COBDR - Colorado Backroad Discovery Route - 2018

[@jimbernard8964]

Outstanding! Thanks for sharing. Songs are A+. Thanks for sharing your trip.

[@1001CP]

Just saw this! Man, that rock hill is where adrenalin collides with terror! Great riding guys!!

[@daphnedevi]

Yeah, there was more than one occasion when I was shaking in my boots. Maybe from oxygen deprivation more than fear... that's my story anyway. :-P Thanks for watching. -Daphne

[@rickedwards6953]

Great filming, Good choice for music! 8 more weeks and we’ll be in Silverton and Moab

[@KTM625Girl]

This looks so so beautiful! Great video, thanks for sharing :)

[@AirJarvis]

Really enjoyed this! Some hair stuff there with brutal rocks. 😅

[@telerover]

Next time to prevent your fall at 5:00, you need a steering stabilizer, to force the bike going straight, over rocks, through ruts, sand and mud. Sudden front brake. Anything that might want to turn your front wheel.

[@daphnedevi]

Legit!... I used to have a BMW bike where the previous owner had installed a stabilizer... it was helpful indeed! :)

[@JDT64]

Fond memories of navigating the rocks on Ophir (Oh-Fear) pass….

[@daphnedevi]

🤣… Oh-Fear… perfect

[@EvergreenOG]

Looks tough on 2 wheels. Side by side easier?

[@daphnedevi]

Probably, though I assume they bring their own challenges. Personally I'm not a fan of SXS's... too often they are destroying our backroads. :(

[@k2teleskier]

Nice job on the video! It gave a great feel on what to expect. I nearly soiled my shorts when you careened off the road. Good job not getting badly hurt! That has always been in the back of my mine on roads like that. Ophir (oh fear!) pass looked difficult. About how long of a stretch of large rock rubble did you have to deal with on Ophir? Did you have to walk it through or get assist pushes? How did the large bike do on the passes? I rode the NVBDR this year on a Super Tenere and thought it was the most difficult BDR I had been on. Glad I had some assistance. This one looks equally difficult if not slightly more so. Look up NVBDR 2018 to see my video. I am from the Seattle area as well.

[@daphnedevi]

Thank you. Yeah, luckily I didn't even wrinkle an eyelash on that fall! I freaked out a little when it happened only because I thought "how on earth am I gonna get this bike back on the road?" Luckily one of the first ATV's to come by had a winch and we pulled it up easily enough... even the bike barely had a scratch. So, yeah... Ophir... that was harder than my comfort zone... if I did it again I'd take my xt250 and an oxygen tank. It isn't so hard to take an unlucky bounce and veer right off the edge; in fact as you saw, my buddy did nearly that. IMO a 250-650cc is the best choice for a bike. Anything larger is a liability. Some riders are skilled enough to manage just fine on a 1200cc but I can't imagine it's as fun as a smaller bike, especially when you have to pick it up! There were far more smaller bikes out there than 1200cc. One of us was on a 1200cc BMW, but is a rare model... I forget the name... but it is MUCH lighter than all the other GS bikes. Leading up to Ophir 3 of our group bailed (I guess they didn't want the relative risk and challenge), and turned back right before where I had to dig myself out, and 3 of us continued. We both got ourselves unstuck on our own from that area. But my friend with the 1200cc did need a hand uprighting his bike (normally he could do it, but he was pretty out of breath). I'd say the extra thick rubble was maybe a couple hundred yards followed by a switchback (which I took almost like a 3 point turn because lots of people biff there) then another section of maybe 2-300 yards more. (The deep rubble where I got hung up was only about 20 feet... my one friend got stuck there as well... the one on a 350 floated over the top I guess... another plug for a small bike.) One bit of advice would be to not tackle Ophir on a weekend because there is so much jeep and ATV traffic. I found this really dangerous for the bikers... when you are forced to stop or move off line to make room for them it can be a disaster (it is certainly what precipitated my fall). In fact we turned off of Section 2 somewhere near an old mining area and then took a massive detour and ultimately rode the whole alternate route (which was beautiful)... that was a long day! We made this detour because there was a long steep grade climbing out of the mining area and coming down was an endless stream of ATV's... it simply didn't feel safe to risk having to stop mid way... you would simply slide backwards and perhaps off the road, and probably suffer to get any traction again. I also knew I was running out of steam at that point. I'd ridden in the Andes and Himalayas before so didn't worry about the challenge of altitude. But that was a mistake because this riding was much tougher and at 13k feet or so what normally feels easy becomes something different all together for us sea level dwellers. Welp, those are my thoughts for now... hope it's helpful. Feel free to pose any other questions if they come up. :) Looking forward to checking out your NV video.

[@daphnedevi]

Oh! I forgot... this might give you a better idea of length of tricky bits for Ophir... kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16uYn-viayWqLs

[@BackcountryHonda]

Do not ever think after someone posts their ride of a Colorado pass that you can expect the same. The jeeps tear up every trail here in Colorado so that they will never be the same ride the next time you ride it. And if you want the same large rock rubble that was on Ophir, try riding over Mosquito Pass - it's like that the whole way!

[@daphnedevi]

@@BackcountryHonda Gack… I’ll cross Mosquito ride off my list 😉! And good point about changing conditions. Also, I’ve determined that however hard/bumpy/steep something looks in a video that it’s at least 5x more EEK in real life. 😜

[@Charlie707RR]

Hey how long is the ride from four corners monument to ouray more or less?

[@daphnedevi]

We started in Cortez (starting at the 4 corners would add maybe 30-40 minutes). As far as I remember the dirt ride from Dolores to Telluride (or to the Ouray alternate) was pretty easy going outside of some slippery mud patches, and while I don't remember exactly I'd guess we spent 6 hours riding; I'm sure some could do and enjoy it in less, or some choose to take longer. But out of Telluride to do the high passes was a LONG day because we rode Section 2 to around Animas Forks, then bailed and took a circuitous route via Silverton do do the complete alternate route. I think that was a 13 hour day. And the alternate was lovely. Cheers, Daphne

[@Charlie707RR]

@@daphnedevi Cool. Thanks. I'm going to start at four corners next Friday the 21st

[@daphnedevi]

@@Charlie707RR lucky you!... what'cha gonna ride?

[@Charlie707RR]

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[@daphnedevi]

Oh wow. Nice. That’s a huge bike for the task... I think the folks out there on 250’s we’re having the most fun 🛵. I hope you are ready for some inaugural scuffs and are riding with some buddies to help you right that beast if/when you plop her down. 🤠

[@kevinsterner9490]

Ya Ophir sucks on a big bike. Great video

[@ThrillaPark]

Watch on mute. Epic trip.

[@daphnedevi]

haha! fair enough. i detest 99% of the music people choose for their moto videos. i just watched a BDR video with a metal music sound track. ultimately i make these movies for myself with music i enjoy and responds to my mood of the trip. if i made these movies primarily for other people i think i'd just crank up the volume on the motorcycle engine and wind noise. :)

[@philpeters3415]

Good music !

[@oosung]

Route contains BFRs..... Big F*&^en Rocks.

[@daphnedevi]

lol... indeed... thanks for the new acronym to add to my lexicon.