Thanks for an excellent video. You had an awesome ride and I am glad you shared it. I like your pro taper fat bar as it is clean and beefy looking. The roads look challenging and the scenery is top notch.
this is just beautifull.... never could even imagine US is such a wild a diverse in nature... loved it! thank you for filming it. Greetings from Serbia :)
Thanks for the video! I have done many of the passes in Colorado. Some of which you have shown in this video and it brought back some great memories. Cheers!
Just got back from the alpine area, loved riding Colorado. I crossed Black Bear into Telluride and went to Ouray by way of Imogene. Beautiful ride on the Dr. Thanks for sharing.
Loved watching this video! You make me want a DR650 even more. I would love to explore similar trails in california where I'm from, but nothin can beat those colorado mountains. Im dying for a chance to get out to colorado one day, and hopefully on a DR.
Great looking ride broseph. Just a random tip; get up on those pegs in the more challenging sections. Being able to shift your weight left or right on a dime is hugely advantages for balance and negotiating challenging obstacles. DR for life buddy!!!
Your videos are impressive; your rides are incredible! 🌍 How do you tackle fatigue on those epic journeys and maintain your fitness? A video about this would be enlightening!
Thanks. water, electrolytes, food, and vitamins. My most recent trip was on a street bike and I went to a gym one day in the town I was passing through. That stuff is important. Thanks for the idea for the video. I will be posting a few more videos soon, so check back for those.
Do you mind if I ask about your gear? What bars do you have on the DR? New risers, too? What is your device power solution on the left-hand side of the bar? Finally, what tires were you using off road? Were they OK on the road, too? Thanks. That downhill section after Ophir...Whew! I may have had to walk it down. lol. I'm a little short for my DR, even with a custom lower seat, so I worry more about downhills. Thanks again. Great video.
ProTaper 1 1/8" bars, ProTaper risers. I don't remember where I got the 12v charger. I use Tusk DSport front tires and its great and cheap. I was using the same rear on this trip. It gives the bike a terrible wobble on the pavement. I switched to MotoZ Desert for my NM BDR trip and it was great. No more wobble. I rode it to and from central TX for that trip. Check that video out too.
I personally prefer the DR650. I ride all the time on my street bike, so I'm not interested in adventure style motorcycles. I prefer the more dual sport/ offroad motorcycles because of the different types of riding I like.
Do you recommend the DR? I live in British Columbia, and like Colorado we have a lot of high elevation logging roads, some good single track, and twisty mountain roads. Im coming from a KLR which was a bit too heavy for the steeper gravel roads around here that have babyhead rocks. I was considering a smaller bike like a CRF300L or TW200 but you do lose versatility to cover road sections fast and carry loads. Is the DR a good candidate for someone who rides 60% gravel, 20% singletrack, 20% roads? Does the DR feel like a bigger dirt bike?
Yes, I recommend it if you know what your getting, and not try to make it into something else. I only use it for these trips, and occasionally to play around the house to keep it running good. Understand that its a heavy underpowered tractor. I have had no problem at all with elevation. I just got back from another trip in the mountains. I got snowed on. I will post a video of that soon. I only had to let it warm up with the choke on cold mornings. I don't recommend performance mods. People are giddy about gaining a couple horsepower, when really they should have gotten a different bike or just improved their riding skills.
Backcountry Discovery Route. Check them out on the RideBDR website. I guess you can contact the creators of the route and tell them to change the name if you feel it is unnecessary and confusing.
