Southern California Backcountry Discovery Route Documentary Film (CABDR-South)

[@PapaDougsAdventures01]

“I’m not where my mind thinks I am” Best quote ever and how I feel every time I ride off road.

[@AkaBull]

lol

[@americandirtrider7662]

So crazy! Ive also run into the older gentlemen you met at the 52 minute mark. It was in Death Valley about 7 years ago. So cool to see he's still out there adding weird things to his van.

[@frankwurdock4154]

Was good to hear Sterling Noren in this trailer. Haven't seen anything on The Motorcycle Travel Channel four plus months ,and have been concerned about his well-being.

[@magargal4]

I’m currently sitting on the CABDR in a Death Valley Hotel rewatching this vid to enjoy the memories of sections along the AZ and NV borders. Camped on the Colorado River and stumbled upon a R&B concert in Primm. I’m on a 1200gsa and absolutely loving it. Temps ranging from 95-106F and going thru 2+ gallons of electrolyte added water daily. First day went off route and took 6hr to get thru 4mi of river rocks and lots of repairs were made and some rib and toe injuries addressed haha. The scenery coming into Death Valley is astonishing specifically Dante’s View. About to travel Badwater and then up to Lone Pine/Sierra Nevadas. This trip is Challenging ! But I wouldn’t hesitate to doing it again. The people you meet along the way are true characters.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

Props to Dan Schoo for riding a GS successfully on this route. Rides what he sells. Well done.

[@ADVF800GS]

And he did it all injured, when he went down the first time and tried to pick up his bike he pulled a rib, ouch….😮

[@davechavis4275]

Quinn is a great addition to this crew ! great rider and humble dude.

[@ridicule35]

Hello folks. ADV/GT touring here depending on if I use my 1250GSA or 1200RT. Based in Brittany, France, doing Europe and started the TET(Trans Euro Trail). I am thrilled to see Americans on adventure bikes or using tarmac in the back country roads, close to nature, meandering rivers, mountains. This is what we love as motorcyclists in Europe. Even on my GT, you will NEVER find me on a highway or toll road. Boring, no curves to truly lean the bike and very far from the places that make you stop, take out the reflex camera or gas heat water, make coffee, appreciate the view….. this series makes me want to come over and do this tour… truly appreciating this series. Good video production as well. 😎✌️👍👍

[@butcherknife59knife46]

What’s crazy is the road is already in and these rides are just Adventure junkies. So yes we don’t really need BDRs to Adventure anywhere the tires roll .. Just saying they didn’t plow the trails and chop the trees. So they are following adventures other have already traveled. Don’t be scared it’s a big world ready for exploring. P.S. you do not need a GS1250 or a 1290R . You need to be able to lift your bike with all your shit!! HELLO

[@wine_country_moto]

I’ve tooled around on section 7 once but only alone so I called it. Can’t wait to do the entire thing with a group. Thank you for making these available on KZbin. Great work on this film. Professional grade.

[@Dookie_burner]

Lets make a group

[@wine_country_moto]

@@Dookie_burner I’m interested

[@trinisailor2925]

@@wine_country_moto my 1200GS isn't quite ready, but count me in!

[@alanfoster7346]

I'm interested in meeting up with you

[@Dookie_burner]

@@alanfoster7346 north OC here .yall?

[@sailingaeolus]

ADV Bike = Honda Gullwing with knobbies. LoL. Heaviest I go is a DRZ400 with wide Kenda tires. The sand and rocks washes on the bikes you are riding must be something. I'm envious of the power and ability to do highway speeds comfortably, but I wear shorts, tee shirt and sun glasses on my DRZ so speeds say in mid 40s anyhow. I've carried an overnighter supply ONCE. Those loads are tough. A small company makes a trailer for dirt bikes. It is a one wheel job that is very similar to a bicycle trailer. Keeps the weight off the bike and adds an extra wheel to distribute the weight. Way better than mounting/carrying gear on the bike itself in my opinion. Anyhow thanks for sharing. Great video.

[@mhilde7744]

You can't beat ROTTWEILER! GR8 company and unbelievable service and products!

[@newenglandscrambler2262]

2 minutes in and this is already a million times better than the NVBDR video.

