Just got back from Prudhoe Bay on my Ural

[okmac]

Just got back from Prudhoe Bay riding my Ural. At least I was riding it until the last 1700 miles. I think if I were to do that again I would purchase a good used KLR and not worry about how buggered up it got.

My riding partner wrote a blog of our trip if you are interested . He has some nice pictures in it.

The address is LarryLarry75.blogspot.com

Mac

 

[raclow]

Fixed it for you......

Just got back from Prudhoe Bay riding my Ural. At least I was riding it until the last 1700 miles. I think if I were to do that again I would purchase a good used KLR and not worry about how buggered up it got.
My riding partner wrote a blog of our trip if you are interested . He has some nice pictures in it.

The address is Link to Report

Mac

Nice Blog!!!!

 

[jekirby]

A few weeks ago, I was at the Ural B.U.R.P rally at Willville at Meadows of Dan, Virginia. By any chance were you there? A few forlks from out your way trailered their bikes there.

 

[okmac]

A few weeks ago, I was at the Ural B.U.R.P rally at Willville at Meadows of Dan, Virginia. By any chance were you there? A few forlks from out your way trailered their bikes there.

Nope, I was not there, the only time I trailer my bikes is when they break down , as my Ural did this time. Don't own a trailer, I leave that to the Sturgis bunch.

Mac

 

[twowheelnut]

Holy Schnikies! On a Ural?! Fook, skooter is dead. You are my new hero! :good:

 

[dcarver]

Gotta love this quote

"Aug 8 - Bob called the first thing and asked me to check the kill switch. The thought of the kill switch being turned off never entered my mind as the engine would turn over, the lights worked, etc. Much to my chagrin, the switch was turned off, I turned it on and the bike started right away. I no longer have an ego , it is laying in ashes. All bikes I know about , when the kill switch if turned off, all systems are dead. Not the Russians however, they do things differently."

 

[Murph]

The trip blog is long and I am taking my time reading it (and taking every free moment to do so). It's great and I highly recommend to all ride report fans! :clapping:

Question for you, okmac.... what was the reason given by the tour operator as to why you were not allowed to visit the Arctic Ocean?

 

[okmac]

The trip blog is long and I am taking my time reading it (and taking every free moment to do so). It's great and I highly recommend to all ride report fans! :clapping:
Question for you, okmac.... what was the reason given by the tour operator as to why you were not allowed to visit the Arctic Ocean?

They told us they were moving a drilling rig down the only road that would take us to the Artic Ocean. We were a little upset to say the least but what could we do. Had I known that we would only see oil rigs and no Ocean on the tour I probably would not have went. After riding that far it was quite a dissapointment.

Mac

 

[bikerskier]

The trip blog is long and I am taking my time reading it (and taking every free moment to do so). It's great and I highly recommend to all ride report fans! :clapping:
Question for you, okmac.... what was the reason given by the tour operator as to why you were not allowed to visit the Arctic Ocean?

They told us they were moving a drilling rig down the only road that would take us to the Artic Ocean. We were a little upset to say the least but what could we do. Had I known that we would only see oil rigs and no Ocean on the tour I probably would not have went. After riding that far it was quite a dissapointment.

Mac

Spent much of the early / mid 80's in Prudhoe, and had many delays in getting around due to rig moves. These are massive pieces of equipment that move on very massive and sophisticated wheel systems that can raise the entire rig off the ground and self propel it to another pad as little as a 1/2 mile away or as far as 10 miles or more. Imagine how the shuttle is moved to the launch pad and you can partly visualize a rig move. However, since oil is the reason for the Haul Road and drilling is how oil gets out of the ground, it is foolish to fault a rig move. Although I can understand your frustration if you are only there for a few hours. We had more freedom of movement and could usually find alternate routes to our destinations unless it was on a section of the road bewtween Prudhoe (Deadhorse) and the Kuparik field that had no good alternate. It was cool (literally) to see the Arctic Ocean for the first time, but it is pretty featureless.

I really enjoyed the pictures and blog of the trip and hope it remains available for re-reading in the future. A great adventure on an unusual platform.