RTW with Noah on a KTM 690

RoninMoto · 04-14-2012, 05:21 PM

Hi all. I'm 28. I have No wife. No kids. No house. My RTW trip started April 5th 2012 in Mojave CA and it will end in a few years in Tofte Mn (my home town). I'm on a modified 2010 KTM 690 enduro R. For the past 5 years I have been building windfarms all over the US working as an electrical engineer. I saved up some money and now I'm off. The fly rod is joining me on the whole trip and I'll be shipping my snowboard to choice locations to ski bum it for a bit also. .

The Job I left behind.

The route.

The bike.

Edit Dec. 24. 2012
Index:

Alaska Page 15
Dublin and the bike stolen Page 29
New (2008 KTM) Page 45
Belgium, France and Switzerland page 54
Morocco Page 67

RoninMoto · 04-14-2012, 05:54 PM

As of right now I am 1700 miles in.

Currently in Bend Oregon. The past 4 days it has been raining on me but it is still beautiful. Here are some pictures coming up the coast on Hwy 1. Big Sur, Lost coast, and the Oregon coast. Big Sur is always awesome.. except it was easter Sunday so the trafic was horrible. The past 4 days it has rained on me since leaving San Fran. All I can say right now is the Klim Badlands and the heated grips are worth thier wieght in gold!

Dinner in Bodega Bay. Salmon BLT.

Usal Road. Unfortunately all roads north of Usal beach were closed so I had to back track.

Usal Beach

Had to do it.. haha

Sad to see the end of HWY 1.

Breakfast in Shelter Cove

Overlooking Petrolia in the Lost Coast.

Very cool natural bridge on the Oregon coast.

Finally today I got some sunshine when I was going from Eugene OR to Bend.

Found some snow...

yellowknife · 04-14-2012, 05:59 PM

you are going to need klim and party if you head too far north too soon.
Best of luck on your journey.

YK

tele-steve · 04-14-2012, 06:04 PM

Enjoy the ride.

Tarheel Wheeler · 04-14-2012, 06:25 PM

Uller · 04-14-2012, 06:51 PM

This is so cool. I'm subscribed.

Noah, If you need a couch to crash on before the border I'm up in Marysville, WA.

FYI if you haven't seen the Pacific NW isn't like the rest of the country. We are still in winter. It still gets down into the high 30's in the lowlands at night and any dirt options are more than likely covered in 10 to 20 feet of snow.

Barman · 04-14-2012, 07:01 PM

Ambitious.

Subscribed.

Coots · 04-14-2012, 07:04 PM

Good luck on your trip, we will be with you all the way (if only on here). Total envy.....

booger1 · 04-14-2012, 07:13 PM

Good luck to you, safe travels and send lots of pics.
Subscribed.

pizzaboy · 04-14-2012, 07:22 PM

Jman955i · 04-14-2012, 07:45 PM

Oh yeah, I'm in like Flynn

D-Stylz · 04-14-2012, 08:04 PM

So in!

Ride safe.

Hokem Malarky · 04-14-2012, 08:33 PM

Subscribed!

jtb · 04-14-2012, 10:53 PM

Subscribed as well

I'd love to hear about the bike... why you made the choice you did... anything you'd change as the trip progresses as well.

From your map I see you're doing the east coast of AUS... see if you can get inland away from the coast. There are more dirt roads and less of the 'tourist traps' and more 'real' Australians in their natural environment.

Looking forward to your write up! So keep it coming...

RoninMoto · 04-14-2012, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowknife

you are going to need klim and party if you head too far north too soon.
Best of luck on your journey.

YK

Thanks. I am trying to get to Anchorage by the end of may so I can snowboard some.

04-14-2012, 05:21 PM	#1
RoninMoto ^OP Wanderer Joined: May 2010 Location: Asia Oddometer: 808	RTW with Noah on a KTM 690 Hi all. I'm 28. I have No wife. No kids. No house. My RTW trip started April 5th 2012 in Mojave CA and it will end in a few years in Tofte Mn (my home town). I'm on a modified 2010 KTM 690 enduro R. For the past 5 years I have been building windfarms all over the US working as an electrical engineer. I saved up some money and now I'm off. The fly rod is joining me on the whole trip and I'll be shipping my snowboard to choice locations to ski bum it for a bit also. . The Job I left behind. The route. The bike. Edit Dec. 24. 2012 Index: Alaska Page 15 Dublin and the bike stolen Page 29 New (2008 KTM) Page 45 Belgium, France and Switzerland page 54 Morocco Page 67 __________________ Noah 08 KTM 690 ADV. 52,000 km. 25 countries. 4 continents and counting. RTW Ride Report --> http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=781893 Blog ------------------> http://rtwwithnoah.blogspot.com/ Facebook------------> https://www.facebook.com/RtwWithNoah Open-Exporers----->A collection of travel blogs RoninMoto screwed with this post 01-22-2013 at 12:18 PM Reason: Dead picture links.

