so very much Sean. Always a pleasure to hear from you. I agree about life getting in the way...last years Dempster flop kind of left a bad taste in my mouth and I got really busy this summer with the cabin stuff, so I just left it at that. We'll see what comes up in the future. TTYL.

Thank you so much. It's great to hear from you again. I drive right through the heart of Colorado Springs every time I go to my cabin. CS is a nice city. Thanks so much for subscribing. I really do appreciate your loyalty all this time. BTW...I've never been to Minnesota. Looks quite intriguing though.

Thanks! Occasionally I tend to lose my marbles. 😁 Thanks for watching!

I hope you get a chance to do this trip on your V. Tell your beemer friends to get on the saddle and join you, they'll really enjoy it. I think the Alaska highway will treat you much better these days. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I truly appreciate it.

Thanks friend! I was anxious to try it myself for a long time. Finally decided...what the heck, I've got a spare windscreen so I went for it. Some things I do, don't turn out so great. Luckily, this one did. Yeah, we need to catch up one of these days. Always appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos. Thanks Greg.

Hi Jim, I've hauled one bike on the trailer before, but in the center. In an earlier advertisement, they claimed it was safe to haul one bike on the side, but it just doesn't feel right to me. I think that physics would eventually catch up to me. But I tend to be overly cautious. I'm not sure of the actual footprint the trailer took up in the garage, but I can tell you - I have a two car garage...the trailer was stored upright in the front right corner of the garage against the side wall, my truck was parked next to it and I still had room to the left of the truck for an Africa Twin and a V Strom, with room to walk in between the truck and the bikes. I'm sure the dimensions are on their website. Keep in mind there is a steel support tube welded to the back of the trailer when it's folded that keeps you from storing it upright. But I just cut a hole in a small pallet to clear the tube and just raised the trailer upright onto the small pallet. It worked great and was very easy to raise and lower the trailer onto and off of the pallet. It was also very stable, with no chance of the trailer falling over. I recently sold the trailer...not because there was anything wrong with it, but because I figured I didn't need it anymore. If you haven't already, I highly recommend that you watch my Dempster / Dalton video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn3Yfnl7obeKp7M . It will show you an issue I did have using the trailer on my trip up to Tuktoyaktuk...and how I fixed the problem, but it was too late, the damage had already been done. Watch the video and it may change your mind about the trailer. Thanks so much for the comment and watching. If you have any other questions, feel free to send another comment. I'd be happy to help further if I can.

Thank you very much. I appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching.

When I was at the Canadian border, they asked if I had any weapons and I told them I had a survival knife and they said no problem. So I think as long as it's not a type of weapon meant for self defense, you should be ok. No pepper spray either (unless it's actual bear spray...that's allowed).

Unfortunately, I can't answer that fairly...I've only been as far as the Arctic Circle on the Dalton (twice). I did hear that not far north of the Circle, it's spectacular. Since I have gone all the way to Tuk on the Dempster, I have to admit, it was beyond spectacular. Especially Tombstone Territorial Park. Another advantage to the Dempster is you can ride right up to the Arctic Ocean shoreline. On the Dalton, the only way to actually see the ocean is to sign up for a guided tour bus. And Prudhoe Bay is just a huge industrial oil field. And Tuk is a sleepy little Inuit village. I know it's unfair, but I lean towards the Dempster. I think the big draw for the Dalton, is it's a good excuse to ride through Alaska. Which who can blame anyone, Alaska is amazing. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.

You are very welcome and have fun on your trip...which will be very easy to accomplish (having fun that is). Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. It's greatly appreciated.

Hello again Mike. I hope you stick around and watch more videos. To answer your question, yes, I have encountered some mosquito issues on occasion in certain areas. The one that stands out in my mind the most was Yukon River Camp on the Dalton Highway. I did prepare for the flying critters. I brought a mosquito net to put over my head and I brought some mosquito repellant wipes, but it was never really so bad that I had to use either. Thanks so much again for watching.

Thank you. I truly appreciate it. It is a lot of work...but fun work. Thanks for watching and commenting.

You are very welcome. But thank you for watching and commenting.

Thank you. I hope some of it helped. You're going to put a lot of miles under your belt on that trip, but I'll bet you'll really enjoy it. And you'll have lots of memories to look back on. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Enjoy your trip.

You're very welcome. I enjoyed putting it together. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

I completely agree after experimenting with the Dremel also. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@donkeydiehard879. What direction would you use…up?

