Colorado Motorcycle Trip: Trail Ridge Road 

It really is a beautiful part of the country. It sounds like you need to figure out a way to make the ride happen, Good Luck!

A great road, beautiful scenery, it's going to be an awesome ride!

Hello Emilio. It makes me happy to have you join us for the ride. Thank you for the comment!

Bueno, hola de nuevo, general. Me he estado preguntando dónde y cómo has estado. Es bueno saber de ti. Espero que May funcione para ti. Tenga en cuenta que es un poco temprano para andar por aquí, junio sería mejor.

@@RobertMerz Gracias mi amigo. Ando recorriendo mi país y filmando.... COSTA RICA EN MOTO CON EL GENERAL. Vamos del 15 de Mayo al 15 de Junio Dios mediante... Gracias por tus videos tan lindos.

Sounds like a fun time, and a nice central location for exploring in all directions.When we were there we especially enjoyed riding Independence Pass, and the towns of Leadville and Fairplay, all to the south of Avon. I do have videos of a few of these rides on my channel. Thanks for watching, and I really like to have comments from time to time, keeps me motivated. Thanks!

+Julio Marcelino Fernández I am glad you enjoyed, and yes, it is my intention for you to feel that you are the rider!

I love to hear that I helped inspire someone. Thank you, for watching, and the comment.

Thank you. I am glad you are enjoying my videos, hopefully you will find many more on my channel that you will like. Keep the comments coming. Hugs back from British Columbia. Obrigado. Fico feliz que você esteja gostando dos meus vídeos. Espero que você encontre muitos outros no meu canal que você goste. Mantenha os comentários chegando. Abraços de volta da Colúmbia Britânica

Thanks George!

Robert Merz what time of year was your journey?

We rode this in late August I believe.

Cool still watching your videos waiting to make my own soon

I rode there, from British Columbia, about 1400 miles away from Colorado. 2 weeks from now puts you into late October, which means that Trail Ridge Road, and many of the other high mountain passes in Colorado are going to be closed for the winter. At that late date it is also going to be a very chilly ride anywhere in Colorado, New Mexico, and the Texas Panhandle. I would really suggest that you consider rides in this area for another year and aim for a time between June and late September. Thanks for watching my vids, and good luck with your ride, however you decide to do it!

That would be really disappointing. It is the risk when you plan trips near the beginning or end of the season in these high mountain areas. Hopefully you salvaged the trip with some great riding at the lower elevations in the area. There are some really great secondary roads in that area!

@@RobertMerz Yes, we had already ridden the Telluride, Ouray, Silverton loop, Indepenence Pass, Leadville, and Lake City so we still considered it a successful trip. The evening we arrived in Kremmling where we were lodging, Rabbit Ears Pass got two feet of snow, and I believe some of the previously mentioned passes had to be closed again.

+jaimead79 Saludos back at you, from British Columbia!

Idaho is a really beautiful place with some spectacular scenery. The area you mention, Craters of the Moon, Highway 75 and Highway 93 are some of our favorite riding roads. I do hope to have videos out on this area before summer, time permitting.

Funny you should mention Stanley Idaho today as that is the destination in the video I am editing today. My video though is from Ketchum to Stanley, then we continue on to Challis and Salmon, on the last couple days of a long trip as we headed home. We did the Lowman Loop from Stanley to Boise a couple years earlier, and you are right it is a must do, which means at some point I need to come back and record it. Idaho has a lot of good riding from what we have seen! I hope you will stay tuned and check out my Idaho videos coming out in May and June 2018.

You are very welcome

Thank you. The music is Raw Rivalry and Groove to the Wind. I purchased them from an online company, now defunct, that provided music for videos etc.

We spent the night in Golden, near Denver Co.

A really hard question to answer, it all depends on your interests, the type of road, and the purpose of your ride. I know of people that will ride 400 to 500 miles a day, but there sole purpose for the journey is to ride. On the day that I recorded this video I rode about 120 miles. Trail Ridge Road is a lower speed limit, plus it is very scenic and warrants a few stops for me to take pictures and just enjoy. If you travel the same way I do then perhaps 200 mile is a good average. That is about 4 hours of seat time on secondary highways when you take into consideration lower speed zones in populated areas, junctions, etc. Add a few stops of interest along the way, in my mind if there is nothing that requires a closer longer look I am probably on the wrong road, add another 1 1/2 hours (4 to 6 stops at 15 minutes each). Meals is another 2 1/2 hours if you are eating at a restaurant each time (3 times). Perhaps 1 longer stop every other day, such as an interesting museum, short hike, etc. with a duration of 2 hours. Another 1/2 hour is spent each morning packing, and again in the evening unpacking. When you add it all up it becomes a full day very quickly. I would also suggest also to keep it flexible. You may plan on spending time somewhere based on what you have read or heard, and when you see it you decide that it really doesn't warrant the time you allocated. Move on and save that time for something unexpected that you encounter that is a little gem and you want to spend time on. I hope this helps with your planning!

@@RobertMerz Thank you very much for taking the time to reply and your insight. I think we are pretty much on the same page with having some time to stop and enjoy the scenery. Out of 14 I only have 1 day over 250 (other than the freeway days across Nebraska out amd back) . But most are between 170- 230 so I think it will be good.

That sounds good. One other thing I generally do for my longer trips is plan a starting point where the trip actually begins, in your case from the sounds of things that might be Loveland CO. So to get to Loveland I would plan long days on the quickest routes possible and not allow any distractions from my goal. Starting at Loveland I would begin the much more relaxed attitude of the destination doesn't matter, the journey is the reason! Thanks for watching my vids, I do hope that you have been able to use my other vids to help you plan your trip!

We rode this highway in late August.

I do prefer to match my engine revs to my road speed when I shift. It is an extra step that many people don't know how to do, or are just to lazy to do, but it greatly reduces drivetrain shock for those of us that like to care for our machinery.

dbest1a i am running a set of Cobras with the straight through baffle

Man they sound awesome. I have a vstar 1300 deluxe. I heard your bike, and thought at first Road Glide.. but then it just sounded much different .. love it .. great series you have here.. thanks so much for sharing and filming.

Thank you. I do get comments such as yours from time to time, and they are great feedback on what I am doing right, and what I could do better. This is one of my earlier vids and I have learned a lot since then, I do hope you will check some of my more recent videos and see if they are more to your liking. I have done some with no music, and some with a lot less music. I look forward to you having a look at them and letting me know what you think.

Thank you for that, not the first time I have heard it. Because I have heard it before I would like to think I have improved my newer videos, so comments like yours are appreciated, it helps me grow.