3:33 “Nobody cares about your GoPro, Lee...just keep going.” Maybe one of the best sslf-advice tips ever on KZread. Second place is “it’s not that bad, just go slow”. I use that one a lot.

@lkandlbinder

9 ай бұрын

hahaha, so true so true. Thanks for making me laugh and for watching! Have fun (and just go slow lol)!

WOW, Just WOW!! Some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. That valley looks like Paradise. I know that with the Go-Pro, its sometimes hard to actually see the incline of a road but seems to come through on your video. I can only dream of riding a trail like that and maybe one day, I will. Thanks for taking us along!

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for these kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed this video! You're right...it is so beautiful up there and I'm glad I got some good footage...if you have good weather and just commit yourself to tackling it, I'm sure you'll be fine if you ever attempt these passes on your GS. Thanks again and I'll be glad to answer questions if you have them. ~Lee

Balls of steel on that bike. Respect. Great editing and shots.

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks Ryan!

Lee, I rode the MABDR N to S to TAT E to W this summer. I found going down Ophir Pass one of the most difficult sections of the entire trip. I tackled Ophir on 6 July on my DR650. Bravo!

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a trip that must have been...bravo to you! I agree regarding going down Ophir Pass...those loose rocks and wide open exposure really tests your nerve. But we did it and are better for it I'm sure...thanks for watching Steve.

@steves6614

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent videos! I rode solo as well but was fortunate enough to ride a few days with two guys on CT125s! If you get a chance watch “Some Guy Rides”. He’s in the middle of posting their ride. Almost think a ride on the Continental Divide is due next summer!

@steves6614

Жыл бұрын

@@lkandlbinder Hey Lee, I just bought a 2006 R1150GS ADV SE with 18k miles. I CANNOT imagine going down Ophir on it! I just returned from a long ride and did the majority of the Continental Divide. My buddy is posting his videos of the trip on KZread under "Johnny Pow Rides".

Edge of my seat watching this! Wow, so cool! Great video

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rusty...glad you enjoyed it and that it got your heart pumping! On the Trans America Trail, several times I couldn't believe that I was still in America...so many beautiful places I'd never seen or even heard of. Thanks again and stay tuned :)

Love it!! Thank you for sharing, so it's possible to see what the pass would be like to ride!! Got a late start on the TAT this year, so we were stopped out my Marshall Pass and didn't get to do the ones past it. Love getting to watch!!

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Renee, so glad you enjoyed this video! You know, the day before this ride I was on Marshall Pass fiddling with my drone and I dropped two micro SD cards and lost 10 days of gopro footage...can you believe that? A few days later on Glacier Lake a young man who was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail told me, just go ride those sections again...it's only 10 days. LOL...anyway, thanks for watching, the kind words... and I hope you get a chance to watch the others.

Damn! That was awesome!

@lkandlbinder

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

Thank you very much for this great insight of the track! Great drone shots - i love them 👍🏻 Those big rocks aren't easy to ride on with a big bike. It helps me a lot to see in advance what road situation we have to struggle with. We're traveling your country in June... and of course snow may still be a problem and not all roads will be passable at that time. Greetings from Germany, Karim

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karim! I'm glad this video was useful. I watched several videos before my trip as well like you. As for weather, just start checking it when you get to Colorado, and especially the day before the big passes. Enjoy and thanks again!

Fantastic. Thank you.

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one Jeff!

Cool!! Awesome dude

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

Did that ride a few summers ago (from NC to Moab) and almost quit headed down through all that heavy Rock, so glad we didn't. It turned out to be one of the most memorable sections of the entire TAT so far. Its still on my bucket list to finish the whole thing. Congratulations on making a very difficult section look pretty easy... excellent riding skills!

@lkandlbinder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken for watching and for the kind words! I agree and was glad I did it too despite how treacherous is first seems. I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of the TAT when you get at it again.

Beautiful views!!!

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

It's like being in a different world up there!

Great video!!

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Glad you enjoyed this one!

So cool

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin, glad you enjoyed this one!

@kevinbagukchannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@lkandlbinder ok dear friend

Great videos….!!! The GS is a tank….!!!!

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray! Glad you are enjoying them....yes, these GS bikes are tanks....I actually named mine Panzer :)

@rayweeks1056

2 жыл бұрын

Great name…!! I have a 2012 so I am kinda partial to older GS’s too.

Nice video. We did Ophir in late August. We took it the same direction as you. I felt very sorry for the many bikes loaded up that attempted it in the other direction. A great many were stuck in the baby heads trying to go up to the summit.

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve...I can see how those baby heads would be a major problem going up hill...and imagine if it was the least bit wet.

@MrHamish54

2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Sure would be nice if someone would come up with a method of showing how steep a hill actually is. Coming off the pass through the baby head section to the switchback it looks flat when its almost a 30 degree slope. 2019 I did Ophir on a loaded 1190 the same direction as you. Then 2020 did it the opposite way on the same bike.

