Prudhoe Bay via the Dalton Highway by Adventure motorcycle. Alaska's Haul Road.

[@txcrna]

Your video made me cry. My father, who was killed riding his VStrom talked about this ride for years. I was always “to busy” with jobs, kids, etc, and really didn’t want to do a long a$$ ride from Texas with him. I had a VStrom just like his in the garage that I couldn’t stand to look at after he was gone. Now years later my son has gotten me back into riding, we’ve done 3 BDR’s together and are looking forward to more. This ride, beyond the top of the world haunts me. I’ve “declared” several times that it’s “out of my system”, I’m not going to do it. It comes back to me time and time again. Need to go and say one last goodbye. Thanks for your awesome view.😎

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks for the meaningful comment! I hope you get to do the ride for your dad! And if you come up, let me know. I might have a spare room you can stay in here in Tok on your way through. That's awesome that you have been riding with your son! Take care! Go, live life. 💥

[@Greenegoat]

I hope you make it happen! I'm planning on doing this adventure from Colorado in 2025

[@ak.klr650]

​@@Greenegoat Nice! Maybe I'll see you up here as you pass through!

[@edwardfinn4141]

That’s a very nice , touching story, may he rest in peace.

[@johngeorg9491]

I honestly don’t understand this whole KZbin thing. Why does this video not have thousands of views? The video quality as well as the music selection is awesome…..and all of that adventure and fun on nothing more than a good ole KLR. Great job!

[@ak.klr650]

Hey, thanks for the kind comment! 😊 I am a pretty new channel, the videos are slowly growing, but it takes a bit to get enough traction to get many views. So far, for the time it has been out, this is my best one for number of news to date.

[@ak.klr650]

Number of views to date. Typos suck. 😂

[@maksimiliankiefergregl]

Great footage man. Amazing place to ride a bike. On my bucket list for summer 2026. Greetings from Brazil!

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks for watching! Hope to see you up here in 2026! 😊

[@pinkiewerewolf]

I'm not usually into voice over videos but you did this extremely well. Very enjoyable video to watch. You've earned a subscriber.

[@ak.klr650]

Thank you for the feedback! And thanks for watching! 😊

[@MotoPavilion]

Nice video. I am sure you had an amazing time. I did it solo this summer. This trip will stay with me forever.

[@ak.klr650]

That's awesome! Definitely a memorable and good route to run!

[@harleyjetdriver1957]

Nice job! I'm going to give it my fourth try next July from NC. I'll be 68. I have more days behind me, than in front of me. As Morgan Freeman said in Shawshank Redemption...."Get busy living, or get busy dying!"

[@ak.klr650]

Good for you! It's an awesome trip and definitely worth the effort. Drop me a message on Instagram when you're going to pass through Tok if you can. I live here. Might be able to meet up.

[@Robert_Dart_1265]

Great footage. Glad to see my sticker is still on the “Welcome to Deadhorse” sign.

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks! 😊

[@RubiKonAdventures]

Nice video. I’ve been up there twice on a bike and never saw a heard of caribou nor any muskox. It was 90 degrees at Atigun pass the first time. I suspect all the animals were trying to escape the heat. Lots of moose though. Thanks for sharing, this road never gets old. FYI.. my first trip up, there was no paved road above the arctic circle. It was all calcite gravel. Cheers ~GrizzLee

[@ak.klr650]

Caribou have been up there several times I have, but nowhere near that many at once in sight before this one. 90 is pretty warm up here! 😯

[@billpl81]

I work up here now, live in Missouri. Thinking of expanding into the adventure riding field. I currently ride baggers. Thinking in the future of riding up to work from home. Excellent video!!

[@ak.klr650]

Go for it! You could definitely ride up on an off rotation and spend a second one riding around Alaska later! It'd be well worth the trip I think!

[@theeschatechannel2854]

This is your best video yet! Now I want to do this route 😅

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks! 😊 Hope you can plan a ride up one day soon!

[@alainmaurice5383]

This is a fantastic report. It brings back great memories of the Dalton Highway. Thank you.👍

[@ak.klr650]

Glad you enjoyed it! You're welcome, and thanks for watching! 😊

[@danledbetter9535]

Those darned olé KLR's even look good dirty, I love mine... Noce video, Thank you!

[@ak.klr650]

Great bikes! 😊 Thanks for watching!

[@zspence77]

Great job on this ride! Klr650 out there doing it! Very nice!!

