Around The World 2007, Start Uk. Company Sought.
 

Planning to do AROUND THE WORLD. Ewan Mcgregor route end of May 2007.
Out through Europe, fly home from Toronto or New York.
Looking for 1 maybe 2 adventure bikers to join with me on this epic journey.
Help & advice very welcome.
PLEASE MAKE CONTACT
Regards Alan

Er, good luck with that one mate. The mere mention of LWR and/or support vehicles will no doubt generate a 'healthy' amount of interest if nothing else!

ps Are you sure you want to go with 'sensible bikers'? Now where would be the fun in that...!

Seriously though, I'm sure you'll find all the info you need right here.

Cheers

Hi Alan
MikeS's gentle advice is very wise I think....you could be in the doghouse over this one!

Good luck anyway

Don't let the naysayers put you off , it's your trip ,do it any way you want !

Hi

trip sounds fun. You got any idea on how mush it will cost ?? ball park figure not including bike !

I might be interested in going depending who the crowd is. I got a 1200GS or an ML320. Wouldn't mind going either way.

Around the World
 

Hi, thanks for your interest,
I am right at the beginning of planning,
At the moment there is`nt a crowd but hopefully i will get more people interested from this thread.
The most important qualities that people joining in on this trip will be , easy going nature, not too serious, willingness to help others when in trouble,
and to ride as a team.
Original trip idea was to leave U/K. at end of May fly home from New York.
Happy to look at other way round, start U.S.A.
We could call it, (The other Long Way Round:biggrin3: ) willing to go with the flow.
End of May to start is very important because of work commitments.
My choice of bike is BMW 650 Dakar soon to be purchased,

Hope you are still interested
contact me

Regards Alan. :scooter:

Hi Ted,
I did reply to you by your private e`mail, just in case it didn`t get through.
About £7000.00 to £10,000.00.
please contact me for more details. bikeralan@btinternet
cheers for now Alan.
Ps. good to have a bike mech. on board:thumbup1:

Alan,
could you possibly give us a breakdown of the costs? I am unable to join in your epic adventure, but would appreciate benefiting from some of your budget planning.

thanks and good luck!
sridhar

Alan,

I have been infected by the same virus and have been thinking about LWR every day since. Good to see I am not alone. How long do you figure this trip would take, how much time do you have? Possibly I would also join in part of the way and head back to Europe from Mongolia, but your departure date sounds good to me. Your BMW F650 is a good choice - I ride an R1150GS ADV, 37 yrs old, "sane" as far as you can be if you go about planning this sort of thing, and a certified BMW technician. How big a group do figure you want? From my experience, the more people involved, the more difficult every decision becomes. Support vehicle souds reasonable though.

Stephan

Hi Sridhar,
sorry you cannot make it. I can`t help much with the costing of the trip,
i am right at the beginning of the planning and i am relying on other people who have done a similar trip.
good luck Alan

Infected by the travel BUG !!!
 

Hi Stephan,
Thanks for your interest, you are not alone in thinking about this trip every day, i do as well, it is an awesome trip and i can`t wait to actually go and do it.
Time wise i am a little bit restricted by work commitments and family life,
I have 3 months, (i know of a guy who did similar trip 10 weeks.)
And Ewan & Charlie did it in 3 months & 2 weeks so it is very possible.
I would like to depart U/K Sun. 27.05.2007 (but this date is open to discussion)
I am probably about as sane as you!
I agree with you size of trip is important ,i personally think 4 maybe 5 people
but again those who join with me would also have a say in this.I have now purchased a new BMW F 650 Dakar so you can see i am fairly committed to do this trip.
I do have some people that are seriously interested but as yet nothing definite, so there are still possible places left
Hope this Helps, keep in touch
Regards Alan

Hi Alan, im having a few problems with my email. I just went searching and your mail was in a spam folder :confused1:

Trip sounds great but sadly out of my budget at the moment. I planned on spending that amount of a big trip but wont be able to settle finances until mid 2008.

