tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post3061039377659716762..comments2023-09-01T12:20:42.975+03:00Comments on Where the Hell is Murph ?...: ROVANIEMI, FINLAND Pt VIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-90400689791934462182013-03-24T19:35:18.616+02:002013-03-24T19:35:18.616+02:00Hey Mike, great to hear that you read through the ...Hey Mike, great to hear that you read through the whole journey so far. <br /><br />Quite interesting, isn't it?. And I do attribute it to keeping me young at heart, best thing I ever did.<br /><br />Glad to have you along as a regular Mike,<br /><br />best to you and your son,<br /><br />IrishMurph.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-46921878413546659372013-03-21T02:27:15.447+02:002013-03-21T02:27:15.447+02:00Hi Murph, my son sent me here and I've just fi...Hi Murph, my son sent me here and I've just finished reading the whole of your blog from end to end. This has to be one of the best things I've read for months. I particularly enjoy the details of how you get almost into trouble but manage to recover through skill and the generosity the people you meet. <br /><br />I hope your reputation continues to proceed you and facilitate more extra ordinary stories. I hope your hardware lives up to your expectations and in the words of Bob Dylan "may you stay forever young".<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759445147651944683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-46241940818146112762013-03-18T14:54:55.496+02:002013-03-18T14:54:55.496+02:00Paul forgot to address your "How much it weig...Paul forgot to address your "How much it weighs" question. I honestly have no clue. I'm never fully loaded and by a weigh scale at the same time, so I've never found out. <br /><br />Murph.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-27203602329692794742013-03-18T09:57:40.266+02:002013-03-18T09:57:40.266+02:00Greetings Paul,
Glad t hear you're into my li...Greetings Paul,<br /><br />Glad t hear you're into my little journey.<br /><br />I can carry 100 litres+, I have a few small 2 ltr cans too. <br /><br />The outfit handles the weight fine, no problems. I need the extra weight for the sidecar so as the sidecar driven wheel digs in, as the bike is heavier then the sidecar.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Murph.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-33241703548069870332013-03-18T09:54:08.732+02:002013-03-18T09:54:08.732+02:00Terve Tomi,
Thanks for the suggestions on the way...Terve Tomi,<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestions on the way south. I think I will do what you suggest. And if I take photo's of the old houses I will think of you :-)<br /><br />Murph.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-61909852795603767112013-03-18T09:32:50.172+02:002013-03-18T09:32:50.172+02:00Hey Jim,
Thank you for the kind words.
Yea, the ...Hey Jim,<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words.<br /><br />Yea, the WARN winch does give me a much better peace of mind for sure. It is a great addition to the outfit.<br /><br />Thanks for following along on my little trip.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Murph.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-447241104486575332013-03-18T09:23:03.309+02:002013-03-18T09:23:03.309+02:00Dom,
No, the Mobec Duo-Drive is only a chain dri...Dom,<br /><br />No, the Mobec Duo-Drive is only a chain driven cassette box with a viscous clutch attached for the drive. No reverse. The URAL has it in the tranny. I can get a reverse in my tranny, but I will lose one gear, so it will become a 5 speed, not a six speed.<br /><br />The XT17 winch is portable Dom, the location on the front is not a useable winch point. You remove the winch and, use a strap on a solid point on the bike, winch in the middle and the other point goes around a tree, other car bumper etc.<br /><br />Running off the car battery was a consideration, there's no charging issues really.<br /> I'm thinking of putting a small car battery under the tank instead of the Odyssey bike battery.<br /><br />Cheers Dom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-25974274650433480622013-03-18T08:53:24.460+02:002013-03-18T08:53:24.460+02:00Hello Dale and thanks for commenting.
I tried Hip...Hello Dale and thanks for commenting.<br /><br />I tried Hippo Hands and and even the ones at the snowmobile centers, nothing came close to the ones that Raimo made, none of them had sheepskin liners in them.<br /><br />Murph.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-47753679128695677982013-03-18T08:50:48.130+02:002013-03-18T08:50:48.130+02:00Hi Brian.