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks! 👍

[@bradsanders6954]

Very nice, relaxing video style, Thanks! 3 of us rode up to Anchorage from Chico CA. And here and there along the way clocking 7300 miles. I rode home solo after spending some time In Palmer AK helping build walls for a bush plane hanger, it was raining so hard further north it was near blinding. So we stayed in Palmer a while. Checked out the night life,etc Rained and rained and rained, Moose were nesting just off the lawn of the back yard. I headed home solo Sept 1st. It rained hard, sideways blowing rain from Palmer to Weed CA. About 6 days worth. It didnt matter after a while, its just water. Rode thru a mudslide with bouncing rocks. Slid the bike on it's side in clay on the road. Camped in rain, rode in rain. An Adventure. We took 3 weeks for the whole ride, I think open ended would be better, take a couple months and wander around more. One of my riding partners stayed longer to finish the wall building, and rode home in freezing temps, the bridges were all frozen so he had to wait a long time for them to unfreeze to ride over. Got some frostbite, got soaked in freezing rain, crashed the bike.......................The Salad Days. Sept 15th is too late to be riding out of Alaska.

[@ak.klr650]

Sounds like a ride for the books for sure! 😊🤪

[@bradsanders6954]

@@ak.klr650 It was very memorable, my BMW R1150R was new when I headed out, didnt look new when it got home.

[@ak.klr650]

​@@bradsanders6954 You could probably still find dirt in the cracks of that bike. 😂

[@rmoran113]

Very cool! Honestly I’ll probably camp about half trip. I’m a long time back packer. Sleep so much better hanging

[@bogusharris]

really like your following distance, nice video.Vstrom rider, any time off the main road is a joy

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@stevencarter7031]

An amazing trip..watched both vids in summer and winter..good ad for the KLR 👍🏍

[@ak.klr650]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 😊

[@msims1250]

Excellent video! Very well done!

[@ak.klr650]

Thank you very much!

[@Tomak907]

Great video, I miss it up there!

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks! Summer up here is about the best place on earth. 😊

[@johnjaques342]

Fantastic footage! Nice work.

[@ak.klr650]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@ephraimjessop7702]

Great video! I was in Tok this morning. I just ran across your channel.

[@ak.klr650]

Nice! Thanks for watching! I live here in Tok. If you pass through often, maybe I'll run into you one of these days.

[@sisgrl4alwyz]

Beautiful! 😍🏔 Great video😊

[@ak.klr650]

Thank you! You dont happen to know the cute girl that went up with me in March, do you? 😊😘💞😂

[@onemileattatime2642]

In your experience(s) what were the common low temps?

[@silveriojohan]

Amazing...

[@ak.klr650]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Cu-sith7]

I love working up here.

[@ak.klr650]

Nice! 😊

[@rockinroxxi3710]

Awesome 👏 Those views 🤩

[@ak.klr650]

Thank you 😃

[@Sumandokm9.3]

What a good route, God willing, in the summer I'll walk there, I want to get to Prudhoe Bay🏍🌎

[@ak.klr650]

Bueno! En Junio, la ruta no tiene hielo. I hope you can go!

[@dansplett8303]

Great biking video

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks!

[@AdventureKorkey]

I’ve been to prudhoe a dozen times for work. It’s a goal of mine to ride there on a motorcycle!

[@ak.klr650]

It's one of my favorite in state rides! Hope you can make the trip one day soon!

[@mountainlife1165]

Great video. A testament to the KLR. I have a 2023 Adventure and a 2015 Super Tenere. I’d much rather take the ST than the Klr on that trip but kudos to you for doing it! One question…did you do the doohickey upgrade on your bike. I see it’s currently at 35,000.

[@ak.klr650]

Dont blame you for preferring the ST. The KLR gets the job done at its pace though. 😊 I'm now at 48,000 on it in real time. I haven't messed with the doohickey other than making the standard factory interval adjustments of the stock one.

[@Alaska_MD]

This is amazing. I live in Anchorage, and I really want to do this, but I don't think I should try it alone.

[@ak.klr650]

Gather a decent emergency tool kit, and maybe change your next tire yourself for the kick of it. Then just ride we'll within your ability with caution where the road is rough. I think you'd probably enjoy it! I'd be happy to have company on a trip up next year, but usually don't do enough advance planning to schedule a trip someone else could make. 🤪

[@Alaska_MD]

@@ak.klr650 Yes, it's the tire change that worries me. The rear is tricky without a jack.

[@ak.klr650]

​@@Alaska_MD There's a place that makes a compact post to hold your rear tire off the ground in combination with your kick stand. I can't remember who. Maybe Happy Trails. Something like that might work. If your tires are tubeless, you probably could just carry a plug kit.

[@MotoPavilion]

You can do it. I did this summer NYC-Prudhoe Bay and back solo. It was an amazing trip. I would do it again if I have a chance.