[@davidbones8947]

I just watched this looks fun im up in Oregon ride a bmw gs alot off road we dont have much sand in the mountains sand sucks i did 500 miles off road in death valley now that was on a honda 650 l great ride i normally ride solo as im retired and camp and take my time y'all ride way to fast you miss alot of cool stuff im 70 and still at it ride safe

[@chuckmcinnish4722]

Awesome video. You got quite the treat meeting Robert at Cerro Gordo. Super great guy.

[@ADVF800GS]

Most people want to meet movie stars and athletes, I wanna meet all of you guys and Inna is so badass!!!! I’m planning on riding the SoCal BDR in April hopefully.

[@andreasschmidt3413]

Ron West's narration and historical insight bring a depth to this BDR movie which is lacking from some of the others. (Watching the UTBDR made me cringe when they speculated that the rock art of Nine Mile Canyon is Anasazi; it's Fremont.) I wish I'd watched this before doing some riding through Mojave Preserve recently just to have some more historical perspective and know about those cool cabins just off the route. I've ridden much of this route before the CABDR was released and it's spectacular. If you have a smaller bike (I prefer a WR250R for this sort of riding) and the skills, the road from Cerro Gordo to the Salt Tram and Swansea grade is a fantastic trail that blows the rest of this route away in terms of scenery and difficulty. My other recommendation for those looking for extra challenge (and don't mind sand) is staying north on the old Vidal road and riding through the Whipple mountains to the Sunflower Springs road, which squeezes between several wilderness areas and rejoins the BDR in Essex. It feels like they jumped on the boring Cadiz RR siding road because they were tired of sand and needed to make up some time. Though described as a wintertime route, you are likely to encounter winter snow on the expert variation going over Papoose Flat and the White Mountains. That said, hats off to the route planners and film makers for doing the hard work so the rest of us can enjoy it. The old guy in the VW van really made my day with his words of wisdom... time to quit my job and pack in more adventure before it's too late.

[@commonsense6050]

Well done video. Filming, production, and narration. Thank you. This is a great route, I did it in 2019.

[@Copenhagen-hb1sj]

my bro and i did the NMBDR this summer... planning our next one now

[@SailingCorina]

This is one BDR I enjoyed watching but not riding. Sand is not fun and I enjoy forests more. Probably because I'm from Tucson Arizona. I was excited about the SCBDR at first because I thought they made the route West of the mountains where everything is green. I've had enough desert for a lifetime. 😆

[@OrangeJDB]

This movie is just so amazing thank you #ktm

[@cruiez2008]

As I am living in Socal and thinking of doing this CA BDR one day hopefully with a group. You all did a great riding.

[@kee7678]

Same

[@MrChrisOcean]

Such a beautiful country.

[@mototaco2132]

After doing this in Apr 2021, it still reminds me of the excitement and challenges of the tracks. I did it on KTM 1090, but I would recommend doing it on KTM 890.

[@chrispy1965]

If you do an tour like this. IMHO put the lugage in a truck or 4x4 van! Makes the bikes lighter and that gives so much more fun.

[@johnclark928]

I used to ride these bigger ADV bikes, now I am on a 690 Enduro with a rally raid kit. It sure is a lot nicer picking it up and going through sand and technical stuff. I can't imagine going back to one of those overweight monsters!

[@darrylmcginty1296]

Noraly “Itchy Boots” has been around the world on a Honda CRF300. She makes these guys on the big bmw’s look like amateurs. A true adventure bike should be as small as you can possibly get to haul you and your gear.

[@kimmarcelo6131]

Wr450. Beta 450rr

[@Richard.Cabeza]

@@darrylmcginty1296 She hasn't been around the world.

[@somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985]

We need to stop telling people this. There is no one perfect bike; it’s all about trade offs. My big pig Super Ténéré is perfect for where I live in Southern California. The bike eats hundreds of miles of tarmac and does surprisingly well off road. I take it to OHV parks all the time. If I lived next to or spent most of my time in dirt, I would get something smaller, but my big girl is great for my purposes. I’ve ridden ten hours straight up Big Sur to San Francisco with no fatigue. Great machine that makes me smile all the time and that’s what counts.

[@chrispy1965]

​@@somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985 spot on

[@in2ADV]

Excellent series my friend! Enjoyed every minute of it :-)

[@woundedtiger7547]

Thanks again. 😊

[@Tastewithnewdrinks]

Great review.

