Top 5 Things To Know Dual Sporting In Moab Utah 

Thanks man! Hope you enjoy.

We need to chat about Memorial day week. We're thinking of a trip to somewhere near Bryce or That big lake I can't remember the name of. Would be sick if you could join.

We need to chat about Memorial day week. We're thinking of a trip to somewhere near Bryce or That big lake I can't remember the name of. Would be sick if you could join.

Thanks man! That's the good o'l GoPro Hero 2. Still the most indestructible and reliable action cam out there in my opinion at least. I agree, but I do ride alone some times. When i do I find myself avoiding challenges though which I don't like.

Yeah, be careful! Expect to go through lots of water. You'll love it though! Wish I could go.

Man you are going to love it! Just use your brain and you'll be just fine. I would strongly suggest a SPOT or InReach for your trip. I won't ride without mine now. Have fun and be safe!

Thanks!

Glad I could help!

+bdubs180 I second the motion.

Thanks man! Glad to hear your getting out there and enjoying it!

+ColoradoDualSport thanks to you and mr. everide!

Yes indeed. LOVE 'EM!!!

Be careful if there is an emergency.

How did the trip go? I just picked up a husqvarna 701 and live in salt lake so i was curious how it went and how many days you took which i guess depends on if you road like the BDR or just street etc.

Great information! I forget that now that I have a big tank. Man, having a 60mi one way range sucked! Ps. I haven't hit reserve on the new tank yet.

Thank you! Heck yeah man! Enjoy that thing!

Haha! I'll tell you, I wish I had this video before our first trip out there! We had no idea what we were getting into. Never again will we do a mid summer Moab trip. Thanks brother!

If you go in August, learn German. Germans flock to the desert in August, which also happens to be their month off. We should require they bring beer!!!

One of the most beautiful places on the planet!

+ColoradoDualSport You are lucky :)

Thanks! Yes, Moab is one of my favorite places on the planet.

+ColoradoDualSport you said you had water in the camera housing. Was that because there is a hole drilled in it for the mic?

+ColoradoDualSport Who is that Noel guy? Lurch is way cooler. ;)

Yes, but that hole is nearly sealed when the Mic is plugged in. I've ridden in rain storms and never had that happen before. Just gives you an idea of how much rain it was! A little scary, but awesome as hell!

Funny, I call my friend Kevin Lurch lol.

My advice would be to take the jeep and have it as a home base with supplies etc. The drive to Moab can be a bit boring and doing long highway stretches on a DRZ just sucks... I think we can admit that.

Thank you!

Thanks man! So Mrs.Stacey and I are confused. Are you flying? That's like a 40hr ride if not.

+ColoradoDualSport Start the drive tomorrow. Hauling my WR250R out there. Meeting my dad and a buddy. Estimate 24 hour drive time.

@@JoshuaHillFamilyADV was it worth it?

@@chase5224 for sure, I would do it again in a heart beat!!!

Haha! I knew this one would get a great comment from you. All very good information! Also, you can no longer sleep in my house after staying at the Apache. Lord knows what you might have picked up in that place! I completely agree about the Moab Brewery. Way over priced, crap service and the food is not good. Food can be an issue in Moab if you dont' know your way around. The side streets hold some gems though. Pantele's Deli is amazing! Also slow service, but worth the wait.

+ColoradoDualSport Well, our stay at the Apache was after camping for 3 nights in rain/sleet/show in sub-30 degree weather. We were sold cold, wet, and miserable, we decided to say "F it!" and get a hotel - it was basically our only option at the time :( Yeah. Total dump, but at least it was warm and dry :D

Thanks, great info. I guess if I stay at the Apache I'll just put my tent and bag on the floor and call it good.

+The FLB Club I been to the Apache more then you and it's always fine...LOL Bowen is a lot better though but you pay for it.

@@ColoradoDualSport Could you post the names of each trail featured in this video? Thanks!

I can pull some good stuff out of thin air when I need to eh? Haha! Thanks brother. Sorry I missed you last weekend.

I can pull some good stuff out of thin air when I need to eh? Haha! Thanks brother. Sorry I missed you last weekend.

Felix, I have full vidoes of each of those trails. Check out the playlist section on my channel page and look for the Moab playlist! Hope that helps.

