The Dempster Highway - a Solo Motorcycle Journey to the Arctic (S2:E6)

After riding the Top of the World Highway and re-entering Canada, Chad descends upon the famed Dawson City before tackling the Dempster Highway.
Contending with mechanical issues, vicious wind, and the infamous Dempster mud, he is mesmerized by the vast beauty of the Yukon and Northwest Territories of the Canadian Frontier, as he returns to the Arctic once again!
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[@hachewie]

Stunning scenery here. I know you got your chain sorted. I watched later episodes. Free wood. Awesome.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Free wood for the win!!

[@trevorduffin9648]

haha, I laughed so hard to see the kiwi sticker and NZ flag sticker that I put on the sign in Tuktoyaktuk this year. great video Chad

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

I always love seeing my stickers in someone else's post! Well done - thanks for the support!! 🍻

[@trevorduffin9648]

@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets cheers mate. It looks like you a few weeks after me. I also went down through Icefield Pathway

[@trevorduffin9648]

Now I cast my mind back I think we met outside Honda in Whitehorse at the end of July. I was the kiwi on the BMW G650gs

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Wait... Honda in Whitehorse or the Moto Shop in Anchorage??.

[@trevorduffin9648]

@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets it was in a campsite just north of Eagle Plains. You told me about your Africa Twin in South America. I was camping with two French Canadians

[@keithmeyer3022]

Great video. I just rode the Dempster at the end of August on a KTM 890. I rode from Whitehorse to Inuvik and camped at the same crappy campground that you did. That place was a nightmare. I don't think I slept at all. I rode up to Tuk and then all the way back to Dawson City. That was probably too many miles for one day. I ended up with a flat tire at the first ferry crossing on the way back and had to stop and fill the tire every 50 miles. It really sucked riding in a thunderstorm from Eagle Plains back to Dawson.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Your comment genuinely made me laugh out loud! 😅 yeah, nightmare is a good word for that Campground. Sad situation really... Inuvik to Tuk and BACK to Dawson City in one day is a seriously masochistic Iron Butt task - especially with a flat! Well done!!

[@chadkline4268]

Get a centerstand 😊👍 And extender for the front fender. I don't know why they make them so short. Awesome video.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

I had to take the centerstand off to fit the bash plate... Agree re: the front fender. I guess since it's technically a street bike, they just slapped a beak on it.

[@dougiverson4297]

Loved the video. Nicely done. Recommend the fender extender and rad guard for those types of trips. I also carry two makeshift rad guards that I cable tie on. Easy to remove, put the other one on, then bang the mud off the first one and clean it at a creek when I can. That way I do no have to look for a hose. love my 2020 Honda CB500X RR2. I hit like and subscribe.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Thank you!! I added the 1" lift kit on the African Twin front fender, and would probably do well to do the same to the CB... In sticky mud like that, removable radiator guards would also come in very handy! Ran into a guy on the new Harley Pan American in Deadhorse and he was complaining of the stock radiator mesh was so close to the actual fins, that they completely caked with mud and we're almost impossible to clean.... Thanks for supporting the channel!! 🍻

[@wingandhog]

Stunning! Thanks for sharing.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Thanks for watching!!

[@osimnod]

The Dempster looks so much more docile than the Dalton due to no drilling rigs and trucks leaving a cloud of dust to blind you.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

If you're interested, in the description section of our latest videos is a link to an article I wrote for ADV Pulse juxtaposing the two. I actually touch on that very subject!!

[@-W8WHAT]

Two Wheels Three Sheets sticker... placed right under the NZ flag sticker, and Kiwi sticker above. 👉👌👈

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Stuck in the middle with you...

[@AmerSheikh]

Beautiful...Thanks for sharing!

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Thanks for watching!!

[@stube49]

I drove to Dawson City in 1976, 2007, and 2008 but was unaware of the Sour Toe tradition. Next time I make it there I will have to join in for sure! Nice videos!

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Thank you! It is a very cool little town, a real time machine... but I didn't have the intestinal fortitude to kiss the toe. No regrets for not partaking.

[@rfkcous]

Inuvik - Inns and hotels inexplicably booked, city all locked up on Sunday. Welcome to life in the village

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

😅 Reminds me of living in Patagonia... Sundays were a graveyard. Although I must say, the city definitely has an interesting "vibe"... Do you live in Inuvik??

[@rfkcous]

@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets I don't live in Inuvik but have spent a lot of time in Native American villages in Alaska. One of the hard things to get use to is "village time", the concept of doing it later or tomorrow regardless of the agreement made.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

@@rfkcous yup... I had the same issue trying to adjust to the pace of business in Latin America, when "mañana" typically means next week, and "next week" is in a month or two... 😂

[@lorinhughes]

Hopefully you became part of the "Sour Toe Club" when in Dawson City 👍

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Oh, we'll definitely be talking about the Sourtoe Club in the next video! 🤢

[@tjjm1907]

The craziest motorcycle riders I ever saw were crossing the Andes at Paso de Agua Negra. A gravel road with a fair amount of traffic and many horseshoe turns.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

That's a famous road in the moto world. The highest border crossing in the Andes if I'm not mistaken...

[@cmburke7]

Did you take an Emergency Satelllite Beacon on the trip? I think those calcium chloride roads would give me a panic attack. Enjoyed watching though!

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Thank you! Yes, I always travel with an inReach Mini. Luckily I haven't had to use it in an emergency yet...

[@crashcoursemtb5003]

Is wild camping forbidden in most places in the Yukon?

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

I'm really not sure... Established government campgrounds are plentiful in the Yukon, and while I wild camp as much as possible, I do my best to avoid private property or areas where camping is specifically forbidden...

[@crashcoursemtb5003]

@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets@ Two Wheels Three Sheets, thank you. one other question: do you think it's possible to do the dempster highway on a cruiser bike, such as a Suzuki c50 boulevard?

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Truth of the matter is in dry conditions, you can ride it on just about anything... but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. Tires are a major factor, and street tires aren't appropriate... A lot of people make the trip on cruisers, but your chances of success go down significantly riding the wrong bike.

[@stevemarler7039]

No

[@stube49]

I am surprised your narrator didn’t ride with you.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Rose and I just arrived in Patagonia and we will be traveling together on the Africa Twin. The 500 is too small to travel 2-up fully loaded...

[@stube49]

@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets Awesome! Have fun and stay safe!

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Thank you!!

[@michaelbdoherty]

Starting camp fire with gas... not smart.

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Why is that?

[@krob-sn7ek]

@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets Really! It's always worked for me !! A couple of napkins rolled up and dip in my gas tank on my bike. Easy Peasy ! You guys rock!! I want to take the Dempster for sure

[@stevekeddington4382]

Screaming like a schoolgirl Slimy roads

[@TwoWheelsThreeSheets]

Bwaa!! Sometimes that's all you can do!