Hope you have a great trip and hopefully see you on the road in 2008.

Regards,ed

Hi Ted, no problem , good luck Alan

hi alan,having same kind of ideas as you,the other way sounds fun,have bike,dosh, just need all the other bits that go with it,would like to swap ideas sometime

Hi all
 

Hi all, I’ am new to this form and this thread really interests me. I was planning my own Trans -Russia trip (sole as I had yet to find someone “up for it”) when I came across this web site. It really is a fantastic resource (It’s also good to know I’am not “mad” and other people have jacked the day job, saved some money and went for it!). I would be really interested in this trip and if the costing does not exceed £10,000 (this is a bit more than my planed Russian budget) I think I can have this level of funding available for this departure date. I’am unable to post P.M’s as of yet so hears my pitch!. I’am young fit and easy goin (alto very determined when I set my mind to things)I’ve Worked closely with motorcycles all my life and have a fair bit of experience riding them and working on them ect. (This incl the last 4 years of racing and road racing experience hear in Ireland). Alan, can you let me know if you can fit me into your plans and if it would be possible to join your party leaving on this massive undertaking. Cheers all George

Hi George,
Thanks for your interest, like you i am unable to send pm`s, bit of a nuisance.
At the moment i have about 4 or 5 people interested in joining me on this trip however there are none yet who have actually committed to it.
So at the moment there are still places.
What part of Ireland do you live, i am actually W/ending over there 24th 25th and 26th Nov. possible meet if you are seriously interested.
What bike do you intend to use on trip.
Please read my replies to others and you will possibly find a direct contact to me,
keep in touch Regards Alan
p.s. we are all slightly Mad!!

Hi Baza,
o/k i am at the Birmingham Bike show on Fri. 03.11.2006 and staying in hotel Tamworth. Fri. night, possible meet but might be too far for you to travel.
what bike would you use.
Keep in touch
Regards Alan

Hi Alan,
I would be keen to meet you when you’re over. I live in Omagh Co.Tyrone N.Ireland. I will travel to meet you regardless of where you are staying for your weeding. As of yet I have no suitable machine (I’ am keen on a 06 KTM 650 adventure although open to advice Ideas?). I have a sport’s road bike and a racer which will both soon be gone. I’ve spent some time to day looking at my finance and believe I would be able to commit to this trip. Thanks for your positive response. I look forward to hearing from you. Hopefully at the end of next month you will have one member of the team committed and on bored.
Cheers George

I will travel to meet you regardless of where you are staying for your wedding. (Just correcting that spelling mistake).Cheers

Hi George,
thanks for quick reply, i also looked at KTM 650 AdV. not trying to influence you in any way but, after a fair bit of research i opted for a BMW 650 Dakar.
my main reasons were,
cheaper, much better worldwide backup in case of problems, seems to be the favourite bike for this type of trip, fuel economy, and apparrently much more comfortable.
Apparrently the KTM vibrates badly and you would be for ever tightening things up including your teeth!!
Also the KTM is not available New, they have a new model coming out.
I have bought a NEW 2006 BMW Dakar for these reasons.
(COLLECT it tomorrow)
If you did decide on BMW we could share spares etc. etc.
I am curious how much the bikes would cost in Ireland,
I know where there is a BMW Dakar over here 2006 BMW pre. registered still owned by BMW with 125 miles on the clock can be bought for £5000.00
I am going on a bit.
Let me know if you are still interested and we will arrange a meet when i am over your way(not a wedding just visiting friends) and of course a drop of the black stuff!!

Regards Alan

hi alan, am trying to get to show on sat4,dont know if you are going on that day but i have to call in at stone on the way down then NEC,got all day then so could meet up if you are there or pass tamworth on the way down

Hi Alan,
I'll send you an e-mail about regarding meeting when you are over. As for the choice of bike (you seem to have done you homework and know what your talking about) cost will come in to my decision but I have to agree with you in an ideal world a BMW would be my choice as well. I don’t think I will buy a new machine I would like to get one a year old with low mileage (2000-3000). I could then take advantage of it depreciating in value and being nicely run in. I will also go to mainland UK to get it as bikes they are generally quite a bit cheaper (even when you take into account the cost of getting it home). I have done this in the past.