Thanks! I'll check it out! :)

Thanks man! Driving by the exit doesn't even being to expose you to what is over there! Absolutely worth making the trip back if you can. I friggin love that place.

Erik, look at the playlist section on my channel there is one with hours of Moab vidoes! Just for you!

Have fun on your trip man!

moveovermike that would be cool. We’ll talk more as the time approaches. Email me your contact information at gburl3@gmail.com. Then we can talk more.

Boom! New area to check out! Thanks man.

If you find some ant hills stop by and look in them, sometimes you can find shark teeth along with the little rocks the ants grab.

Thanks Steve! Next time we get out that way I'll hit you up! An A enduro rider? You may be waiting for me quite a bit lol. I'm the fastest of the slow guys!

I don't know of any in Moab, but I strongly recommend taking to Tyler at eveRide.org for awesome trips.

Well that really depends on ride length. If you are just going for a days outing a camel-back and a few bottles of water would be sufficient. I normally carry at a minimum 2 large bottles for each person. We may not use all of it, but anything left over can be used the next day. I always like to be over prepared just in case. Yes, I've seen those vests and I think tyler has one. I'll check it out next time I'm down there.

Awesome man, glad to hear you are getting back into riding. That's a pretty heavy bike for the sand riding that makes up a decent portion of Moab. I would try Chicken Corners, Schafer Tail to Potash rd. Maybe valley of the gods. Also Beef Basin. I wouldn't try to do White Rim though. The majority of the trail is fine, but right at the end there is a stretch of deep sand. Hope that helps a bit. Watch lots of videos. The riding is endless, just trust your gut and carry more water then you think you need. Have a blast!

@@ColoradoDualSport Yeah, she's a big girl, but she can still dance! I look at it this way, I have "planned" routes, but if something gets too difficult, I'll simply turn back and find somewhere else to ride. I ride to have fun, and if I'm dropping it ever 5min, it ceases to be fun. I look at it like the only destination I HAVE to make is my hotel at the end of the night, and so I can maximize my fun and picture taking. I have these 4 routes planned in this order. The first one I did in my AWD RAV4 ack in Oct '20, so I'm somewhat familiar with that one, and if I could do that in my soft-roader (though it's actually more capable than you'd think), then I feel confident on doing it on the 890. I remember when I drove it I couldn't wait to get back and do it on a bike or in a SXS. I also did almost the entire route to Gateway but then ran out of time and turned back, so I know that one is pretty easy. The other routes are a mystery to me, but, like I said, if it looks too tough, or I'm tired, I turn back and enjoy what scenery I can. The routes are, in order of the separate days I'm going to do them: www.google.com/maps/dir/232+N+Main+St,+Monticello,+UT+84535/38.6115556,-109.1895833/38.7243021,-109.3554174/@38.2872404,-109.4991225,164446m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m25!4m24!1m5!1m1!1s0x87383a8e29e171f3:0x97cdf3148edd616b!2m2!1d-109.3426074!2d37.875778!1m15!3m4!1m2!1d-109.170958!2d38.6872932!3s0x87479546b7d71125:0xb955b4e3735a84e2!3m4!1m2!1d-109.1806501!2d38.7028701!3s0x8747bffccd07bf79:0x35be186ae24dce3e!3m4!1m2!1d-109.2204974!2d38.6885242!3s0x8747ea96951ccf33:0xab069690842586a4!1m0!3e0!5m1!1e3 www.google.com/maps/dir/232+North+Main+Street,+Monticello,+UT/38.6060472,-109.60224/38.4781913,-109.6845313/38.3108852,-109.8569625/@38.1283064,-109.7102333,164806m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x87383a8e29e171f3:0x97cdf3148edd616b!2m2!1d-109.3426074!2d37.875778!1m0!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-109.76573!2d38.4628754!3s0x87480fe87128a8cf:0xb6d519aed9fc50f3!1m0!3e0!5m1!1e3 www.google.com/maps/dir/232+N+Main+St,+Monticello,+UT+84535/38.5731978,-109.1466385/38.4673635,-109.1215766/38.6072548,-109.0747713/Gateway/@38.335472,-109.3351651,9z/data=!4m17!4m16!1m5!1m1!1s0x87383a8e29e171f3:0x97cdf3148edd616b!2m2!1d-109.3426074!2d37.875778!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x874774fd2158ab33:0x300b457ec88a14bf!2m2!1d-108.9768837!2d38.6806958!3e0!5m2!1e4!1e3 www.google.com/maps/dir/232+North+Main+Street,+Monticello,+UT/38.6724773,-109.6865152/38.5174788,-110.0052712/38.2758278,-109.8695912/38.4715387,-109.8115327/38.5832503,-109.8010176/@38.3225213,-109.8276626,9z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87383a8e29e171f3:0x97cdf3148edd616b!2m2!1d-109.3426074!2d37.875778!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!3e0!5m1!1e3 And then this one for a day ride when I stay in Ouray before heading home South the next day via The Million Dollar: www.google.com/maps/dir/Ouray,+CO/Telluride,+CO/@38.0408568,-107.8538871,11z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x873f1f7caf7386f3:0x9003c80400295bdd!2m2!1d-107.6714487!2d38.0227716!3m4!1m2!1d-107.9490155!2d37.9920271!3s0x873f295e4917d607:0xc7df481328a57741!1m5!1m1!1s0x873ed87b70e6f473:0x38ee772171bae3e1!2m2!1d-107.8122852!2d37.9374939!3e0 Since I did my dirtbiking in the SoCal desert near Mojave, I don't LIKE sand, but I like things like trails with babyheads a lot less, and I've dealt with sand before. As long as it's not, like, 1' deep or more or when I'm having to dog-paddle it or constantly dig it out. Thoughts? Thanks!

