Nice to find this community

[CODRriders]

I will try and keep it short as I know I can be long winded....Our names are John and Dee and we are motorcycling fanatics....
We live in the Castle Rock area of Colorado and spend most of our weekends in the summer riding. I was an Army brat that saw the world from a window in Europe and always had a love affair with the open road and America, being a gypsy is just second nature moving from base to base. Now in my mid 40's I still haven't out grown my childhood view of the world and the inquisitive nature of what is around the next corner or hill.I grew up with a passion for bikes but it wasn't until I was 18 that I could afford my first bike and have had several since ranging from Dirt - Sport Bikes and Heavy Cruisers.

We spent the last six years helping Victory motorcycles create a local presence in Colorado through the Colorado Victory Riders Association Http://www.c-vra.com. We have ridden all the scenic highways in Colorado and then some including New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Victory gave us a free ride in 2006 on the Kyle Petty Charity ride because of our work with the brand and that was a unique experience riding with 250 bikes across America from Oregon to South Carolina. We have made many friends along the way and is one of the many benefits we love about motorcycling.

We have a lot of paved roads still to cover but the one thing about all that pavement is the feeling we missed something along the way on our Victories....So in late 2008 we purchased two DRs and started to explore our local area. It didn't take long for us to out grow the back yard and begin to explore the hills of Rampart Range in early 2009. By mid 2009 we rode to Poncha Springs from Castle Rock and took 80% dirt to get there as we set up a base camp at one of the motels. From there we took in the back side of Old Monarch Pass, Pitkin, , Tin Cup, Buena Vista and Aspen and truly found ourselves in the back country where 70 miles of dirt roads with no signs of life beyond the barbed wire fences, forest roads and single track trails let us know someone was there before us. We also found that cattle like to bed down on roads as we banked a corned and almost had beef for breakfast..

We are members of ADVRider but its like being in a Mall or large Church you begin to get lost in the crowd so I went looking to see if there was a more localized forum of dual sport riders in my area and found this place. So first let me thank the guy or team of individuals for creating it and second thank those that participate on the forum for giving it a feeling of community and a voice. My hope is we get to meet you folks on at least one ride this year. For some of you we will ride to slow and for others we may ride to fast. Its our goal that we try and find a balance and have a great time at the end of the day sharing crab boiled over an open fire and a beer while talking about the days ride.

John

[brennahm]

Seems like you guys know how to relax! Looking forward to riding with you.

[GregsDRZ400]

I am also a member of ADVrider, Thumpertalk, and the Colorado Sportbike Club but nothing was out there for dual sport riders locally. That is why I put this site up and hopefully a lot more can find a home here. It is pretty new, just started in September but new members a joining pretty regularly. We should have a pretty good group by this Summer to do some riding and get the word out. Welcome, and I hope to ride with you soon!

[sloridr]

I second everything everyone said. And crab boil is a favorite of mine! So we may need to set up a weekend ride and do some camp ridin.

[ECW]

Beer and seafood...........now you're talking my language! Being from Mt. Vernon, sloridr knows.............nothing like fresh salmon and lots of IPAs at the RockFish before jumping on the ferry to the San Juans, am I right? Think I'll stick to burgers and steaks with my beer out here though..........not impressed with Colorado seafood.

Eric

[chrisfish]

I am ready to hit the dirt and do some camping and riding the beer and steak sounds good to me but my beer always gets shakin up i need to figure out a good way to haul my beer to camp!

[ECW]

That sounds like a potential invention/money making opportunity...........a common problem among dirt bike riders.