Hi Baza, i am at bike show on Fri.
staying at Travel lodge Tamworth (junction 10 on M45 ) Fri. night.
Would be great if you could make it Fri. night as i am also meeting John from lichfield, we could have a good old chat over a beer .
Travel lodge is £26.00 per room booked on internet.

If you can`t make Fri.night then i am more than happy to wait and meet you Sat. morn. would have to be early-ish, i have to get back for work, i work some strange shifts at this time of the year.

Hope this helps
speak soon Regards Alan

hi alan, have probs for getting down on fri night,seeing what i can do though, i was planning to stop in Stone early sat am,then on to show,if this was so i think i could get to travel lodge for 10-10.30am,is this too late?.i will let you know if plans are different tomorrow eavening,i get limited time online at the mo and i am not too shure of how to leave e-mail for you so that it goes direct to you.
regards hope to speak soon.

Tamworth meeting
 

Hi Baza,
Fri. night would be better. but Sat. morn. o/k but i need to head home by 10.30 A.M.
Definitely think it is a good idea to meet up if we can as we will be so close.

Cheers for now and looking forward to meeting you.
Keep an eye on your private e`mails, i am on 13 posts at the moment i need 15 and then i can send to your private e`mail address.
I will try and contact you before Fri. night.
BUT I AM DEFINITELY STAYING AT TRAVEL LODGE TAMWORTH FRI. NIGHT.

Cheers for now, Alan

hi alan dont know if you will get this,but cant make the friday so going for the sat morning,will try to get in touch before hand,have good show and hope to catch you on sat am.

contact alan
 

Hi Baza, Sat. o/k, check your private e`mails / private messages my phone no. is there.
see you Sat.
cheers Alan

Alan,

I have sent you an email to the bikeralan@... address.

Myself and a friend have just started to look into doing exactly the same trip, starting June 07 and on BMW bikes (he wants GS1200A, I think GS650D would be better as lighter -important in Mongolia-)

Let me know if you didn't get the email.

Regards,
Riccardo

Alan,

Just wondering how you were going wiht your trip planning and whether you have a full compliment of cast and crew. FYI, I have just had my long service leave approved (basically a legal right to bonus paid holidays working for the one employer for 10 plus years) for April 2006 thru Sept 2006. Was reading through the Hubb and your trip is an appealing option...although the only bike tours I have done have been on good roads in Western countries (92: 3 mths US, 98: 3 mths Scandinavia/UK/Holland).

Rob

Hi Rob,
thanks for your interest, i am right at the beginning of organising this trip.
i have a meeting next w/end in Ireland with 4 possible riders but as yet only 1 has committed to this trip.
I am looking for a max of 6 in the group,
Feel free to keep in touch
regards Alan

Half way RTW
 

I don't plan to go until spring 08. From the UK to Norway, Finland and then to Japan across Russia or take the bottom route through Turkey and Iran. I've ridden bikes all my life but never had 'an adventure'. I ride off road (450 Gas Gas) and have done Europe / Baltics many times. I had a new R1200GS until September when a car and trailer turned across my path and the bike was written off. Just taken delivery of a 1200 Adventure. Like you, I'm looking for company for the trip but will go on my own if company is not forthcoming. I'll be 57 but with the flexibility to take three or four months off work. I went to the HU meeting in the UK this year and will be there again next year. Great source of infomation. Good luck with your plans.

contact me
 

Hi George please make contact, and let me know your thoughts on the trip.
cheers Alan

Your Ryanair neighbour Dec 2 to Dublin
 

Hi Alan. As promised did not forget to check out the trip details.

How was Dublin. Good bonding session I hope.

