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Graham Shee

 

Alaska July 08

Following Blog is for friends, fellow travellers, people in the UK / Europe looking for inspiration and anyone else bored with life.

Alaska - not sure why, but I like it.

Where to start - Anchorage? Flew out from Glasgow with FlyGlobespan - good value at 312GBP for one way ticket to Vancouver. Alaska Airlines up to Anchorage. Got my US Visa stamped for 6months on leaving Vancouver. Slightly confusing, as part of Vancouver airport is US territory (even though Vancouver is in Canada).
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Icon Field Armor Vest

Icon Field Armor Vest

Features:

The market is full of roadrace style back protectors designed for roadracing. Since we prefer the streets to the track, we took all of the coverage that your average back protector provides, increased it two-fold, and threw in some Icon style. The result - true upper torso coverage for the urban environment. Try it on, check out the low profile fit and the secure form fitting chassis thats built to stay in place, and youll be a convert.
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Firstgear Thermo One-Peice Suit

Firstgear Thermo One-Peice Suit

Anyone with experience riding in extremely cold conditions understands that a one-piece suite is unbeatable for keeping the elements at bay. One hundred percent waterproof, Firstgear’s one-piece Thermo suit will not only keep you warm, but dry as well.

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HJC CL-MAX Solid


  • Advanced Polycarbonate Shell with Adjustable Chin Bar: Lightweight, superior fit and comfort using advanced CAD technology.
  • Single-button Chin Bar/Faceshield Release: Open with one hand even with gloves on*.
  • Optically Superior Faceshield: 95% UV protection.
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Timberland Downshifter

Introducing Timberland® Downshifter Biker Boots, a sleek design sure to break speed records, along with protective technology to help keep you safe at any speed.

Or maybe you prefer eating up the broken white lines on a Route 66 road trip. Wherever you roll, ride free in the best Boots around. Timberland® quality. Unsurpassed design. Loads of comfort. Ready to kick-start your day right out of the box. A factory excess means BIG savings!

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PVC pipe storage

There are places to put things on the KLR,

ADDING STORAGE:

As every owner knows, there is no place to store anything on the KLR, not even the mini-manual.  These photos show 3 places I created.  The first is a simple metal tray that is secured by the 2 headlight  bolts.  The storage tray is cut from one piece of metal (22 ga. approx. 8” X 12”) bought at Home Depot (for the  really creative, it can be made from a discarded computer case.  The tray starts vertically from behind the headlight & is bent at a slight angle toward the handlebars (2") & then bent out again about (2 1/4").

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