Thank you! I have only seen evidence of one, and it still remains at the bottom of Spring Bottom Canyon. I'm sure it happens, but hopefully not too often.

"Natural Selection Viewpoint" on the Slickrock Trail was named for a motorcyclist who had been riding up and down fins and gullies all day and when he hit the edge of the canyon, he thought it was just another hill to get over. Well, he got over it alright. 700 feet down to the highway & Colorado River below!

haha! You know, I've watched this probably a dozen times while editing and you are the first person to mention that mistake. Opps! That's what i get for trying to talk off of the top of my head.

That is an extremely hard one to explain. It's overlooking castle valley from the same road that Slick Rock State park is on. I forget the actual name. It's a long way past Slick Rock and to the right near a curve in the road. Sorry, but we found it by accident and those are the best directions I can give.

LEFT! It's a lef not a right.

ColoradoDualSport Found it. Thanks. It's called Maloy Park on the National Geographic Moab South map. Its at the Northeast corner of the map. Confirmed with Google Earth. You can even see the particular boulders you guys are standing next to. Ain't technology cool. Thanks again.

Hey man, congrats and welcome to the addiction! I would check out Chicken Corners, Onion Flats and Potash road. Potash being the easiest. I have videos of all but onion flats, but I'm sure there are tons on RU-vid. Just take it slow and get comfortable. Remember momentum is your friend and the bike can do a lot more then you think it can. The hard part to swallow is the faster you go the easier it is. Also, get up on the pegs and don't drag feet! Keep telling yourself these things over and over and eventually you'll do them. Let me know how you make out!

@@ColoradoDualSport Thank you much! It may be a few weeks before I can do it, but if you're saying Potash is the easiest then that's what I'll do. Cheers!

@@ColoradoDualSport Hey what I've seen of your Potash trail video so far, you need to do Shafer (spelling) also right? Would a 3.5gal fuel tank be sufficient? My dash says I can get about 185 miles per tank. I want to carry extra fuel somehow eventually but I haven't figured that out yet, since I want to keep the stock grab rail (we got a back rest for my lady that mounts to the stock Triumph rail).

You know it is! Yep, the Mt Bikers are strong out there! I can't even believe the places I've seen people on bikes out there. I was having a heat stroke on Xena... I can't even imagine what it would be like peddling through sand!

@@ColoradoDualSport sand SUCKS!!!! (But now with fat bikes, it's do-able. Problem is, you have to drag a fat bike the entire ride!!!)

Wait, no, this video is shot all over Moab. I know there is some fins n things, chicken corners and Schaffer trail to white rim at the end.

Haha! You are exactly right. However, though it is different, the riding is extraordinary.

