Cogent Dynamics Shock failed on Day 18, approximately 9000 miles Email me about my Cogent Dynamics KLR 650 Moab Shock and their lack of customer service. alan.leduc@gmail.com My riding partners stock shock made the whole trip.

(In less Than 60 Days)

by Motorcycle
Approximately 23,500 Miles

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In Long Distance Motorcycling Language we will be whoring this ride - claiming more than one certificate for a given ride.
In order to claim a additional certificates you must meet the additional requirements of the lesser rides.

All rides are certified by the Iron Butt Association

USA South West Challenge
(Key West, FL to Homer, AK in less than 14 days)
(Day 1 - 11)

Haul Road 1000
(North Pole, AK to Prudhoe Bay, AK to North Pole Alaska in less than 24 hours)
(Day 13)

Bay to Bay
(Prudhoe Bay, AK to Goose Bay Labrador in less than 16 days)
(Day 13 - Day 29)

It is unlikely that we will be able to complete the Bay to Bay Ride
Our current schedule is to complete the ride at the end of day 29. If we attempt the Haul Road 1000 we will be long by about 1/2 Day.

Ultimate Canadian Insanity
The four extreme point of Canada in less than 20 Days)
(Little Gold Creek, YT - Inuvik, NWT - Point Pelee, ON - Cape Spear, Newfoundland)
(Days 16-31)

Far North Insanity
(All Canadian Provinces and 2 Accessible Territories:
 All on Canadian Roads (may NOT cross in to USA) Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories in less than 14 Days)
(Days 18-32)

It is unlikely that we will be able to complete the Far North Insanity
Our current schedule is 15 Days.

Saddlesore 1600
(1600 Kilometers in less than 24 hours)
(Day 21)

Track Our Ride by following us on Spotwalla Tim's Spotwalla: http://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=2a7b4db33cb78afac Alan's Spotwalla:  http://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=2ac84db77fdc6d1ad Spotwalla was developed by our friend Jason Jonas. If you have a need to share your tracking you should check it out. If these two links are not matching, either someone forgot to turn on their spot; the batteries are dead; or one or the other or both are cussing. Alan's Bike: 2006 KLR 650

Why?

 Both Tim and Alan are experienced long distance motorcycle riders. In the sport of long distance motorcycle riding riders are always thinking of the next extreme right that might be approved by the Iron Butt Organization. Our friend Jack Gustafson, was working on what he called the 18 Bay ride. This pushed Tim's button. Jack was not ready to do the ride, so Tim ask permission from Jack to pursue it. Tim is a young 68 years old and had promised his wife that he would not do anymore of these "crazy" rides without a companion. Alan (a mere 60 years old) and Tim have been close friends for several years but have never really ridden together. So why not make the first ride together a whopper? Alan became Tim's companion.

While searching the Iron Butt Association web page to see what similar rides might have been developed they found an Ultimate Circumnavigation of North America which nobody had ever completed. It was decided that this ride would be combined what had developed into a 35 Bay Ride and have what would truly be the Ultimate Circumnavigation of North America.

You're still wondering why right? Mainly because we think we can and very few others will every be able to accomplish what we are attempting.

Daily Schedule

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• Required Stops: Key West, FL (Southern Most Point of U.S.; Addison Bay, FL (Marco Island); Sunshine Bridge (Tampa Bay, FL); Apalachicola Bay, FL, and Mobile Bay, AL

• Required Stops: Galveston Bay, TX and Brownsville, TX.

• Required Stops: None
• Kingsville Friends: Barb Smith

• Required Stops: San Diego Bay (Coronado Island); Morro Bay, CA
• Morro Bay Friends: Craig Vetters, Ron Willey, Don Nordstrom

• Required Stops: San Francisco Bay (Golden Gate Bridge); Coos Bay, OR

• Required Stops: Neah Bay, WA

• Required Stops: None

• Required Stops: Hyder, AK

• Required Stops: Destruction Bay, YT

• Required Stops: Homer, AK
• This concludes the USA South West Challenge (Key West, FL to Homer, AK in 14 days or less)

• Required Stops: Kachemak Bay (Anchor Point)
• Friends: Roger Bliss, Joe May, Jack Gustafson, Tiffany (Delaina Boyd's Daughter-in-law)

Day 12, Friday, May 27: University of Fairbanks (UAF). Maintenance: Oil, Chain and Sprocket Inspection, Change to Knobbie Tires

http://www.advcycleworks.com/
362 Snowy Owl Lane
Fairbanks, AK 99712
+64° 54' 23.52", -147° 40' 9.27"
Dan Armstrong
907-457-4259
dans40xc@hotmail.com

Day 13, Saturday, May 28: UAF to North Pole, AK to Prudhoe Bay, AK to North Pole, AK to UAF 1041 36 Hours 51 Minutes. Completing this day in less than 24 hours will meet the criteria for the Haul Road 1000. This will likely be the most challenging day of the trip. It will likely take very close to the the 24 hour limit. The predicted time of 36 hours and 51 minutes is because much of this road is gravel as noted below. Both Tim and Alan have ridden this road multiple times and the conditions can vary dramatically. If conditions are not good, we will spend the night in Deadhorse and abort the Haul Road 1000.
http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day13.htm