I left Denver on June 8th and returned to Denver on June 29th. I averaged approximately 350 miles per day. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@TilTheRoadEndsthanks.. looked at ferry from west coast or shipping bike but that. Seem pretty pricey .. $3800 to ship a bike from Denver to anchorage 😳

@@rlpatton1970 I considered shipping my bike on my Ireland trip and then my Norway trip too. The pricing is insane...and I worked for years in the shipping business and those prices were even with a discount. It was cheaper just to rent, which is what I did. But then I got yelled at by the owner of the rental company for going too fast on his bike, as he tracked me with his GPS. The only time I was speeding is when I was passing cars...but I passed a lot of cars! 😁 If you've got time to ride your bike all the way up to Alaska, do it. The ride is awesome all the way from Dawson Creek up.

@@TilTheRoadEnds Not bad....

Nice! Thanks for watching.

It's truly a project that's not as difficult to do as it looks. Thanks so much for the comment...and watching.

Hope I helped...at least a little.

There are at least 4 different manufacturers using a similar design. As someone who was involved in patents in the past I can tell you this …. As long isn’t “exactly the same” there’s no infringement. (This one is actually better)

To me, it was very important to keep all of the parts organized. That was half the battle. Good luck! Thanks for watching.

I had a guy really beat me up badly in the comments saying, it's IMPOSSIBLE to ruin the seals by compressing the forks. I had to disagree with him, because I've seen it happen so many times. Then he beat me up again when he replied to that comment. I went into this trip knowing full well of the dangers of compressing the forks too much and I was very careful about that throughout the trip. But those roads between Whitehorse and Dawson City were just brutal. It was like 350 miles of giant skateboard ramps. Thanks for your input.

Thank you very much. I really appreciate that. However, I do have to give some credit to Mother Nature - The lighting was perfect, the temperature was perfect the foliage was green...and all of my equipment was working properly! But again, thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment.

I'm very interested in the feedback you've given me in this comment. Thank you very much for that. I think the information I got from the two professionals in the motorcycle industry during this trip, who strongly suggested that I don't ride the bikes up the Dempster, didn't understand how much time, effort and work that went into getting that far into Canada in order to ride the bikes up to Tuk. I think if they did understand, they may have suggested to just take it easy and you might be ok (as you mentioned). I believe in their minds at the time, it was just me calling and asking their opinion about riding with leaking forks and them saying "just get them fixed first" without understanding the full scope of the situation. But even though they didn't say these things, they made me feel as though if I rode with the blown seals, I was gonna' crash and die or the bikes would cost me thousands to repair if I did it. Before I made the call to them, I was about 95% sure I was going to ride the Dempster with the blown seals anyway. I should've just kept the phone in my pocket I guess. It's kind of frustrating to think about it, but what are ya' gonna' do? Congratulations on the success of your Dempster / Dalton trip. It's well deserved and quite an accomplishment. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and the comment. Take care.

Thank you very much Hector. I really appreciate you staying in touch with my channel.

Hi Hector, I haven't done any trips since this one - Dempster / Dalton. I prefer not to upload any videos, just for the sake of uploading a video. My latest was the Fork seal video, which I see you have already watched (seeing your comment). I do have several videos I need to re-edit and re-upload due to copyright issues. Those are also my least watched videos too. So maybe clearing my copyright infractions will breathe new life into them. Hopefully I'll get back on the road and see what trouble I can get into again. Thanks so much for your interest.

Sorry for the late reply. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that generous comment. It really made me feel good and inspires me to continue doing my videos. Even though watching that cute chick with 2 million subscribers is a little disenchanting and kind of takes the wind out of the sails of my small channel. Many, many thanks to you. I hope to continue to earn your respect for my channel.

Sorry for the late reply. I really appreciate the invitation. I probably won't be doing any big trips this summer, but thanks for asking. I'm pretty sure you and your buddies are gonna have a great trip anyway! Enjoy. Thanks for watching and commenting too!

I've been curious to get someone's opinion on the Campbell highway. I was very curious to hear what we missed out on. Interesting to find out there was even more destruction behind us as we made our way back home! Congrats on doing all of that on a Harley too. I have a couple of friends who rode the Dalton up to the Circle on Harleys and said they'd never do that again. It beat their bikes to hell. Thanks for the information and taking the time to watch and comment.

@@TilTheRoadEnds The Campbell was easy the day I did it. Sunny and dry and the gravel was mostly well packed. So I long as I stayed in a car wheel track I was fine. Probably averaged 80-90 kph. It's 370 km between Ross River and Watson so extra fuel was needed (at least for me.) I think I saw 6 or 8 vehicles in that whole stretch. The portion of the Dalton to the Arctic Circle was no problem -- just had to slow down for some rough stuff but there wasn't a lot. I also did the Denali Highway on that trip and some parts in the middle were gnarly rough. That was the worst of any of the gravel I did that trip.