We had a great time then flight cancelled on Sunday. Guess yours was too. Put up in hotel in Dublin Sunday night so had to spend evening in Temple Bar - shame!!
Let me know how you trip back was if you can.
Have agreat Christmas and new year. I shall try to follow your progress if I can work out how on the sight.
Best wishes
Paul Meadows

Hi guys
Interesting reading your plans - my wife and I are planning something similar.
Flying to North Wales to see my mum in March 2008. Then buying (most probably) a KTM990.
Planing on going the 'low road' through the Ukraine, Kazakhstan (Almaty) up to Ulaanbaatar; then come back via the high road, Omsk, Ufa, Moscow, St Petersburg, down the coast back to Wales.
I figure 3 months round trip.
Any comments or suggestions?

Regards
Michael

Dublin
 

Hi Paul, BONDING session great time.
3 hour delay at Dublin had to wait in the bar, but at least i got home.
our trip is definitely on. merry xmas to you all Alan.

Hi Michael, your trip sounds great, when are you actually planning to leave,you never know we might see each other on the way.
We are right at the beginning of planning the trip, there are 3 of us, currently planning the route out through Europe. 2 x BMW 1 x KTM.
Keep in touch and good luck
merry xmas Alan. :scooter:

Hi Alan
Planning on getting to North Wales Mid March 2008 and spending a couple of weeks with Mum (and celebrating our 21st wedding anniversary); then getting the bike sorted.
Probably early April I'd say at this early stage.
I'll keep posting as plans get firmer.

Xmas to all
Regards
Mick and Colleen

Hi Michael, beginning of April too soon for me,check your weather/seasons you might be a bit early. we are going end of May
your time for trip looks a bit tight time wise. I am no expert on these items, and will be double checking my own departure date.
A very good source for information is of course on the HUBB might pay you to put a thread on the route section, there are some serious travellers use this Hubb and they are very willing to help.
Keep in touch.
cheers for now,
merry Xmas Alan

Hi Alan,

Is it too late to get involved? Do you have enough people to join?

I'm new to all of this, but haven't been able to stop thinking about travelling or Dakar since watching Boorman and co.

If there are still a place I'd be keen to talk to you further.

Regards, Ben
email is in my profile or on my website (also in my profile)

2008 Trip
 

Interested to see that Tedmagnum can't make the trip until 2008. I am planning on a trip in April 08. Beginning to make enquiries about carnets and the like. Open to routes but have loose plans for Europe, down through Turkey and Iran, through the 'Stans' to Mongolia and back through Russia. I have about three months free to do it in. Got a GS Adventure and have riden off road 'green-laning'. Would do the trip alone but would prefer company. Anyone interested?

Hey Paul.

Iv now turned my atttention to a Pan America trip (Canada or Alaska-Argentina)

Its going to be half as expensive and I plan to hit the road in 2008.

Feel free to jump aboad. Ed

Round the World 2007
 

Hallo there,
I have been reading your posts with interest and joy. Me and my brother are setting of May 8th to RTW. Similar route as Long way round, but instead of riding through UK and mid-europe, we will take the ferry fro Iceland to Norway and ride north Norway and Sveden and the south Finland and to Estonia, Latvia and from there to the east into Russia.

But are you going to Magadan ? Because I have not find any way from there to USA. Do you know how to get from there ?

Sverrir Thorsteinsson
Iceland

Magadan
 

Hi, thanks for interest in our trip.
Magadan seems to be a big problem at the minute as i am sure you Know already.(no flights to Anchorage)
We desperately want to get to Anchorage, possibly go via
Vladivostok - South Korea or Japan but have not checked the possibilities yet. (i know that you can fly bikes from S. Korea to L. Angeles)
If you find a way please let me know and i will do like wise.
Good luck with your planning and might see you on the way around.
cheers Alan

Hi again Paul
As far as I can gather, we don't need carnets in western Europe and Russia.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.

Regards
Mick

Carnets
 

Mick,
I was looking at a carnet for if the route took in Iran (which I would like to see).
Western Europe and Russia don't need them - I don't think that the 'stans' do either.
I have also sent a PM to you.
Cheers
Paul