Did similar last year
I'm interested to know where the expense is? In summer 2009 I bought a bike in Beijing and rode to Kashgar in three weeks (solid 5-8hrs a day on a 150cc bike and I swore never to buy anything less than a 400cc ever again)... but the trip was cheap!
I spent perhaps £500 on food, lodging and fuel. £700 on the bike (new), then sold the bike for £350 in Kashgar.
I never needed to bribe anyone (although I did get pulled over by police who wanted photos with me), nor pay for a guide on that route. I DID have to pay for a guide between Kashgar and the Pakistan border - there is a beautiful lake up there, for which you need a guide otherwise the police won't let you through the checkpoint.
I'd hate for you to miss out, China is ridiculously beautiful.
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