Video: Who were the first people to ride motorcycles on the ALCAN?

leonphelps · 08-23-2011, 06:21 PM

I made this video about the first two people to ride motorcycles on the ALCAN before there was an Alaska Highway, Clyde "Slim" Williams and John T Logan.

Read more at http://www.johnsalaska.com/2011/08/f...rcycle-on.html

Alcan Rider · 08-23-2011, 07:00 PM

Nice job.

Slim lived here in the Copper Basin for quite a few years before he took this little ADV boondocking trek. Kinda changed his life, though.

leonphelps · 08-23-2011, 07:12 PM

Not too many people know about him. I came across him and logan while I was doing some surfing on the net.....very interesting guy. He did it once before with sled dogs, then put wheels on the sled to finish up in Washington DC.

Northwoods Yeti · 08-26-2011, 10:36 AM

Very cool

I would have guessed post war/post ALCAN but 1937? Damn!

rgiroux · 08-27-2011, 08:08 AM

Nice! Thanks for posting that. I had never heard of anyone doing that and didnt think it was possible until they cut the highway in.

Dieselboy · 08-27-2011, 07:00 PM

Great story! Thanks for sharing that.

leonphelps · 08-31-2011, 09:51 PM

Thanks! I tried to make it a bit interesting....not really a professional video/audio guy.......

leonphelps · 09-12-2011, 09:57 AM

bump

toslow · 09-12-2011, 01:22 PM

very cool and we get upset if we have bad cell reception

Arctic Orange · 09-13-2011, 05:42 AM

One of those motorcycles are in the 'University of Alaska Fairbanks' museam.
Real adventure seekers, Slim and John.

250senuf · 09-13-2011, 06:39 PM

What route did they take? Is there a map that shows where they went?

What? No GPS track?

leonphelps · 09-15-2011, 11:15 AM

I am not really sure about the route. I think the UofF may have more information on the route. I just know of the general towns they visited. And they did get lost going to Chicken.....

Buck McCann · 09-15-2011, 05:49 PM

Loved that! Thanks for posting.

leonphelps · 09-16-2011, 05:52 AM

Was poking around the internet about Slim and found out the UofF Museum also has his Winchester Model 03 .22 caliber rifle he carried on the trip. It was donated to the museum.....

mundobravo · 09-24-2011, 06:59 AM

Thanks for taking the time to to make and post this video !
I learned something today !!!

08-23-2011, 06:21 PM	#1
leonphelps ^OP Rode TAT/Prudhoe Bay Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waterford CT Oddometer: 1,030	Video: Who were the first people to ride motorcycles on the ALCAN? I made this video about the first two people to ride motorcycles on the ALCAN before there was an Alaska Highway, Clyde "Slim" Williams and John T Logan. Read more at http://www.johnsalaska.com/2011/08/f...rcycle-on.html __________________ BUY John's Alaska Book 99 cents! Photography Blog: Johnbunce.com Google+ johnsalaska Watch all the Video's on my YouTube.com page

08-23-2011, 07:00 PM	#2
Alcan Rider Frozen Fossil Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Just over the rear wheel Oddometer: 3,622	Nice job. Slim lived here in the Copper Basin for quite a few years before he took this little ADV boondocking trek. Kinda changed his life, though. __________________ "I am in the prime of senility." Ben Franklin Haul Road Chronicles The Lure of the Dalton My Evening Rides '03 GL1800 Dualsport '02 KLR685 - Stealth Black - 4x Prudhoe Bay Veteran + Coldfoot Lunch Run '94 Concours "Alcan Annie" - the Heroine of the Five Corners Ride '82 Suzuki GS1100G - 4x Prudhoe Bay Veteran Including Haul Road 1000 (Sold) '82 KZ1300 - Future Mule

08-23-2011, 07:12 PM	#3
leonphelps ^OP Rode TAT/Prudhoe Bay Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waterford CT Oddometer: 1,030	Not too many people know about him. I came across him and logan while I was doing some surfing on the net.....very interesting guy. He did it once before with sled dogs, then put wheels on the sled to finish up in Washington DC. __________________ BUY John's Alaska Book 99 cents! Photography Blog: Johnbunce.com Google+ johnsalaska Watch all the Video's on my YouTube.com page

