Hello all,
I'm fairly new to KatRiders and have been just reading alot. My buddy and I are planning a 3 week long trip starting from Alaska(interior/Eielson AFB), down through canada for kansas. From Kansas we will be going on a mini tour ride w/ his father and friends down somewhere into Oklahoma. They will head back to Kansas while we split off to go to Southern california. From there we plan to shoot straight up to seattle then back to alaska going through Canada once again. Our leave will start May 4th and go until May 25th. My biggest concerns right now is running out of fuel through canada since it is fairly isolated and if my bike will survive the trip(He will be riding a brand new BMW touring/off road bike). My bike currently has 12,xxx miles on it and its a 2000 model katana.
My buddy is wanting to go through canada all the way to edmonton then shoot down to kansas which makes us stay longer in the canadian territories and i'm wanting to get out of canada asap and shoot for straight to seattle then go east bound for kansas. My way is about 700 miles longer of a trip but less likely to run out of gas and more likely to be warmer since we will be lower. I did purchase a milepost to try to help out w/ the gas fill station planning. Anyone have any inputs, heads up, anything that may help out? websites?
I've noticed on some of the post about must have's for long tours and seemed like no one really carried spare oil filters. Is it not needed? I'm worried that if we needed oil changes some areas might not carry and would take a day or two to get the part in. The way our tour is sounding we will be stoping at locations for resting purposes only and when the sun comes up we'll be on the move. (8-10 hr days?)
I'm also wondering about tune ups prior to the trip. Some buddies mentioned to me to get my carbs cleaned and synch and new chain/sprocket? What if prior owner recently changed the chain and sprocket just last riding season in alaska and I havent riddin the bike yet? Sorry for all the questions i'll stop for now.
Thanks in advance
-Mike
USAF//ATC
I'm fairly new to KatRiders and have been just reading alot. My buddy and I are planning a 3 week long trip starting from Alaska(interior/Eielson AFB), down through canada for kansas. From Kansas we will be going on a mini tour ride w/ his father and friends down somewhere into Oklahoma. They will head back to Kansas while we split off to go to Southern california. From there we plan to shoot straight up to seattle then back to alaska going through Canada once again. Our leave will start May 4th and go until May 25th. My biggest concerns right now is running out of fuel through canada since it is fairly isolated and if my bike will survive the trip(He will be riding a brand new BMW touring/off road bike). My bike currently has 12,xxx miles on it and its a 2000 model katana.
My buddy is wanting to go through canada all the way to edmonton then shoot down to kansas which makes us stay longer in the canadian territories and i'm wanting to get out of canada asap and shoot for straight to seattle then go east bound for kansas. My way is about 700 miles longer of a trip but less likely to run out of gas and more likely to be warmer since we will be lower. I did purchase a milepost to try to help out w/ the gas fill station planning. Anyone have any inputs, heads up, anything that may help out? websites?
I've noticed on some of the post about must have's for long tours and seemed like no one really carried spare oil filters. Is it not needed? I'm worried that if we needed oil changes some areas might not carry and would take a day or two to get the part in. The way our tour is sounding we will be stoping at locations for resting purposes only and when the sun comes up we'll be on the move. (8-10 hr days?)
I'm also wondering about tune ups prior to the trip. Some buddies mentioned to me to get my carbs cleaned and synch and new chain/sprocket? What if prior owner recently changed the chain and sprocket just last riding season in alaska and I havent riddin the bike yet? Sorry for all the questions i'll stop for now.
Thanks in advance
-Mike
USAF//ATC
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