• Required Stop: Prudhoe Bay, AK
• We will attempt to do this ride in less than 24 hours will will be certified as the Haul Road 1000.
  Most people have heard of the "Ice Road Truckers" road. This road is formally known as the Dalton Highway and informally as the Haul Road (it was made so trucks to hall stuff to the oil fields at Prudhoe Bay. The road conditions on the road change very dramatically from day to day and they have been paving some of it over the years (much of it is gravel of some sort). I ask my friend Jack Gustafson how much of the road was paved and got this reply.
  • Pavement: From Fairbanks, AK to the start of the Haul Road (Mile 0) is 78 Miles. There are some there are some frost heaves about halfway that will let you know your suspension is working.
  • Gravel: Minus 5 miles of broken pavement to Mile 37.
  • Pavement: 13 miles of pavement to Mile 50. Gravel: 40 miles of gravel to Mile 90
  • Pavement: 20 miles of old pavement with usual frost heaves to Mile 110 (Beaver Slide)
  • Pavement: 25 miles of good pavement to the Mile 115, Arctic Circle (A lot of people stop here; but the most difficult part of the road is yet to come. Pavement: 15 miles of old pavement to Mile 130.
  • Pavement: 45 miles of decent pavement to Mile 175 (Coldfoot)
    • So out of 253 miles, there is only 72 miles of gravel.
  • Pavement: 22 miles of new pavement to Mile 199 Gravel: 208 miles of gravel and 9 miles of pavement to Mile 415

From Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay is 493 miles of which 312 is gravel. Since we will be making the return trip the same day, and starting and ending at North Pole, we will be riding over 1000 miles of which 624 miles is gravel and will be attempting to do it in less than 24 hours.

• Leaving Prudhoe Bay will start the clock on the Bay to Bay Ride (Prudhoe Bay, AK to Goose Bay, Labrador) which must me completed in 16 Days.

Day 14, Sunday, May 29: North Pole, AK to Tok, AK 189 miles 2 hours 54 minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day14.htm

• Required Stops: None
• This is a short day. If road conditions are good we will have to ride 24 hours straight on Day 13 and will need a nap at the end of the Haul Road 1000. If road conditions are not good, we will spend the night on Day 13 in Deadhorse, AK (Prudhoe Bay) which means we will have an additional 500+ miles on this day.

Day 15, Monday, May 30: Tok, AK to Chicken, AK to Little Gold Creek, YT to Dawson City, YT to Eagle Plains, YT 457 Miles 10 Hours 27 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day15.htm

• Required Stops: None
• This time is likely very optimistic. This road is gravel and can be very difficult traveling.

Day 16: Tuesday, May 31: Eagle Plain, YT to Inuvik to Eagle Plains, YT,  429 Miles 9 Hours 35 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day16.htm

• Required Stops: Mackenzie Bay (Inuvik)
• This time is likely very optimistic. This road is gravel and can be very difficult traveling.
• Leaving Inuvik will start the clock on the Ultimate Canadian Insanity - The four extreme point of Canada in less than 20 Days) (Little Gold Creek, YT - Inuvik, NWT - Point Pelee, ON - Cape Spear, Newfoundland)

Day 17,  Wednesday, June 1: Eagle Plains, YT to Little Gold Creek, YT to Carmacks, YT 614 Miles 14 Hours 35 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day17.htm

• Required Stops: Little Gold Creek is required for the Ultimate Canadian Insanity

Day 18, Thursday, June 2: Carmacks, YT to Watson Lake, YT to Muncho Lake, BC to Ft. Liard, NWT 796 Miles 16 Hours 8 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day18.htm

• Required Stops: Watson Lake, YT and Muncho Lake, BC are required for the Far North Insanity
• Leaving Watson Lake, YT will start the clock on the Far North Insanity (All Canadian Provinces and 2 Accessible Territories:  All on Canadian Roads (may NOT cross in to USA) Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories in less than 14 Days)

Day 19, Friday, June 3: Ft. Liard, NWT to Yellowknife, NWT 491 Miles 12 Hours 27 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day19.htm

• Required Stops: Yellowknife, NWT

Day 20, Saturday, June 4: Yellowknife, NWT to High Level, AB 447 Miles 8 Hours 58 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day20.htm

• Required Stops: High Level, AB is required for the Far North Insanity

Day 21, Sunday, June 5: High Level, AB to Yorkton, SK 1013 Miles 16 Hours 44 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day21.htm

• Required Stops: Yorkton, SK is required for Far North Insanity

Day 22, Monday, June 6: Yorkton, SK This day is reserved for tire change and maintenance. We will have purchase and extra set of Tourances and carry a spare set tires with us and change on the road in Newfoundland.

