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Honestly I am not 100% sure. Most of the areas I was riding required a street legal vehicle so every bike I've ridden in CO has been tagged. I know that I had run across several FS workers and rangers while riding, and was never once asked about the OHV sticker. Having said that, it has now been a few years since I've ridden a bike in CO, so it would be best to check what the current requirements are.

I've never had to have an out of state trail pass, or OHV sticker when I've ridden in CO, but that may have just been the places I've ridden. Having said that, a couple of things to note 1-all of the bikes I have ridden in CO have been plated, street legal (dual sport kit on the 2t). Not sure if that makes a difference or not. 2 - its been a few years since I've made to to Colorado to ride, so you may want to check up on the current requirements.

@@EddieMarak-EM2 thanks for the guidance here in MN you need a DNR sticker regardless of plate or not. I'll do some more digging.

@@thecitiots yea, som places here in TX you need OHV stickers and some places you don't. I think it is the same in CO, I think it just depends on where you are riding. I believe at places like Rampart Range near Denver you do, but in the San Juans you don't. None of the places I've ridden in CO have required them, at least at the time I was riding. Have fun! Colorado is a blast whether on a dirt bike, dual sport, or ADV bike. I haven't been in a while, but need to get back out there soon.

Yes, there are some really good maps called "Latitude 40º" I believe.

Yea I guess it's been a while... Here you go ruclips.net/video/5rZZhRDFka8/видео.html

It was several years ago, but I want to say it was 3-4 hours from Ouray to Lake City, we did stopped a few times along the way, so not sure about actual riding time - 2, maybe 3 hrs on the bike. You can take Engineer from Ouray to Lake City, and then take Cinnamon Pass from Lake City to Silverton. There are a couple of different options to get back to Ouray from Silverton, either off-road or via 550 (assuming you are plated). This is usually referred to as the Alpine Loop. We did the loop (via the California Gulch route back to Ouray) in about 7-8 hrs (I think it was something like 110 miles). But that time frame includes stopping several times along the way along with a few detours on some of the different trails. If you were doing the loop nonstop on a bike, it would probably be around 5 hrs (about 7 in a 4x4).

I don't think so. We didn't, but we also camped at the campground at Lake Austin, so not sure if Emma Long was part of that. I know it is a city park, so I really don't think there is any fee or requirements, but I would check to be sure.

Cool, I think y'all will like it. It's mostly double track, but there are some good rocky sections too.

this video is mostly around Cuchara, and Taylor Park.

Yea, I wanted to make it next weekend too, but have to work that weekend. 🙁

Ha! Yeah, that’s happened to me before...

Ha!, well I did grow up kind of close to “Arlen”...

yep, I wanted to go to the right, but it decided it wanted to get stuck.

Bad line choice... LOL, should have gone over the top to the right instead of getting my back wheel stuck between that log and side of the ravine.

Maybe the same people who took the Utah Monolith down. Haha.

I imagine they are allowed. It is a private park. I would check with them to be sure. But I don’t think a drone would be a problem.

@@EddieMarak-EM2 thank you for the reply! I will look into it 🤘🏻

1 - not sure about MTB specific trails, I only really started riding a MTB a few months ago, so did not notice. Having said that, I think there are MTB tails just about everywhere in CO, and I can't imagine them NOT allowing MTB on any of the trails. I saw several MTB'ers when I was there. 2 - This trail was quite a ways from the campsite we were at - but... truthfully we were at the worst campsite to get to this trail. We were south of the Reservoir, you would really want to camp at Dinner Station or Spring Creek or something else that is north and west of the Reservoir. If you were at one of those, this trail would only be a few miles from the campsite. 3 - Yes, tons of stuff for non-riders to do. Hiking pretty much anywhere, and they rent boats, etc... at the Taylor Park Reservoir. Check it out, it is definately worth it.

@@EddieMarak-EM2 thanks...im also from dallas tx and also in the DFW trail group

If you want to ride mtb let me know im always down..i just started about a month ago also....