08-27-2011, 08:08 AM	#5
rgiroux Invisible Man Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Socal near the great 33 Oddometer: 1,803	Nice! Thanks for posting that. I had never heard of anyone doing that and didnt think it was possible until they cut the highway in. __________________ "Otherwise, its been a carnival of idiots, and Im the f*ckin ringmaster" - RTW Doug Speed is your friend, it also why you see a bike up in a tree from time to time - WarLlama 2009 Alaska , 2010 Moab 2011 Calif Dreaming , 2013 Mexico

08-27-2011, 07:00 PM	#6
Dieselboy Journey not Destination Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Port of the Gasparilla Oddometer: 1,018	Great story! Thanks for sharing that. __________________ Dieselboy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Adventure Continues

08-26-2011, 10:36 AM	#4
Northwoods Yeti Almost house broken Joined: May 2006 Location: LAX Oddometer: 2,571	Very cool I would have guessed post war/post ALCAN but 1937? Damn!

08-31-2011, 09:51 PM	#7
leonphelps ^OP Rode TAT/Prudhoe Bay Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waterford CT Oddometer: 1,030	Thanks! I tried to make it a bit interesting....not really a professional video/audio guy....... __________________ BUY John's Alaska Book 99 cents! Photography Blog: Johnbunce.com Google+ johnsalaska Watch all the Video's on my YouTube.com page

09-12-2011, 09:57 AM	#8
leonphelps ^OP Rode TAT/Prudhoe Bay Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waterford CT Oddometer: 1,030	bump bump __________________ BUY John's Alaska Book 99 cents! Photography Blog: Johnbunce.com Google+ johnsalaska Watch all the Video's on my YouTube.com page

09-12-2011, 01:22 PM	#9
toslow Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: western colorado Oddometer: 83	very cool and we get upset if we have bad cell reception

09-13-2011, 05:42 AM	#10
Arctic Orange Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: frozen Alaska to soggy PNW Oddometer: 101	One of those motorcycles are in the 'University of Alaska Fairbanks' museam. Real adventure seekers, Slim and John. __________________ '88 K75s/Velorex '74 Dirt Squirt BMWMOA 43097, IBA 11211, Rounder

09-13-2011, 06:39 PM	#11
250senuf Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Kootenai, BC, Canada Oddometer: 1,768	What route did they take? Is there a map that shows where they went? What? No GPS track? __________________ Not all who wonder are confused " I say VW's are like VD.....once you get a good one, it's hard to get rid of." oldmonkeybut

09-15-2011, 11:15 AM	#12
leonphelps ^OP Rode TAT/Prudhoe Bay Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waterford CT Oddometer: 1,030	I am not really sure about the route. I think the UofF may have more information on the route. I just know of the general towns they visited. And they did get lost going to Chicken..... __________________ BUY John's Alaska Book 99 cents! Photography Blog: Johnbunce.com Google+ johnsalaska Watch all the Video's on my YouTube.com page

09-15-2011, 05:49 PM	#13
Buck McCann Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Oddometer: 81	Loved that! Thanks for posting.

09-16-2011, 05:52 AM	#14
leonphelps ^OP Rode TAT/Prudhoe Bay Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waterford CT Oddometer: 1,030	Was poking around the internet about Slim and found out the UofF Museum also has his Winchester Model 03 .22 caliber rifle he carried on the trip. It was donated to the museum..... __________________ BUY John's Alaska Book 99 cents! Photography Blog: Johnbunce.com Google+ johnsalaska Watch all the Video's on my YouTube.com page

09-24-2011, 06:59 AM	#15
mundobravo Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: new mexico Oddometer: 3,042	Thanks for taking the time to to make and post this video ! I learned something today !!! __________________ Driven Down - Yaviza - Darien Gap https://vimeo.com/42443080 DRIVEN , solo moto to the Arctic Circle http://www.vimeo.com/7780879

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