[@robertburks2126]

Great film!! My only issue, is the bad and weird transitions in the editing, THANK GOD it all wasn't that way, Looking forward to riding these.

[@peaceoutvanlife]

Ron West has to be the perfect narrator!

[@kayseewozniak1852]

Can I do this with you on my klx230?

[@427walrus]

Great film, very well produced. This will be an excellent winter ride when there is snow in my state. 👍

[@modshiftmotion]

Great film. Epic ride. Just found your channel.. nice work you all. Cheers. - Arian

[@AZ762SHOOTER]

I grew up in bishop and the marine corps brought me to yuma. I stayed here when i got out. When i came across this route i got excited because i was literally on google maps for hours plotting something similar. My entire family is in bishop still and wanted to find dirt roads all the way there. Im on an xr650l right now but not sure if it could pack the gear without cracking the subframe. Unless i go very minimalist. I could get subframe supports but they won't fit with my exhaust... now i need to talk my wife into her getting a bike for it...

[@robertrayklein]

I live in Wisconsin. Just getting into adventure riding and was wondering why you avoid the center of the country with your documentaries. I know we lack mountains but we got backcountry like you wouldn't believe would love to see a Midwest Northwoods route. I would start say lake of the woods in MN parallel Canadian boarder, come down north shore of Superior, zigzag across northern WI, UP is adventure bike paradise, and end with the bridge to mainland MI would be pretty amazing

[@FFL-vg9ro]

Because Minnesota - The State where nothing fun is allowed. One particular party absolutely hates ATVs, UTVs, and off road motorcycles and year by year chips away at off road riding opportunities. The Western states have huge areas of federal land, so off road routing is far more workable.

[@kawiboyz_sd2822]

daaang, that looks like a fun riding adventure!!🤙

[@mutt2jeff]

Fun to watch, impressive seeing you guys take these huge bikes through. I used to hustle a ktm 950 through stuff like this, it is fun in its own way. But this kind of route is better done on a smaller bike. Safer, easier, cover ground quicker and have more fun.

[@R2FortyFive]

Nicely done ladies and gentleman. Inspiring video. I really appreciate the work you've put in to make this route available. I look forward to riding it next month. We'll take the Idaho BDR down from the Canadian Boarder, then the Nevada BDR, then hop onto the SoCal BDR and ride it to Benton.

[@joeybobbie1]

Great Ride, Great Video, Great everything. I really enjoyed this Video. Got lots of Pictures also.👍❤️

[@onerider808]

The one BDR I’ll gladly skip

[@scottp8147]

I believe I got a little Woody, Just found your Channel so more Woody's to come no pun intended

[@woundedtiger7547]

That's what we use to call a hurts donut. An it would make you laugh or hurt more. But the idea was to forget the pain. Learn from your mistake an ride on. Be safe.

[@JamesBrown-hv1xu]

Very cool video, Thx, I dont know if you know 2 more miles up cruthers Canyon there's a cool camp ground called the stone table. And at the bottom of the road where you camped there's a stone cabin

[@EmileModesitt]

You've gotta get Jamie from MotoGeo in a video like this! He's the best :)

[@trinisailor2925]

Great Video!!

[@jwerner3903]

It would be nice to see in these films a few riders on dual sport bikes like the Honda CRF300L rather than only big ADV bikes. I guess Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and others are not sponsors of the BDR program but they should be.

[@cynthiamgentles6781]

Best camp with a portable electric fence in bear country. Lightest is 2.4 lbs. Small kit for huge peace of mind

[@jameswhitney5439]

Have you guys considered doing a route on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington?

[@ikutiap5923]

Great idea!

[@dogmanXR600]

how can i find the song at the end to download? also who played that?

[@Sam-xt5gb]

At 6:37 the map has been mislabeled as CO when it should be UT

[@luke2836]

How did the cold beers get there???

[@jeremysmith9898]

who said they where cold? lol

[@TheToufikzeidan]

what would be the ideal bike for someone new to offroading to join this tour?

[@davidwells1123]

Good video but the music is just to loud

[@skidmoretransportation1832]

You said it was a good ride for the Winter. What month of the year did you ride the route?