Rusty, check out the maps produced by Latitude 40. In addition to being high quality, water proof maps, the trail markings are really good. There is a LOT of single track in the Taylor Reservoir area, all of which can be ridden on a mountain bike, and there is some "non-mechanized" single track (MTBs, horseback, hikers). The south end of Doctor Park Trail (424) is non-mechanized, the south section of Cement Creek Trail (553) is non-mechanized, etc. Admittedly, there is more mechanized single track than non, but there is some. I've encountered MTBs in places that truly amazed me.

@@singletrackscott1053 +1 on the Latitude 40º maps. I really like that they have the milage between markers (or trails, etc...) on the maps. You can reset you trip meter on the bikes computer at a mark, then watch the milage once you get to the indicated milage, start looking for the split in the trail (or whatever...). Worked great when I was there, never got lost.

It is the Ross Creek Trail riders in Bronte TX, just outside of Abilene. The race is at a place called the Texana Ranch, it is an exotic game preserve.

I believe I do. Overall it is not too bad, but there are a few extended, off camber, loose rock climbs that can make it a little more challenging. I will see if I can find the footage. It was a couple of years ago.

I bought a JD Jet kit to re-jet for CO. When installing the JD Jet Kit, I also went ahead and did the 3x3 mod (basically opening the intake to the air box to 3"x3". More than likely if you get a used DRZ, it will already have the 3x3 mod done - almost everyone does this mod pretty early on. Other than that, the only thing I did was put a set of Micheline AC10 tires on the bike. I had the Dunlop 606's, but the AC10s seemed better in the dirt. I also used the Giant Loop Mojave bags. I had a set of soft panniers (Dirt Bagz I think), but like the GL bags much better. The panniers seemed to push the back of the bike around quite a bit. The Mojave bags, got the weight up and closer to the bike, so performance was better. The DRZ is a great bike for this kind of trip - mostly jeep roads, and a bit of highway between them. While the bike ran great, and pretty much rolled over everything, it was still a little lacking in power however. It never struggled on anything I threw at it, but after riding a dirt bike for a while, I wanted to do things like jump off of rocks, etc... and it just did not have that kind of snap. It did roll over everything like tank and I was always impressed how well it did when I would get to the top of pass. It is a great platform for this kind of riding, but does lack a little "excitement". I only mention this because I know you ride a 2 stroke, and may be used to the snap. For a nice 2-3 day dual sport adventure ride the DRZ is a perfect bike though, and you can find them for pretty reasonable prices. Here is another video from the following year in the same area, ruclips.net/video/DmRmg4KOGsA/видео.html

@@EddieMarak-EM2 Man, thanks SO much for all the good info!

That is Rachelle on the Freeride. We took it up there twice, the first time I re-jetted it. It ran pretty good, but a little sluggish at higher altitudes. The next time (the footage in this video), she had bought a Lectron carb, and it ran great - no adjustments needed at all. Of course the Lectron is about $500, if you don't want to spend the $$, then I would definately rejet. I just followed the owners manual for the altitude and temp you will be riding in and you should be fine. May need to adjust the air screw a little once you get up there. I've ridding my ADV bike in that area a few times, but the only off-road I did was forest access roads, etc... Haven't ridden my dirt bike up there, funny.... I was supposed to be in the Frisco area last week, but choose to stay home because I had a couple of jobs come up... so $$ over fun.... :(

SE They are open year round. Winter is when we do most of our riding. They are open to the public on the weekends, and members only during the week, but since you are out of state, you can ride during the week if you call ahead and make arrangements.

haha, yea I think I may have called it Indian Creek in the video...

Eddie Marak yes you did Lol, my family has been camping and riding in Taylor park since the 50s. Glad to see others love the area too!

@@codymartinez6131 The single track between Spring Creek and Cement Creek is some of my favorite riding - Bear Creek, Deadman Gulch, Rosebud Gulch, Cement Mountain, Reno Ridge ... all good stuff. To be a native of that area ... that would be nice.