04-14-2012, 05:54 PM	#2
RoninMoto ^OP Wanderer Joined: May 2010 Location: Asia Oddometer: 808	As of right now I am 1700 miles in. Currently in Bend Oregon. The past 4 days it has been raining on me but it is still beautiful. Here are some pictures coming up the coast on Hwy 1. Big Sur, Lost coast, and the Oregon coast. Big Sur is always awesome.. except it was easter Sunday so the trafic was horrible. The past 4 days it has rained on me since leaving San Fran. All I can say right now is the Klim Badlands and the heated grips are worth thier wieght in gold! Dinner in Bodega Bay. Salmon BLT. Usal Road. Unfortunately all roads north of Usal beach were closed so I had to back track. Usal Beach Had to do it.. haha Sad to see the end of HWY 1. Breakfast in Shelter Cove Overlooking Petrolia in the Lost Coast. Very cool natural bridge on the Oregon coast. Finally today I got some sunshine when I was going from Eugene OR to Bend. Found some snow... __________________ Noah 08 KTM 690 ADV. 52,000 km. 25 countries. 4 continents and counting. RTW Ride Report --> http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=781893 Blog ------------------> http://rtwwithnoah.blogspot.com/ Facebook------------> https://www.facebook.com/RtwWithNoah Open-Exporers----->A collection of travel blogs

04-14-2012, 05:59 PM	#3
yellowknife Is In Canada Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Oddometer: 633	OK - Subscribed you are going to need klim and party if you head too far north too soon. Best of luck on your journey. YK __________________ New France New Scotland (Nova Scotia)

04-14-2012, 06:04 PM	#4
tele-steve ya' mon Joined: Sep 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic- Rocky Mountain Edition Oddometer: 204	I'm in... Enjoy the ride. __________________ 2,000 Miles: ID, OR, NV, ID (again), WY, CO 4 Days, 1100 Miles: Colorado June Tour Mud, Sweat, & Gears

04-14-2012, 06:25 PM	#5
Tarheel Wheeler Around Joined: Oct 2003 Location: A53, NC Oddometer: 3,352	__________________ Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. John Wooden "Get to riding or get to dying"...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_T41kJm-PE

04-14-2012, 06:51 PM	#6
Uller Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marysville, WA Oddometer: 558	Awesome!!! This is so cool. I'm subscribed. Noah, If you need a couch to crash on before the border I'm up in Marysville, WA. FYI if you haven't seen the Pacific NW isn't like the rest of the country. We are still in winter. It still gets down into the high 30's in the lowlands at night and any dirt options are more than likely covered in 10 to 20 feet of snow. Uller screwed with this post 04-14-2012 at 08:48 PM

04-14-2012, 07:01 PM	#7
Barman Way Offline Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Oddometer: 1,162	Ambitious. Subscribed. __________________ I am at one with my duality.

04-14-2012, 07:04 PM	#8
Coots That's what she said Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 148	So in Good luck on your trip, we will be with you all the way (if only on here). Total envy..... __________________ Coots Jr is just a younger me! 03 DL1000 "Bumble Bee" 91 XT600 03 SV650S SOLD

04-14-2012, 07:13 PM	#9
booger1 Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Arizona Oddometer: 702	Good luck to you, safe travels and send lots of pics. Subscribed. __________________ Eating_goat_with_the_Cartel , Never_ventured_never_gained oncostaricantime , boundlessbooger , 1998xr400buildwithe-start Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment - Mark_Twain .

04-14-2012, 07:22 PM	#10
pizzaboy hook-em Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Aledo, Texas Oddometer: 486	__________________ Indecision always goes to the left... '09 BMW R1200GSA '09 KTM 950SER Erz

04-14-2012, 07:45 PM	#11
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04-14-2012, 08:04 PM	#12
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04-14-2012, 08:33 PM	#13
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04-14-2012, 10:53 PM	#14
jtb Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Hawkesbury NSW Australia Oddometer: 1,796	Subscribed as well I'd love to hear about the bike... why you made the choice you did... anything you'd change as the trip progresses as well. From your map I see you're doing the east coast of AUS... see if you can get inland away from the coast. There are more dirt roads and less of the 'tourist traps' and more 'real' Australians in their natural environment. Looking forward to your write up! So keep it coming... __________________ If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got!

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