I've actually made a dash to Ulan Baatar which is ok ,took me 2.5 days book took 3 hours on the border going back and forth to get the bike in. Entry to UB city is depressing feels like a mini baku from what people have described.

I camped in the steppe got rained on , anybody around UB for a few s or something? (I am holed up in a hostel near the golden gobi which is very very grim but faced with a $90 hotel or a $6 hostel its got to be the hostel).

I replaced my tools after spending 8 hours at the car supermarket Colebatch talked about on his blog , I am now armed with some 50cm tyre levers some patches and an even bigger pump. Tyre levers are

Shineya instrument montage btw.

But in doing so lost a couple of books to theft, feels like I can never win everything seems to get pilfered (hard boxes next time).

Still not feeling great I very very nearly booked a flight out to Beijing to get home

I have effectively deleted my blog where snide and nasty comments were coming in which were making me feel worse. But least they have Skype here so I can speak to the GF friends and family which is perking up my morale a bit.

The bike has developed a mystery problem , 2 days ago I turned the key it woudnt stop, I hit the kill switch it wouldn't stop, so I stalled it.

For the next day it would be hard to start as if the battery was flat even after 100s of km of riding to charge the battery up , but then letting it rest in Mongolia for a day it seems fine again.



So yeah again anybody in UB up for a night out and about?

Thank you everybody for the advice.

Kind regards

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Hey Kennichi,

Good on ya man. Just read this post and wanted to congratulate you on continuing the journey.

I know exactly what you're saying, I had a moment or two like that in Nepal - now in India - but as you know you just have to keep on pushing because I'm repeatedly told it's all worth it in the end. And I'm sure it is.

As for the snipping on the website that's a real shame that people without the balls to do what your doing have made you take it down, but I understand, that shit sure does get to you.

Keep marching mate, we'll all get there someday.

Nathan and Dot.

Dude !!! you found tyre levers??? i searchrd for ages looking for those and got ntg. About the only thing i couldnt find there

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Yup went into a car shop , who attempted to sell me these 2 metre long crow bar type things, asked him if he had any smaller ones he said no....

Went to the shop opposite the big one with all the glass cases and asked , and she had some of all types the best ones they had were some 50cm ones which were badly finished that I spent an hour filing down the metal burrs on the edges but what do you expect for 110 roubles?.

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I know you went to the car market...but there are many shops around that will fabricate them for you as well.

In UB, I found a shop that could fabricate any rubber seal/o-ring you needed-the Komatsu-dealer sent me there!!!
Stunning option...wish i had access to such fabricators in America...instead I have to buy whats available;(

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