I have to say as a Colorado native there's only 2 ways to see Colorado one is in a four wheel drive and I've done this which is a comfortable way to take my wife along until the screaming gets too loud and the best way is to have a mid size off road bike and an adventure bike and a friend who rides like you , I've had a few dirt bikes including a Yamaha YZ490 I set up with a large tank and lights, not really the best ride but now I take a DR650 most places a large Adventure bike can't go , I've used up 2 BMW 1150GS and had pretty good luck with and now found a 2013 Super Tenere with 6500mi loaded with extras and I'm excited to see how this will work, I've heard lots of great things about it and I'm ready to go riding, I'm going to need help with technical support on how to service it so here I am feeling like I'm starting all over but I'm enjoying the bike with 100 miles on it so far . Thanks in advance for your help with this!