[@65BAJA]

18:29 Is that Bradshaw of Cerro Gordo Fame?

[@FFL-vg9ro]

I saw Sterling Noren in the opening scenes. Wasn’t he filming and got injured on the ride? So why was he completely edited out of the video?

[@SteveHofsaess]

Great video,, a beginner question, was the injury the result of the hard bags on the motorycycle?

[@MikesProjectsandHobbiesMC]

What month did you guys do this ride?

[@davidmerrell1163]

When riding in sand shift your weight back a bit so your front end doesn't dig in...and don't lose momentum.

[@MrRoostersmoke]

Can this BDR be done in a vehicle as a overlanding trail? Just curious if any of it is single track?

[@claytonantonangellio7189]

Olá ... Primeiro gostaria de parabenizar pela qualidade dos vídeos , são sensacional. Só gostaria de fazer um pedido de legenda em português, pois não sei ler e escrever em inglês.... Talvez até em outras línguas tbm ... Obrigado !!

[@coreyharper7643]

🌴 RAWSUMNiSS 🐢 🌴

[@coreyharper7643]

🌴 request maybe Black Hill'z by RENO border... 🌴

[@eriknash8783]

When was this actually ridden? Year/Month?

[@robertbergener5573]

Hysterically funny commercial tshirts

[@thunder3047]

You only need an Africa twin To do all these and laugh about it 👌👋🏻👋🏻

[@mojomoto259]

honor the land of the Natives

[@kevinbroadway5398]

need a light two stroke 300 ktm

[@garygoldsmith1738]

One of you should have a satellite phone and that way you could call for help if you needed it 👍🏼

[@THX-vb8yz]

I wish you would show just riding...

[@Bi-PolarBurnout]

ktm commercial eh? ill keep my 99 xt350.

[@merlinmilton7596]

Lopez James Martin Angela Lee Kimberly

[@carlredmond3642]

Great cinematography and storytelling as usual. But, I have to be honest, I'm really not liking the constant zoom/twist/spin style transition and snap move ending of shots. It really detracts from the viewing experience, constantly taking you out of the story and causing annoyance, and even when there is a brief sequence without them you continually dread their immenent reappearance. Straight cuts and the odd dissolve would have been much better..in my opinion. The speed ramps and the other hand were well done. This comment provided in the spirt of "viewer feedback"...not trying to be argumentative or sarcastic etc.

[@simontempler3239]

CA the meca of off road riding?? ....Hopefully you guys will still be able to do this ride again with electric bikes wearing masks in the 115 degree heat !...But no worries AZ will be right behind you !

[@stephtraveler7378]

If I do this BDR, I promise I will try my best to minimize all spending in this godforsaken state.

[@rom668]

Lol just skip it if you’re full of that much hate

[@slvrbck8741]

Everything is KLIM... They must be writing some nice checks .Aside from socks and gloves, all their pants and jackets are made for thin or skinny people??

[@nomvonglismerced4311]

so...don't go solo is the bottom line.

[@64maxpower]

are you guys joking? You're embellishing how difficult the ride is with dramatic music and you are riding 600 lb street bikes with almost street tires in the desert. Why not try riding bikes that are suited for off road riding like 450s? Or even Crf300ls? You have no business riding those pigs in the dirt

[@darrylmcginty1296]

Exactly! Itchy boots has been around the world on a CRF300L. She makes these guys look like amateurs riding $30,000 tanks mainly on good trails. Try riding those pigs thru the back trails of Guatemala lol.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

I agree, the CRF300L can tool-a-long wonderfully on routes like this. Can't carry a whole lot of shit without major suspension upgrade, but you can do sections of it sans camping gear or if you can rough it. I'll be hitting this next spring, hopefully on a 300L/Rally

[@kee7678]

@@darrylmcginty1296 lol. bruhs sounding like jelly women right now

[@THX-vb8yz]

Nah...... Need to redo your videos. (That's what I think) Hard to watch your adventures when it's a birds eye view.

[@phillysslydogsly4186]

A) what do you do with your truck? Leave it in AZ & ride back on the hwy to get it? B) where you getting all that beer & food?? Trail car or something? Im suspect

[@timmoore6656]

Hey Mr. Cody, if you want help increase sales for KTM please advise them to get rid of that terrible looking headlight. 🫤