Hi Dave, nice to meet u on HUBB.
When we form a group we always have the following two notes:
1. Yes, in principle we will always suggest to organize vehicles in same type as a group as much as possible. So, when drive in China they can pass through the similar road condition with similar speed. And they may have same condition on like accommodation and meals etc..
For motorcycle+vehicle, sometime the guests would do that, but obviously,
a. advantage: especially for motorcycle they can save the cost on supporting car which arranged by agency which will cost a lot. For vehicle, anyhow there is some vehicle can share cost with them especially they cannot find other vehicle to share.
b. disadvantage: the drive speed and road condition has much differences and very easy to cause conflicts.
However, if just refers to road condition, it's not a absolutely problem. Usually the main point is in most areas motorbike cannot drive on highway. Therefore, -if drive/ride in northwest/southwest China, no much problem as in this area is mainly for history, ethnic culture and spectacular landscape so all can go by national road and enjoy.
-if for east China like Beijing-Shanghai-Zhejiang etc. for more civilization, the car may would prefer to go by highway.
in my opinion, it depends.
2. We normally suppose at least/most 2-4 vehicles in each group in principle. We would suggest such small group for perfect combination of individual attention, flexibility, and lower price.
Very nice to communicate with all friends here. And welcome to write to me via email for more further discussion.
Wish every vehicle have a wonderful exploration in China~Welcome~
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Originally Posted by daveandles
Hi Elisha,
It is Dave (Dave & Les) we emailed about a month or so ago, Well it is very true what the person in China says about traveling with motorcycles, unfortunately, if you did decide to make a convoy made up of trucks and bikes then this would mean that you would need a lot more days in China or a lot longer driving each day to make up for having to use smaller roads not Highways.
I would speak to Spring the guide and ask her what she thinks about mixed vehicles.
Hope this helps
Dave ( Plodd - A Trip of a Lifetime)
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