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I'am planning a RTW april 2011-russia/mongolia/china/vladivostoc/alaska/usa and back home to wales- bike-gs1150- can anyone help me get started on my planning arrangements. regards richie

can help you in vladivostok.
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can help you in vladivostok.
Hi Mammut is it possible to fly the bike to Alaska, also do you think i could venture up to the "road of bones" envisage getting to Vlad approx june 2011
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Me and my pal Mark are leaving UK on 2nd April 2011 but we are going West to States and then up through Canada/Alaska - onward to Japan and then ferry to Vladivostock. Mark wants to do it this way to avoid the anticlimax of finishing the trip in the States and shipping home from there - he wants to ride back into europe and then home all the way on his bike instead of picking it up from a shipping agent.

Anyone that wants to ride with us is welcome.
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Hi Mammut is it possible to fly the bike to Alaska, also do you think i could venture up to the "road of bones" envisage getting to Vlad approx june 2011
Fly the bike to Alaska.... i don't think so. The best way is going from vladivostok to south korea or japan by ferry and then try to find any possibilityes to reach Alaska by plane or ship.

Now about "road of bones' (funny name ) . every year it has a big changes. my be after this winter it will be almost ok. i don't know. but don't belive about fears on this road. it's very interesting and you will have a big "bird"

June is not good season here. rains are often. august is more better!
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Hi,

Did similar last year. See my blog and look at my other posts. Detailed info in one post about shipping out of Vlad, and loads of info about visas.

Any specific questions feel free to PM me. I have detailed route plans, visa schedules, GPS mapping, etc etc.

You have plenty of time, which is good. You'll need plenty of it to understand and sort out visa arrangements. Check out my previous posts cos I went through it all last year.

You're going to have the best time of your life!
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do you think i could venture up to the "road of bones"
The Road of Bones (the English like this name, it's known as the Kolyma Highway in Russia) leads to/from Magadan which is far, far from Vladivostock.
Magadan is effectively at the end of a very long 'no through road'.
Our bikes were on a cargo ship for a week, while I took the 4 hour direct flight, between them.
If coming from the west, the final decision/split point is about 1,500 miles before Vlad or 2,500 miles from Magadan. There is no nearer road or track linking them, but there are some interesting alternatives from further west.

The main federal maintained Kolyma Highway is now perfectly good for any bike, even Gold Wings (enjoy, you will). A friend out there is organising it for a 1950s Cadillac Eldorado!
Much though depends on the weather.
Surfaces are fast and smooth gravel with a few stretches of pebbles and possibly mud. Many new concrete bridges. It can be done without any significant river or water crossings if using the more northern route via Ust-Nera and Artik and not taking the old direct road between Kubeme and Susuman.

But Magadan is a complete dead end with an airport that handles no international flights. The sea port has international cargo shipping but nothing as regular as a ferry.
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