China/Russia adventure Part II - Vlad to Palermo on a Burgman
I'm now just starting Part 2 of my travels, this time on my own bike (burgman 650) after my one month 7,500km China ride on a local Haobon 125cc bike: see
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ing-bike-34810 for details of the China leg.
Today I am in Busan, Korea and the good news is that I've just cleared customs without delays.
After some minor hiccups with paperwork and having to get Vicroads (local vehicle registration office in Australia) to fax through copies of the registration documents to Korean customs (which took all of 15 minutes), Mr Lee of Eagle Shipping took me down to collect the bike. The bike arrived in perfect shape and undamaged despite my concerns about how well I had crated and packed it.
It took me a couple of hours to uncrate and reassemble it before paying all fees (total around US$500) and riding the bike out the gate and into Korea. The Korean customs people, as usual wherever I go, were polite and helpful. One of them even gave me a copy of a book he has written but I will need to brush up on my hanguel first!
I will leave tomorrow morning to ride North to Sokcho for the Dong Chun ferry to Vladivostok.
It's good to be back on the Burgie - much smoother and more comfortable than the Haobon, but of course it is far less nimble and feels quite ponderous initially - that feeling will hopefully disappear once I get used to riding it again.
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