Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route: The Movie

[@toddm.3947]

Really enjoyed your adventure! I’ve ridden several of these passes on my DR650 and feel quite fortunate to live here in Colorado! Your content, video skills, and editing are top notch. Thanks for sharing!

[@wmbushUT]

Nice job!! T7 is a good bike. top heavy for those tuff switch backs...

[@ebhkkc1]

Thank you. doing the COBDR this year and starting and doing it in reverse like you did. I have property in Durango. Loved your video

[@MarkSager-t8v]

Nice job, thank you.

[@The_MotoRebel]

Have had my T7 for 3 months now, and I can't wait for my first BDR trip. How many go pro batteries do you carry with you?

[@MeerkatADV]

@The_MotoRebel i have about 3 spares in a charging cradle in my tank bag. But I generally charging things off the bike or the battery pack on my helmet.

[@haminlee]

Really enjoyed your video! Love the follow drone footage. Skydio or dji? Though I suspect the former…

[@MeerkatADV]

This was the skydio. I've since gone back to DJI after the skydio stopped working.

[@Howard-p8z]

How about black bear pass? You ever tried it?

[@MeerkatADV]

Haven't tried it, it was closed all last year. I would want to do it with a group vs solo though.

[@Howard-p8z]

It would make a great video for you. Im sure the t7 will go.

[@ebhkkc1]

I have and it is a blast. Only i steep section to worry about, but it is not that bad! ride within you own ability and do not worry about others and hug the right sid of the road. go get it done

[@smeosky]

Great video! Just curious, are you riding a BDR in a base layer shirt?

[@MeerkatADV]

@@smeosky jersey over armor.

[@Brent-j8k]

Is your rain jacket the Aqua Pack jacket? I just bought one and am pretty happy with it.

[@MeerkatADV]

Yep, no complaints about it at all. I love how compact it packs.

[@markfenwick6430]

Hello, I have been watching a bunch of your BDR videos, and hope I will be able to ride some of them. I do have a question though, the the BdR.s that are closest to me other than the South Dakota BDR-X, which I have completed, are Wyoming, and Colorado. The ride BDR website classifies the Wyoming BDR as more difficult then the Colorado, and from the videos I have seen I would think that the Colorado BDR would be more difficult, I realize that the Wyoming BDR is lots longer then the Colorado BDR but more difficult?. My question is, in your opinion, in good weather which do you think is more difficult?

[@MeerkatADV]

@markfenwick6430 Wyoming in bad weather is a mess. In good weather there are a couple technical bits (Beaver Rim, northern stuff at the border) but otherwise it is fast and flowy. Colorado is more technical, especially the first three sections, but shorter. I would say Colorado is more difficult but not by much. Section 2 in Colorado is where you will have all of your problems.

[@markfenwick6430]

@@MeerkatADV Thank you very much, thanks for your time.

[@davidwood974]

Incredible adventure, thank you for sharing…wild that you caught that deer strike and stayed upright. I’m hoping to do some of the BDR routes this year, what tires are you using? Do you change depending on the route or time of year?

[@MeerkatADV]

I pretty much run Motoz exclusively. I don't worry about switching due to time of year.

[@davidwood974]

@@MeerkatADV thank you, safe travels!

[@woundedtiger7547]

Always have wondered if a deer whistles would be affective on a bike?

[@MeerkatADV]

Probably too much other noise/ nowhere to really put it.

[@mechcavandy986]

Deer whistles will make them run off, but ya never know which way they’ll run. 😹🤠

[@jkarimkhani]

So steering damper: would recomend?

[@MeerkatADV]

Yes.

[@BrianBushRacing]

It's just tragic that the twins race is over and no live stream?

[@MeerkatADV]

Huh?

[@BrianBushRacing]

@@MeerkatADV my bad. Wrong video, lol. I did watch this and stoked my sons out for it. We're doing this ride in August. Their first long adventure

[@michaelmcghee6518]

What luggage do have

[@MeerkatADV]

Mosko Moto and Kriega