A motorcycle ride through Colorado, from Gateway over Naturita, Norwood, Ridgeway, Montrose to Ouray - including a desperate search for a motorcycle workshop!


Due to the accident on the White Rim trail the ways of my little travel group split up much earlier than expected - and I was back on the road solo to continue my journey across the USA all the way to Miami.


The ride from Gateway to the town Naturita on Highway 141took me through the Dolores river canyon for most of the way, and followed the Dolores and San Miguel rivers with its smooth sandstone walls and roaring waters. I was traveling on the so called Unaweek Tabuach Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway.


The scenery for the first time since leaving from Los Angeles changed completely. Instead of burning heat the sky was covered with clouds, temperature dropped to 20 degrees celsius, and in the distance I saw the snow capped Rocky Mountains appear - my destination for this day! But first I had to master another challenge: I had to find a motorcycle workshop.


Watch the episode to find out why my Tenere needed an inspection so urgently - and to join the ride through Colorado from Ridgeway to the famous town Ouray - a hub for some of Colorados best roads!



// A roadtrip that dreams are made of: join my journey through the United States of America. From Los Angeles in California on the westcoast to Miami in Florida on the eastcoast.
9,000 kilometers,
13 states,
28 days,
1 motorcycle

// NEW EPISODE OUT EVERY THURSDAY 19:30 CET


// Time of the journey: May-June 2021

// Welcome to the journey! I am Lea Rieck, a journalist and author and I want to take you with me on a motorcycle overlanding adventure to all the wild and beautiful places in the world!

// I circumnavigated the world solo from 2016-2017 and now I am going to all other places I have not seen yet. On the channel: my motorcycle trip around africa/ the first stage of the journey through westafrica, my motorcycle ride from Germany to North Cape "Expedition North" and the best places to do a roadtrip to in Europe. Cureently on the channel: CROSS-COUNTRY USA

// Riding a Yamaha Ténéré 700. Bought the motorcycle myself from the press fleet of Yamaha USA (thank you Yamaha USA for making this possible. Ténérés were short on stock at all dealers I required one at)

Watch the review of my european Yamaha Ténéré 700 here:
   • YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700: The BEST motorcycl...  

//Equipment & Gear:
- Touratech Companero Summer Jacket & Pants (given to me by Touratech after my old suit got stolen on the ship from westafrica)
- BMW GS Gloves (self bought)
- Alpinestar Toucan Boots (self bought)
- Klim Krios Pro Helmet (self bought)

- Leatt Neckbrace (given to me by Leatt as my self-bought neckbrace was still in Africa)
- BMW Cooling Vest


Watch the review for my helmets here:
   • BEST MOTORCYCLE HELMETS FOR ADV RIDIN...  

//Filmed with:
Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 rIII
2 x Go Pro Hero 8
DJI OSMO Pocket
Iphone 12
Tripod: Manfrotto BeFree
Tripod Iphone: Joby GorillaPod
Editing Program: Final Cut Pro X

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http://www.learieck.de/

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