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrHamish54 Thanks! Yes, these gopros don't pick up the steepness well at all. Good job on getting up and back down both ways on a big bike!

@MrHamish54

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have to confess that I needed some help getting started on the section after the switchback about 20 yds from the summit. Made the mistake of taking the inside line. I know better that the outside line is usually smoother, but just couldn't take it. LOL.

My biggest concern (especially if patches of snow and ice limit line choices) is oncoming traffic, right at the crux section(s). Scary on a loaded Sportster or FXR. Looking forward to riding it again on my KLR.

@lkandlbinder

9 ай бұрын

I hear you! I always slow down and make sure everyone is on the same page when I come up on (especially larger) vehicles. Thanks for watching and enjoy the KLR!

In this video the author is traveling North to South across Ophir Pass. If you are riding a fully loaded big bike I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND traveling North to South over Ophir Pass. We unfortunately didn't know this and began the CO BDR from the south. Ophir Pass was a reality check for me and I realized I was way over packed and heavy to be climbing it fully loaded to camp off the bike. Lesson learned the hard way with several drops of the bikes. The most absolutely gorgeous and stunning views that these eyes have ever beheld. I'll do it again, but on a proper hard-enduro bike so the enjoyment factor is far greater than the work factor. Beautiful video @Lee Kandlbinder. I'd never heard of the term "Baby Heads" but that is a perfect description as they put me on my ass several times. We just got back home this weekend and heard they had shut down portions of Ophir Pass a couple days after we went through it due to excessive rain fall making the trails unsafe for passage. Stay safe.

@CapCityDC

Жыл бұрын

So N to S means starting from town of Ophir?

@lkandlbinder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the valuable comments. I can totally see how going the other way could be much more difficult, especially at the turns and those 'baby heads' as you climb right at toward the top. I'm glad you made it safely through and plan to go back to this beautiful area! Thanks again, Lee

@lkandlbinder

Жыл бұрын

I started in Silverton not Ophir. I'm not so sure about the 'north to south'...looks more like east to west to me. Hope this helps!

@CapCityDC

Жыл бұрын

@@lkandlbinder Got it, I was looking at the map and agree it appears to be E-W not N-S as in his comment. Did Ophir 20 yrs ago in a 4x4 starting from Ophir and it was an incredible and white knuckle drive.

I did this a few years back on my 2018 GSA but I had taken all my bags off. It was quite a pucker factor for me. All the loose rocks made me think I would go off the side at any time.

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Taking the bags/panniers off was an option I explored but I didn't have a hotel close enough where I could keep them. Yes, lol, the pucker factor is real! My friend had told me how intimidating it was but his son seemed to be chilled about it..so I was ready for any emotions that came up. Thanks for watching and happy riding!

Car rentals definitely miss some of these routes..

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha, that is for sure!

I just came back from Oury to engineer pass via corkscrew. I did this last time on big bike 7 years ago and I did not take into account the bazillion sxs that have tore this road to shit. I was on a Tiger800 fully loaded with my 13 year old daughter on back. You have been warned, it is a motherf'er.

@lkandlbinder

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Mark. Wow, I can't imagine doing any of these passes two up!

Nice. Do you think a Honda trail could make it over

@lkandlbinder

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. You'll probably have more fun than I did!

@Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang

11 ай бұрын

@@lkandlbinder right on thanks

What tires did you use?

@lkandlbinder

11 ай бұрын

Continental TKC80 Tires: amzn.to/3wGjNvj Thanks for watching!

@BradleyZT

11 ай бұрын

@@lkandlbinder of course I enjoyed the vid! Im about to head that way through cinnamon pass, california, and through to ophir. Was wonder if you think the pirelli scorpion rally would be fine? I currently have those on but have a fresh set of karoo 3 I could put on

@lkandlbinder

11 ай бұрын

@@BradleyZT I don't have any experience with those scorpion rally tires but I noticed they have great reviews on Revzilla. I just realized that I actually used the Mitas E-07 Dakaar tires on that trip, not the TKC80s which I have on now...sorry about that. I don't think you should worry much about it too much.

@BradleyZT

11 ай бұрын

@@lkandlbinder I’ve heard those E07’s are great. Thanks, yeah as I watch more vids of people and see some people having trouble I start doubting myself but Im sure I’ll be fine. This is my first multi day solo bolo trip and wanting to be as prepared as possible.

@lkandlbinder

11 ай бұрын

@@BradleyZT I hear you. You got this and just remember, any fails are just part of the adventure.

Music is a bit to loud rather hear you talk ! NIce trip

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback...to be honest, I didn't even have a mic hooked up and didn't really think I would use my audio! Live and learn...thanks again.

Wow - the way down, Decent was bad.. On the way up- I can do that. On the way down.. Hmm i think i will pass/skip it.

@lkandlbinder

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the way down was a little nerve-wracking and I wouldn't blame anyone for skipping it. Thanks for watching!