Bella Coola, BC via the Freedom Highway

[Jer]

My best friend Brent in Boise, Idaho called today to see if I was interested in making this trip. The last fifty or sixty miles are graded gravel with 18 degree grades. Brent mad this trip on a chain drive 2000 1000cc Suzuki in 1981 and would like to do it again. There are a lot of videos of the trip on the web.

Let me know if you have made this trip.

 

[bluesdog]

Never took that route, but used to ride my Norton Commando on logging roads back in the day..

For the FJR, metal radiator guard and lexan headlight shields highly recommended

 

[MCRIDER007]

I rode to Bella Coola in 2006 on a 1000 V-Strom. There are 40 miles of gravel which includes the 20 mile section through the Park and the "hill". The 18 percent grades are a very small portion of the hill but there are multiple sections of 14 percent grades. Its a very good gravel road when it is not raining and fun to ride West to East because you are going uphill. An experienced rider should not have any problems on a FJR.....if the road is dry.

 

[Jer]

I rode to Bella Coola in 2006 on a 1000 V-Strom. There are 40 miles of total gravel which includes the 20 mile section through the Park and the "hill". The 18 percent grades are a very small portion of the hill but there are multiple sections of 14 percent grades. Its a very good gravel road when it is not raining and fun to ride West to East because you are going uphill. An experienced rider should not have any problems on a FJR.....if the road is dry.

I want to thank Silver Spirit and MCRIDER007 for there helpful replies. If we go it will probably be in August and hopefully the weather could be dry.

 

[RichDoyle]

Dry? Hee, hee, hee ...

 

[Jer]

Dry? Hee, hee, hee ...

That is a very ominous hee, hee, hee. Actually a little frightening. Makes me wonder if the road will be passable in the rain for my limited abilities and you seem to feel there will be rain.

 

[Denver_FJR]

...There are 40 miles of gravel which includes the 20 mile section through the Park and the "hill". ...but there are multiple sections of 14 percent grades. Its a very good gravel road when it is not raining......An experienced rider should not have any problems on a FJR.....if the road is dry.

Lot of caveats there and I wouldn't risk it on the FJR... check out the Super Tenere over the "for sale" section.