I'm heading out on July 19th to ride the Continental Divide with a riding buddy. I posted some pictures of my setup in this other forum http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/show-us-your-tr650-ready-to-camp.33144/page-4 Me and my friend are both retired so time is not an issue. We plan on about 3 weeks to ride from Seattle to Montana, then down the CDR, and finally back home, but if it takes longer - no problem. I'll post some pictures and comments during our ride here to show our progress and share our adventure.
For those of you waiting for an update on FabOneUp and Kens COBDR trip I have posted a link from Advrider of some gentlemen that ran across them in Lake City. Theese guys have documented their whole ride from North to South and have captured some awesome shots of what it is like out there. I can't wait for Ken and Fab to get they're pics and stories up! The photo of them is in front of Poker Alice's at the end of the page. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=902218&page=5
Thanks for posting. I've been checking regularly hoping to see something from them. I'm really looking forward to the ride report!
Fab and me are back in Divide, CO after finishing the first four days of the COBDR and will head out for more tomorrow morning. I just wanted to report that the Terras have exceeded all expectations. Day before yesterday we went over six passes I think, including Ophir, Corkscrew, California and Cinnamon in roughly 4.5 hours. The Terra just flew thru there soaking up everything we put in way of the front wheel. I honestly didn't expect the suspension to work as well as it did, and we never touched the skid plates either. The EFI is superb and on the tight steep switchbacks going up Corkscrew there was no clutch slipping, just twist the throttle and let the big motor torque it's way up. I think if one replaced the battery with a Shorai and went to a single lightweight exhaust to loose roughly 20 pounds the bike would be even better. I'm thinking that a Rotopax 1 Gal could be mounted inside the right hand luggage rack too. More mods coming, maybe. Fab will start a new thread soon on our current trip.
Do you guys think extra fuel capacity is necessary for the route you are riding? Going out there in Sept to do the same Thanks!
COBDR done! We have lots to tell. You do not need the extra fuel if you stay on route. We headed to a very remote part of the state after the mapped BDR and carried the extra fuel for piece of mind and to be safe. The original BDR route is just under 700 miles and we clocked in 2200 + with 90% of that within the western half of the state. The other 10% was in Wyoming and Utah. We still never used our extra fuel. We carried the RotoPax empty until we felt we needed some insurance. We only did about 550 miles of the mapped BDR and the rest we created ourselves. It was fantastic!
X2 or perhaps X20 I started the Continental Divide trip with my buddy on the 19th, we're now in Silverthorne, CO, about 60 miles west of Denver. As you said the Terras are great. Even the 460 miles of freeway speeds (70/75 mph in temps above 95) to the Montana/Canadian was no problem for the Terra. Lots of pics and comments to post when I return home in August. This is one great bike to adventure on.
Something that us people on the other side of the world (and I guess those on the other side of the USA as well) are jealous of ! http://www.backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/
Shortly it will be time for me to exit Colorado and, I think, head to Moab for a week before going to Jackson WY to do the northern CDR. Riding with Fab these last two weeks has been GREAT!
And Coffee, you just happen to live in the right part of the world and the US. You also have the perfect bike for the job! Thanks Ken! Same goes here. UTBDR next year!
Finally started a report! It is my first one, so we will see how it goes. Have patients too. I am super busy with work since I have been gone for over two weeks. http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/cobdr-or-terradise.34678/
I just returned from my first ride which just so happened to be 2122.8 miles long and involved 13 states and Canada. I'm working on a proper trip report but here are a few pics until then.
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