Getting Ready

I realized I started this Blog in February and have not updated it. The excuse is that I have
been working on the bike, camping equipment, and logistics. All the standard prep items were done including new tires, spark plugs, air cleaner, battery, engine oil, anti-freeze, drive chain, and front sprocket.








I was particularly worried about flying gravel from the big trucks that will be encountered in Canada and on the Alaska pipeline road. I found a very nice stainless steel water radiator guard from Germany. I could not find anything for the oil radiator so I fabricated a guard from aluminum plate. This should protect the lower
part of the engine.

I was also concerned about the rear tire throwing mud on the rear shock so another shield was fabricated for the rear.

I'll keep adding more posts over the next week
before the trip begins