Ride Through Colorado
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Ride Through Colorado
Hi All
I just wanted to share a little video of me and 3 of my friends riding on one of my favorite roads in Colorado. This is the Million Dollar Highway between Ouray and Silverton. What a great ride.
Please watch and let me know what you think.
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I just wanted to share a little video of me and 3 of my friends riding on one of my favorite roads in Colorado. This is the Million Dollar Highway between Ouray and Silverton. What a great ride.
Please watch and let me know what you think.
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Re: Ride Through Colorado
Good Memories for me. Thanks for the vid. I have ridden from Durango to Ouray three times. I recall a couple of pucker factor spots along there what with the road having no guard rails.
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yes there are several spots that are straight down without guardrails. Great road though.dingdong wrote:Good Memories for me. Thanks for the vid. I have ridden from Durango to Ouray three times. I recall a couple of pucker factor spots along there what with the road having no guard rails.
Thanks for watching the video and for commenting
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I like how all of you "dance" back in forth in altered positions when changing lanes. Oh, and surprised after 3 mins when you had the still pics of each other, I was expecting a still of the tanker truck behind one of you, lol.
Good times, glad you had them, and thank s for sharing.
Good times, glad you had them, and thank s for sharing.
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Enjoyable well put together video, I noticed when parked up you had your screens covered, why was that?
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Thank you fir the nice comments. If you would like I can get a shot of that tanker for you. I am sure it would look real cool in slomoMag wrote:I like how all of you "dance" back in forth in altered positions when changing lanes. Oh, and surprised after 3 mins when you had the still pics of each other, I was expecting a still of the tanker truck behind one of you, lol.
Good times, glad you had them, and thank s for sharing.
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Hmmm I don't remember that I guess I will have to go back and watch for that. I know I usually throw something over my windshield when parked outside because I don't like the sun hitting my dash.LegsandaWing wrote:Enjoyable well put together video, I noticed when parked up you had your screens covered, why was that?
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Great ride. Thanks for the video. I lived out there for a year and boy do I miss it.
Where did you mount your camera? What kind of camera?
I ask because that is what I want to do on my ride to Alaska. I want to post a daily journal with a video like this.
Thanks again for sharing.
Where did you mount your camera? What kind of camera?
I ask because that is what I want to do on my ride to Alaska. I want to post a daily journal with a video like this.
Thanks again for sharing.
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If that is the case, I do not have to worry about too much sun, perhaps why I have never seen it in the UK, unless I have and missed it. Perhaps the reason behind the tinted screen apart from cosmetics.dheaton wrote:I know I usually throw something over my windshield when parked outside because I don't like the sun hitting my dash.
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With some shields especially the Tulsa tall the sun reflects off of the inside if the shield and warps the dash plastic. I too have a cover for mine.
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Hello
I mount my GoPro Hero 3 camera on top of the left mirror. That way if my remote dies I can still operate it manually.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
I mount my GoPro Hero 3 camera on top of the left mirror. That way if my remote dies I can still operate it manually.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Wilcoy02 wrote:Great ride. Thanks for the video. I lived out there for a year and boy do I miss it.
Where did you mount your camera? What kind of camera?
I ask because that is what I want to do on my ride to Alaska. I want to post a daily journal with a video like this.
Thanks again for sharing.
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I have seen that and don't want it to happen to my dash so just to be safe I cover mine.dingdong wrote:With some shields especially the Tulsa tall the sun reflects off of the inside if the shield and warps the dash plastic. I too have a cover for mine.
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Looked like a great trip.....and very nice video.
I just got out of the Canadian winter, down to Phoenix for a couple weeks. Man, I wish I had my bike down there.
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II am sure you are enjoying it down there. Thanks for watching the videofixdent wrote:Looked like a great trip.....and very nice video.
I just got out of the Canadian winter, down to Phoenix for a couple weeks. Man, I wish I had my bike down there.
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I enjoyed the video. It looks like you and your group had a great ride through some of the prettiest scenery anywhere in the world! Even the snake(s) and lizard(s) had a good time... I looked hard when you panned to the sage brush, hoping to get a glimpse of a big old Mule Deer, but didn't see any
I love Colorado ... no disrespect to anywhere else on the planet, but the beauty of Colorado is unrivaled in my opinion... there are a few places as nice, but I can't think of any better... well, MAYBE parts of Alberta...