Yep, you did miss me talk about it. Win...Hi Brian.<br /><br />Yep, you did miss me talk about it. Winter. My favorite season. The outfit with the 2 WD was built specifically for extreme winter travel. I must of been a Viking in a past life, but I just love snowy Winters. Your body gets used to the colder temps after a month or so, really.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by,<br /><br />Murph.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342381117303216041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-45409597083118721872013-03-18T03:45:54.343+02:002013-03-18T03:45:54.343+02:00Murph I am loving this entire blog. Incredible jou...Murph I am loving this entire blog. Incredible journey you are on in so many ways. Quite an outift you have at this point. I just read the posts on the sidecar install and have a couple of questions. One is just how much fuel can you carry now ? 44L + 33L aux under the sidecar to start plus I noticed some jerry cans in various places. Second is how does the bike handle all that weight and how much does it weigh at this point ?<br /><br />happy trails<br />Paul<br />Inuvik, NWT CanadaWadeebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093918463309571107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-41911357757927642902013-03-17T19:47:43.490+02:002013-03-17T19:47:43.490+02:00Hi Murph. Nice pictures, as always. Living in nort...Hi Murph. Nice pictures, as always. Living in northern Finland myself, it´s been interesting to follow your journey thru the frozen lapland. Seems like you are coping ok, so my hat is off to you.<br /><br />Anyway, I assume you´ll be heading to south soon, so have you already decided which road you´re gonna choose thru the country ? If you are planning on riding via west cost or central finland, may I suggest you take the road number 86, which start a bit south from Oulu and goes thru small places like Ylivieska, Kaustinen, Kauhava and ends up to Seinäjoki. Nothing special on that road, but those main roads (road number 4 and 8) are quite boring to be honest. Just straight lines through the landscape and I assume you might enjoy that smaller road more. It´s in a good driving condition.<br /><br />Being a bit of a photographer myself, I´ve always thought I should take pics of some of the old houses on the roadside of that route, but being such a lazy ass, I´ve never managed to do that. Maybe that´s what separates real photographers from sore losers like myself. Laziness, or lack of it...?<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Regards,<br />Tomi<br />From Oulu Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-32954270792956404172013-03-17T18:38:39.080+02:002013-03-17T18:38:39.080+02:00Hi Murph,
Many thanks again for the travelogue an...Hi Murph,<br /><br />Many thanks again for the travelogue and awesome pictures. We occasionally see the Northern Lights here in Calgary, Canada but that is a rare occurrence and they pale in comparison to those shown in your pictures.<br /><br />WARN winches have always been at the top of the winch pile. I have had a few WARN 8274 and had them save my bacon on a number of occasions. Hopefully you won't need it in anger anytime soon but the peace of mind it will provide is priceless.<br /><br />Wishing you safe onward travels and a happy St. Patrick's Day.<br /><br />Regards<br />JimJim BTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272550003851732478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-66727816861158142392013-03-17T16:26:45.708+02:002013-03-17T16:26:45.708+02:00Murph, great photos of the bracket fabrication/mou...Murph, great photos of the bracket fabrication/mounting process...I also liked to see the grip covers being made as well.<br /><br />No idea why, but I assumed your mobec drive also had a reverse gear....I find the one on my URAL quite nice. Question, are there plans to be able to mount the winch to the rear of your rig, for those occasions when having in the front won't work? I settled on using a <a href="http://redlegsrides.blogspot.com/2013/01/getting-unstuck.html" rel="nofollow">Maasdam Rope Puller</a> setup, more handling/work, but am not riding in the temperatures you're riding either!<br /><br />Your battery switch setup I found rather cool. Have you considered just primarily running off the car battery or are there charging issues involved? <br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />dom<br /><a href="http://redlegsrides.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Redleg's Rides</a><br /><br />redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-6545721683999557442013-03-17T15:20:34.550+02:002013-03-17T15:20:34.550+02:00I always thought an ATV winch would be helpful for...I always thought an ATV winch would be helpful for you, glad WARN hooked you up. As far as the hand warmers Hippo Hands is a brand of warmers people can check into, or go to a snowmobile dealer - they won't have the nice clear inserts though. I have a 63 Mercury Colony Park like that wagon. If you watch "The Worlds Fastest Indian" you can see the same car as Burt's chase vehicle on the salts. Cheers!<br />Dalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574664322471762652.post-4331841953173439382013-03-17T14:32:45.280+02:002013-03-17T14:32:45.280+02:00Great post Murph....I love the quality of the work...Great post Murph....I love the quality of the work with the winch as well as the hand warmers..I am a bit puzzled as to why you are spending so much time or planning to spend so much time in the frozen north lands in the winter??? I may have missed where you talked about it, but wassup with that...?<br />BrianBrian Many Wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625457952813621334noreply@blogger.com