Two-up off road
Hi Dave
If you are riding to Mongolia in the first place two up then you will develop many of the skills to negotiate the trickier bits as you progress; as generally the roads steadily deteriorate the further east you travel.
I did my first trip two up with no off-road experience (and only 2 months road experience) and made it to India- two women on a BMW R80GS, we learnt as we went along and then also crossed Africa. When you get to the really dodgy bits, just get the pillion rider to walk for a bit- especially the river crossings - they walk through first and then they can tell you how deep it is.
Having said that, it is probably better to get some off-road training under your belt first if you can.
Thee are quite a lot of people who have travelled two-up across Mongolia - read Simon and Georgie McCarthy's book -
Sorebums-Rattling around Asia
Good luck with your trip - when are you going?
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