[@onemileattatime2642]

​@Alaska_MD a good trick is to find a rock or log to tetertotter the bike. If needed, one of your luggage bags can be used.

[@rmoran113]

How’s conditions early June? Any hammock sites near cold foot or wiseman?

[@ak.klr650]

Early June is hit or miss. @gimmtan on Instagram went up in early June and had to ride on ice over the pass. Several other guys were stuck in Prudhoe for several days waiting for the roads to clear after a late storm. By mid June, your chances would be better. End of June should be nearly reliably snow free even on the pass. There are trees along the road up to about 50 miles North of Coldfoot. You could hang a hammock anywhere along the road. The campground at the Arctic Circle actually has enough trees you could hang a hammock in a tent site easy.

[@rmoran113]

Thx so much! I’ll push back my start date so I hit Ak mid June.

[@ak.klr650]

​@@rmoran113 Sweet! I think you'll like that better!

[@onemileattatime2642]

It is a bit of an added expense, but Tensa Trekking Treez are very good quality poles for hanging a hammock in a treeless situation! They are purpose built for hiking AND hanging a hammock safely! Here is a look at my FIRST wild camp using them in Wyoming. I bought them because I refuse to fo to the ground in a tent nowadays! kzbin.inforQMpkUoytGE?si=YT3rLqoJnG_vqfxA

[@rollingstone3017]

I've heard that dirt sets like concrete on your bike. Is that true? Does it wash off?

[@ak.klr650]

It sets pretty hard, and sifts it's way into every crack, but a good power wash will blow it back off.

[@rollingstone3017]

@@ak.klr650 Man, I gotta do this before I get too old. ⏳⌛️

[@ak.klr650]

​@@rollingstone3017 You won't regret it. 👍🏻

[@Alaska_MD]

Could this trip be made on a Kawasaki Z500, and would I need special tires?

[@ak.klr650]

I think you could ride it on the Z500. You may need to ride with caution depending on how those handle in dirt, but guys have been up there on Honda Groms, Harleys on occasion, 1939 Indians, and I even saw a Honda moped up there this year. For tires, something with a 50/50 tread is probably best, but I used Shinko 705s on the muddiest trip I was up there for. Not sure that you'd like straight street tires, but you might be ok if it is dry. It's hard for me to tell you for certain, because everyone seems to come back with their own opinion of that road based on their riding style and experience. And I have only got substantial ride time on dual sport bikes.

[@Alaska_MD]

@@ak.klr650 I have a Honda CRF300L, but it's not the most comfortable thing on the highway. It's only 310 lbs. wet, so it's great on dirt roads, but it doesn't like to go more than 65 mph, and even that gets old quickly on this bike.

[@ak.klr650]

​@Alaska_MD There's CRF would be awesome once you got onto the Dalton. But I hear you on coming up from Anchorage. Seat Concepts might make a seat for that one that you might like. That doesn't increase your horse power though. 😂 Particularly when the road is dry, I think you could make it on either. But I don't know how the Z500 handles on dirt roads.

[@mikehamilton6048]

Any chance you related to a Jody Hessler?

[@ak.klr650]

Not that I know of. I don't know the extended family that might still exist from before my late grandfather though.

[@moally3068]

I hope one day

[@ak.klr650]

Not sure where home is for you, but if you camp your way up, the trip might be cheaper than you think! Hope you can make it up!

[@FarNorthAdventure]

👍🏻

[@ak.klr650]

You need to get your permit this winter and maybe we can make a run partway up here someday.

[@FarNorthAdventure]

@@ak.klr650 might be able to do that!

[@Ghostrider-71]

Looks like a great ride…..someday I will be up there too!. 2023 KLR 650 adventure owner since July. Thank you for posting.

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks! Congrats on the KLR! I love both of mine! Just about to tip over 48,000 miles on my 2022 now. 😊 Hope to see you in Alaska one day!

[@Ghostrider-71]

@@ak.klr650 very good, I am a new KLR owner and a new rider so I want/need to get some more experience before I try this ride. The KLR has been a great experience so far and learning to ride has been fun.

[@ak.klr650]

​@@Ghostrider-71You'll get there in good time! This is a great hobby! 😊

[@Ghostrider-71]

@@ak.klr650 yes, it definitely is. A great way to explore and see the world.

[@ZXChrisR14]

It’s Skyrim.

[@ak.klr650]

Hey, thanks for watching! 😊

[@stevenwright6573]

Thanks for posting these cool videos. I have a question, if you don't mind. How far is it from the last gas station to Prudhoe Bay? How far is the longest you have to ride between gas stations?

[@ak.klr650]

Thanks for watching! The stretch between Coldfoot and Prudhoe is the longest at 238 miles.