Uk to Vladivostok
My partner and I are planning to ride a couple of 2002 yamaha XT600 from the UK to Vladivostok via Turkey, Kazakhstan and Mongolia mid 2014.
There seems to be a couple of issues with this route:
We need to be able to enter russia 3 times to get from turkey to Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan to Mongolia and again from Mongolia to Vladivostok. The visa options however seem to be quite restrictive in that you can only apply for a 2-entry visa which lasts for one month.
Is it possible to apply for russian visas whilst on the road? If so, is it a straightforward process?
The other issue is that I've come across A couple of blogs which state that you cannot import a vehicle older than 10 years into Mongolia. Is this correct? We will obviously be leaving Mongolia with the bikes so it would only be a temporary import. Does anyone have any firsthand experience entering Mongolia with a bike more than 10 years old, recently?
Any other tips for the journey would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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