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  1. Scotts8826

    Solo to Alaska

    June 20th Continued… After I finished up at Johnston Canyon I rode up to Lake Louise. Lake Louise is a hugely popular area and being around noon the parking was full and people had to park and ride to get into the area. I just wanted gas, so I pulled on into the station and topped off my...
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    Solo to Alaska

    June 20th Calgary to Hinton, by way of Banff and Jasper I’ll break this day into different postings to make it more manageable to read and upload. Today was an eventful day. I would still be traveling for the day but there would be things to see and do along the way. If I had to do it over...
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    Solo to Alaska

    Looks like an overcast morning in Banff with rain in the afternoon. Not a great day but I'll see what I can get done. One advantage with the rain yesterday is I didn't have to clean bug splatters off the windshield. Yesterday I saw a sign in eastern Alberta that said "Rural Crime Watch Area"...
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    Solo to Alaska

    June 19th, Swift Current to Calgary Today is my shortest day of the trip so far. Only a 5-hour drive time ride. However, rain started overnight and is forecast to continue throughout the day all the way to Calgary. I went to bed hearing about thunderstorms, so I was a little uneasy about my...
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    Solo to Alaska

    June 18th Minot, ND to Swift Current, SK I don’t know that I see every roadkill carcass on the road, but I smell most of them. I went to bed early last night thinking that would give me more time to sleep if my body needed it. Instead, I woke up an hour early at 5 am. I dinked around the...
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    Solo to Alaska

    June 17th, Brookings, SD to Minot, ND It was a great day weather wise to travel. The wind kicked up a bit in North Dakota but nothing like yesterday. Temperatures were mild and the sheep skin seat cover I borrowed from my wife is working great! I enjoy riding through the Great Plains...
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    Solo to Alaska

    June 16th, Kansas City to Brooking I wrote this travel update last night but the budget motel I stayed in had a budget WiFi that couldn’t quite reach the outer rooms. So, I couldn’t get a long enough connection to post it. A day late. The hardest part of a trip is just getting started. I...
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    Solo to Alaska

    My pre-trip ride to Springfield is completed. It was about a seven-hour ride down and back with a couple hours in Nixa for lunch and my tire. While I was there, I also had my DESS disabled. I haven’t had any issues with it but no sense in pushing my luck with it in sparsely populated places...
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    Solo to Alaska

    Thanks for your insight, Red. I plan on making my first “rest” day in Dawson Creek so I’ll visit the museum. I had thought about the satellite phone/tracker but I have not picked one up. I may hear about it again if my wife reads your post. I understand about the ounce of prevention. I...
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    Solo to Alaska

    I have an itinerary set up for each day but I am anticipating it will change once I am on the road due to weather, sights, or additional rest days. The primary path is going north on I-29 where I will travel through Minot, ND and cross the border at Portal, ND. I will continue on to Calgary...
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    Solo to Alaska

    Yes, you read that right, I am riding to Alaska on my 2020 RTL. I will be leaving my home in the Kansas City area on June 16th. I will be on the road for 32 days. Why alone? It is difficult to find someone you already know that is available for a month, rides a motorcycle or Spyder, and...
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    First big Ride

    Sounds like a great ride to break-in the Spyder. Great riding in the Black Hills and the temperatures should still be nice.
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    Trip Planned - leaving for Maggie Valley June 3rd

    Be sure to ride the Tail of the Dragon ESPECIALLY if there is a bit of rain. It will keep the 2 wheelers off the road but your Spyder can handle it.
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    2020 RTL Does it have a USB port in the frunk?

    I ran out to the garage and snapped a picture of where you can add the outlet.
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    2020 RTL Does it have a USB port in the frunk?

    You can add a USB port to the 2020+ RTL frunk if you'd like. By the battery there is a hole in the cover plate to add a cigarette lighter outlet. I read where there is a direct connection that can be used behind the opening but I just connected it to the battery. Once the plug is in you can...
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    Spyders on The Simpsons

    About time someone recognized me as a weirdo.
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    Arkansas in the rain - Spyder made my day!

    Arkansas has some great roads to travel. Sorry to hear the weather didn't cooperate early. Handling rain is much easier on a Spyder than a 2 wheeler. You can keep going with caution when others have to stop.
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    Finally got to ride Hwy 12 on the NC Outer Banks

    My extended family spends a week in Duck or Corolla every other year. I rode my Spyder one year to the Outer Banks. My first long trip and it was memorable. Late spring, early summer is a great time to ride the area because the temperature is perfect and the big crowds haven't checked in...
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    Did some fun traveling and Ryker rides last couple months.

    Thanks for sharing your trip. I had a 2013 RT-S for 6 years and currently ride a 2020 RTL because I enjoy long distance trips. Once I age out of the long trips I may buy a Ryker to run around on and try a new perspective on riding.
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    Routing USB power out of rear trunk 2012 RTL

    I ran a USB cord from my 2020 RTL trunk to the passenger seat for my wife. When we go on trips her phone never dies so she can talk to friends all day. I took off the back supprt seat so I could run the USB cable up through the top case. I taped the end to a wire hanger. I did have to drill...
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