http://www.schradermotors.com/
Highway 9 North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
service@schradermotors.com
306-783-3333

Day 23, Tuesday, June 7: Yorkton, SK to Winnipeg, MB to Thunder Bay, ON 716 Miles 14 Hours 6 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day23.htm

• Required Stops: Thunder Bay.
  Winnipeg, MB is required for the Far North Insanity

Day 24, Wednesday, June 8: Thunder Bay, ON to Chapleau, ON to Sudbury, ON 625 Miles 13 Hours 55 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day24.htm

• Required Stops: None

Day 25, Thursday, June 9: Sudbury, ON to Point Pelee, ON to North Bay, ON 829 Miles 15 Hours 21 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day25.htm

• Required Stops: North Bay, ON
  Point Pelee is required for the Ultimate Canadian Insanity.

Day 26, Friday, June 10: North Bay, ON to James Bay, Quebec 623 Miles 14 Hours 53 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day26.htm

• Required Stops: James Bay, Quebec

Day 27, Saturday, June 11: James Bay, Quebec to Tadoussac, Quebec 667 Miles 16 Hours 0 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day27.htm

• Required Stops: None

Day 28, Sunday, June 12: Tadoussac, Quebec to Labrador City, Labrador 482 Miles 10 Hours 51 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day28.htm

• Required Stops: None

Day 29, Monday, June 13: Labrador City, Labrador to  Goose Bay, Labrador 328 Miles 7 Hours 14 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day29.htm

• Required Stops: Goose Bay, Labrador
• The predicted time for this day are way short. This is a gravel road and will take much longer.
• This concludes the Bay to Bay ride which started upon leaving Prudhoe Bay (Day 13). It is unlikely that we will be able to complete the Bay to Bay Ride.
  Our current schedule is to complete the ride at the end of day 29. If we attempt the Haul Road 1000 we will be long by about 1/2 Day.

Day 30-31, Tuesday-Wednesday, June 14-15: Goose Bay, Labrador to Cartwright, Labrador to Blanc Sablon, Quebec to St. Barbe, Newfoundland to St. John's Bay (Cape Spear), Newfoundland. Since we are unsure about the route we are unsure of the mileage and time. It is roughly 1000 miles.

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day30.htm

• Required Stops: St. John's Bay (Cape Spear), Newfoundland
• For almost its entire length, the Trans Labrador Highway runs through dense wilderness, with absolutely no roadside services between communities. The Trans Labrador Highway has been under construction for several years. It appears that Phase 3 is now open. If so we will be traveling by road. If not, we will take a ferry from Goose Bay to Cartwright. From Cartwright we will travel by road to Blanc Sablon where we will take a ferry to St. Barbie Newfoundland.
• This Completes the Ultimate Canadian Insanity. We have until Day 36 to complete so this should not be an issue.
• We purchased an extra set of tires in Yorkton, SK and will have to change on the road here.

Day 32, Thursday, June 16: St. Johns's Bay, Newfoundland to St. Ann's Bay, Nova Scotia 704 Miles 19 Hours 8 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day32.htm

• Required Stops: St. Ann's Bay

Day 33, Friday, June 17: St. Ann's Bay, NS to St. Margaret's Bay, NS to St. Mary's Bay, NS to Jordan Bay, NS to Aulac, NB to Malpeque Bay, Prince Edwards, Island 841 Miles 15 Hours 44 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day33.htm

• Required Stops: St. Ann's Bay, NS to St. Margaret's Bay, NS to St. Mary's Bay, NS to Jordan Bay, NS to Aulac, NB to Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island. Auluc, NB is only required for the Far North Insanity.
• This completes the Far North Insanity. We likely will not finish this ride in the required time as it needs to be completed by Day 32.

There are no time pressures for the balance of the ride.

Day 34, Saturday, June 18: Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island to Bay of Fundy, NB to Johnson Bay (Lubec, ME) to Penobscot Bay, ME to Cap Cod, MA 746 Miles 14 Hours 36 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day34.htm

• Required Stops: Bay of Fundy, NB, Johnson Bay (Lubec, ME), Penobscot Bay, ME and Cape Cod Bay, MA

Day 35, Sunday, June 19, Cape Cod Bay, MA to Delaware Bay to Chesapeake Bay, VA 604 Miles 11 Hours 43 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day35.htm

• Required Stops: Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay, VA

Day 36, Monday, June 20: Chesapeake Bay, VA to Bulls Bay (Charleston), SC to Kings Bay Naval Base, GA 686 Miles 11 Hours 38 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day36.htm

• Required Stops: Bulls Bay (Charleston), SC and Kings Bay Naval Base, GA

Day 37, Tuesday, June 21: Kings Bay Naval Base, GA to Palm Bay, FL to Biscayne Bay, FL to Key West, FL 557 Miles 9 Hours 37 Minutes

http://www.bopisolutions.com/35Bay/Day37.htm

• Required Stops: Palm Bay, FL, Biscayne Bay, FL and Key West FL