On the DRZ and XT we run the D606 which is a 90/10 tire. On the AT and BMW we run 50/50 tires.

There are a few out there. Unless you are Johnny Walker or Gram Jarvis, in that case I doubt you would be watching my videos.

Basically as soon as it's safe to get a trailer over Vail Pass. We tried for March if possible.

@@ColoradoDualSport I live on the other side of the country, East coast. Hard to view Vail Pass from here LOL!! Whats it like in May in MOAB, to be more specific I guess.

We went once on memorial day weekend and it was way to late. 100° and awful. So the time gap between 50-70° is pretty small.

@@ColoradoDualSport Thanks.

Monument Valley will definitely be good riding. Moab, would be hit or miss for snow.

Cool. Thanks.

Nope! If you have a plate you don't need an OHV sticker period. I did the research, and only unlicensed vehicles need stickers. You can also plate quads in UT. There are strict rules attached to that though.

+ColoradoDualSport hmm, interesting is that the same and Colorado?

That's actually a side trail off of the road leading past Slick Rock Park. I can't remember the exact name, but get to slick rock and just keep going for 10ish miles. The view is of castle valley.

@@ColoradoDualSport Thanks. Might be Sand Flats Road that cuts through that park and up to the La Sal Loop road?

That's the one. If you tell them you aren't riding slick rock they won't charge you.

@@ColoradoDualSport cool, thanks. Will be there for memorial week. Klr650 owner. Been 6 times now so looking for some hidden trails. Live in dallas and trailor bikes to ride out there. Also do alpine loop silverton and big bend nat. Park. All 3 each year

LOL well it is just that sketchy, but it's really not that sketchy. We spend most of our riding time next to 500+ foot drops in Colorado as well. You get used to it and it becomes no big deal.

If you say so!! I still envy you. Keep 'em coming.

Spring or Fall. You have to time it right so that it's not snowing and not 150°.

That all depends on the weather in Vail CO. When we can get over Vail pass safely with a trailer on 70 the time is right.

Cool. We're planning a trip for early April and it seems the Alpine loop doesn't open till May, so scoping out options.

April through May is ideal. Sometimes you can do mid-March, just depends on the weather that year. If you do go earlier, then expect less access to the higher elevations, like the La Sal mountains. We got snow on Easter Sunday in '16 on our way out in Salina. But it was clear by the next day. Great trip. However, Upper Porcupine Rim was still very muddy, so that portion of the Whole Enchilada and the La Sals were still out of reach first week or two of April. And by late May, it's getting really hot. Mountain biked first week of June once and it was getting out of control. Never again. But that was mountain biking, so you might be able to get further into June on motos. Only went once in Fall - November - and it was too late. Not enough daylight to get in a full day's play!

Hey man, best way to chat is the Facebook page linked in the description of every video.

Would love to ride out there! Where abouts are you?

Gold Country - Rubicon, Georgetown, Foresthill, just below Lake Tahoe area. Check out google maps, lots of trails.

That pretty much does sum it up. It's hellish, but those conditions have made one spectacular place.

That pretty much does sum it up. It's hellish, but those conditions have made one spectacular place.

Lots unless you consider yourself Chris Birtch. I certainly can't ride Xena straight up a wall the height of a lifted Bronco, but I'm sure Chris could.

The super steep, off-camber ravine type stuff brings major exposure and you're at the limit of traction. These four-wheelers can BARELY make it with four wheels (and then only three or two) on the sandstone. But they don't have to balance! So trying it with two would be too much. Think of how often you see motorcycles drifting around corners on the street? Hardly ever. Cars? Oversteer in corners isn't THAT big a deal. Once traction is gone on two wheels, you're usually going down. Some riders would be able to do it, but for the majority of the rest, the exposure and major downside of a fall make it not worth it. There's just so much other non-deadly stuff to ride, it isn't a big deal. PS Unless you're a proficient observed trials rider. That's something entirely different. But this is what, 0.01% of the motorcycling population?

Haha all very true and I've had a few very near misses myself. Avoid poison spider and the slick rock stuff if you aren't extremely confident on the 650.

@@ColoradoDualSport Avoid Amasa Back too!!!

Do it! There is no excuse!

ColoradoDualSport Beg to differ...lol.

Gram Jarvis. I'm not a KTM fan.