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Re: Alaska Trip Presentation in Philly, Oct. 17th!!

Looks like Saturday in Philly will be a lot like riding in Alaska - 50s and rainy. Nonetheless come on out and visit at RevZilla. Presentation goes off at 2:00PM. Open House from Noon till 4:00ish. Get more info by clicking HERE

Re: Alaska Trip Presentation in Philly, Oct. 17th!!

More details on the Oct 17th Alaska Ride Presentation at RevZilla in Philly - RevZilla's Open House will be Saturday afternoon from Noon till 4 ish. My presentation goes at 2:00PM. They're gonna have lots of special deals on rider gear so come on out!!  Learn more by clicking here to go to the RevZilla Blog. Oh yeah, if you have questions about riding to Alaska that ...

Re: Alaska Trip Presentation in Philly, Oct. 17th!!

Will do! Ride Safe!

Jack

Re: F650GS (Twin) to Alaska from Philly, Leaving May 21

Time to reflect brings perspective to all things..right?  Having reflected on my trip for a couple of months now I think I have a sound perspective on my bike selection. If I were leaving again tomorrow on the exact same trip I did in June I would take my R12GS. But (and this is a big but!) if I were leaving again tomorrow with the intent of doing more (and more serious) dirt roading such as the haul road I would definitely vote with the smaller and lighter F650GS (with much better tires, and pac...

Alaska Trip Presentation in Philly, Oct. 17th!!

In May-July of this year I made the trip from SE Pennsylvania to Alaska and back on my 2009 F650GS. Now I've been invited to give a presentation on that trip as part of the October 17th Fall Open House at RevZilla Motorsports (Philadelphia, PA). I'm going to try to cover all elements of the trip....bike, planning, route, lodging, etc, etc, etc. If you want to know more about long distance travel on an F650GS twin or about making that once in a lifetime ...