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Originally Posted by nharave
Good tip! But I don't know where that road is. Is it the road that runs beside Karakul Lake in Tajikistan heading towards the Kyrgyz border and Osh? If so do you mean ride from Karakul lake to Osh?
As for the carbs, we will be hiring the bikes and the guy has said he will rejet the carbs and install appropriate sprockets to be able to cope. I have to trust him and take his word for it as he lives there and I guess he knows what he is talking about.
Nice photo by the way!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M41_highway
Look up M41 and yes you pass on it on the way from Murhab to Sari-Tash. It goes by the salt lake and over 2 high passes Akbytal (white horse) and Kyzyl-Art.. later one could be a bitch if rains.. red clay. And be ready there is something like 26mi (km?) between kyrgyz and tajik border control. I just strapped my docs after passing border and managed to loose it in no-man land. Good thing I stopped to take pic so it was only a couple miles back before it was found
And section of M41 to Kalai-khum is abandoned not sure if it is possible now; there were 5? bridges out and in one place road was down to 3/4 lane with steep cliff in the side. I was there in September so river crossings were not issue but I was told it was pretty full during snow melt
If you do Wakhan valley stop by in Bibi Fatima hot springs. IIRC it was $15 for bed, dinner and breakfast. And hit springs to get a break
https://central-asia.guide/tajikista...a-hot-springs/
Also beware Master Card doesn't work in Tajikistan there are only few ATM/banks which take it mostly in Dushanbe and Khujand
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