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Thanks Hawkeye for the comments. I appreciate you watching the video and commenting.
By the way have you ever been to Boulder, Utah? Just sayin
By the way have you ever been to Boulder, Utah? Just sayin
HawkeyeGL1200 wrote:I enjoyed the video. It looks like you and your group had a great ride through some of the prettiest scenery anywhere in the world! Even the snake(s) and lizard(s) had a good time... I looked hard when you panned to the sage brush, hoping to get a glimpse of a big old Mule Deer, but didn't see anyI love Colorado ... no disrespect to anywhere else on the planet, but the beauty of Colorado is unrivaled in my opinion... there are a few places as nice, but I can't think of any better... well, MAYBE parts of Alberta...
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Never been to Utah. After I wrote that, I thought about some of the other spectacular places on the planet that I've only seen in photos, and I guess I did get a little carried away LOL
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Re: Ride Through Colorado
I loved my various rides on the Million Dollar, but the drops take away from my enjoyment, SOME. . . A favorite ride of mine in Colorado is the Big Thompson canyon from Estes Park to Lions, much shorter ride , yes, but vey scenic with the river on one side The rivers changes sides from time to time, and the canyon walls going UP on the other side, much less of a pucker factor , so that makes it more enjoyable for me. 

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I have done that one as well. Yes, a very nice ride
Uncle Fester wrote:I loved my various rides on the Million Dollar, but the drops take away from my enjoyment, SOME. . . A favorite ride of mine in Colorado is the Big Thompson canyon from Estes Park to Lions, much shorter ride , yes, but vey scenic with the river on one side The rivers changes sides from time to time, and the canyon walls going UP on the other side, much less of a pucker factor , so that makes it more enjoyable for me.
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Thank you for the great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Ride Safe,
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Thank you for watching and commenting
CMReynolds1 wrote:Thank you for the great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Re: Ride Through Colorado
On my last trip to the USA, we did that journey. Being used to driving on the left of the road, that part of the drive certainly had the old rear end sphincter working overtime. My wife was particularly nervous, she was sitting in the passenger seat!
She was certainly nervous with that big drop on her side, and no guard rails whatsoever.
In Oz, we would have guard rails on a road like that, at least on the pucker side. Great video, and thanks for sharing.

In Oz, we would have guard rails on a road like that, at least on the pucker side. Great video, and thanks for sharing.
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Re: Ride Through Colorado
A number of years ago, I drove from Toronto to Las Vegas over two days, and two days later did the same trip back. On the way out, when I went through Denver and the Colorado mountains, it was the dead of night. I fell in behind a local with Colorado plates who was flying over the mountain roads at insane speeds. Some of the curves I took at a higher speed than I probably should have, but he was pulling it off, and I had a better car, so I figured I was OK.redial wrote:On my last trip to the USA, we did that journey. Being used to driving on the left of the road, that part of the drive certainly had the old rear end sphincter working overtime. My wife was particularly nervous, she was sitting in the passenger seat!She was certainly nervous with that big drop on her side, and no guard rails whatsoever.
In Oz, we would have guard rails on a road like that, at least on the pucker side. Great video, and thanks for sharing.
On the trip back, I did the same route in the daytime. I was absolutely horrified to see that the curvy mountain roads that I had been flying over at 80+ mph in the pitch dark, had sheer cliff drop-offs, literally a few feet from the edge of the road where I had been driving - with no guard rails of any kind!
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Re: Ride Through Colorado
Yes in Colorado they believe that everyone should realize the dangers out west. If there is a sign of some sort -- like danger-- They REALLY mean it.
Glad you made a safe trip.
Glad you made a safe trip.