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Originally Posted by barneyrubble
How early is too early to get going from Vladivostok next year(2016) and start heading west??
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Hey Barney and Mario i was planning on starting in May from Japan but the cost of the carnet was high. Also the riding season along Russia and the stans will become winter once i started that way.
I am now in the process of looking for someone to ship my bike to Vladivostok in Late March for early May arrival.
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Originally Posted by mario1981
Our bikes will be probably in Vladivostok around the same time. I ship mine mid April because it will take about 37 days from Brisbane to get there. Have you got already information and contacts to clear the bike?
I will use an agent called Yuri Melnikov he is the men there to use. You can clear it yourself but it is a lot of running around and can take days. Friend of mine used him before and he was very happy.
I'm using a Visa agent in Victoria for the Russia visa. I looked up a few and most of them want you to book the flights with them and do travel insurance is well, but I do that myself.
What sort of bike are you on and what tires are you going to run?
3 month time frame that's a big rush from Vladivostok to the UK to be honest...
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Can i ask who you used for shipping and what they quoted you? I got quoted $1500 to Yokohama Japan and am trying to get shipping costs to Vladivostok at the moment.
For Visa's i found visamaschine which seems to be expensive but very easy, there was an other site Way to Russia Travel Guide - City Guides, Russian Visas, Train Tickets that has good info as well.
The bike (DR650) is almost ready, i just need a larger tank, upgraded suspension and a few electrical mods which will all be done in a month then I'm ready.
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