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Re: UK - Magadan/VLAD 2014/2015

Don't you dare sell any of that to anyone apart from me.. I want that 40l tank. Maybe the 20 too.

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Any chance of having a meeting behind the bike shed at Donnington on your idea? Ride safe.

ps bring your own carryout.
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Yeah. Good idea. After the clock strikes midnight under the crescent moon, wear black cloaks and mutter the pass code "big beautiful bananas".....

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I'm planning to do something similar in 2015 :
The Caucasus, the Stans, Mongolia, Vladivostok, on a KLR 650.

I'm a kind of a loner usually but it will be my first bike trip out of Europe. Would be nice to have a little company, at least for some bits of the journey.

p.s. I'm a good cook and a drinker !
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hello!!
i am up for this trip......will follow this thread...

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I was going to buy a house but this sounds a much better idea

will be keeping an eye on this
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I was going to buy a house but this sounds a much better idea

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I was going to buy a house but this sounds a much better idea

will be keeping an eye on this
The house is already purchased (last year), but the new bathroom can wait. Or the deck. Or the carport. You never stop paying with a house anyway.
Better spend my money on travels.
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Rtw 2014-2015

Hi There ,
Having did South America about 6 years Iv'e been itching to do another trip again .
I would like to do a RTW trip similar to " The Long Way Round " but going the other way so as to finish the trip in my own country rather than New York and then flying home only to wait a few weeks for my bike to arrive .
Would this be something you would consider .
I wait in anticipation .
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Same trip -

Hi Ted, and others,

Planning my first longer - similar trip for 2014.
I have < 3 months available.

Thinking of: Delft - Italy - Turkey - Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan - Kazakhstan - Mongolia - maybe back with bike on Trans Siberia Express to Moscow - Delft

Seriously interested in sharing info on countries, routes, visa, interesting places, where to eat & sleep - bike transport (by Trans Siberia Express or other) - best period of traveling (Mongolia seems critical - river passing / snow) - how much time it will take etc. -

I think it is not a very good idea to travel alone through for instance parts of Mongolia.

Currently drive a '91BMWK75RT - think this will not work for Mongolia - looking at a Tenere 660 or older bike.

Looking forward sharing info - plans - thoughts and possibly parts of the road.

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I'm planning on departing the UK at the end of April 2014..

heading all the way round, but the first bits are :

My initial route plan is as follows:

Section 1: Starting from the UK to Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece and Turkey.

Section 2: Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, KKH -> China, Pakistan, India, -> Nepal.


before going onto the rest (that isn't important to you for this trip)
Section 3: Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Section 4: Australia , New Zealand.

Section 5: : USA.

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half-time score / next step?

Tried to get main info together / make overview:

Ted: 2014 or 2015 East Eur-bottom black sea-Kazakstan-Mongolia-Russia

Simplem: 2015 similar trip
BGil: 2015 Caucasus, Stans, Mongolia, Vladivostok

Fritz: 2014 April via Stans - Mongolia - far East
trackdayr: 2014 April UK-Ger-It-Gr-Trk-Rus-Kaz-Taj-KKH-Chin>
Leo: 2014 May NL-It-Trk-Iran-Turkmst-Uzbek-Kyrg-Kaz-Mong-Moscow>

rtwpaul: a maybe
kiraboo: waits in anticipation

Hope this is correct..:confused1:

Seems:
some like to go in 2014 - some in 2015
some like to go trough Iran Turkmenistan - Uzbek - Kyrchistan - some not.

Am I really the only one who likes to travel trough beautiful Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbek - Kyrgystan?

Seems there are possibilities to join the road where solo might be risky (e.g. Mongolia )

Whats the next step?

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Costs

Ted,

I'm feeling this thread .... with a caveat, the cost of a carnet for Iran is prohibitive.

I read Leonardo's post. I tried to get into Iran last year via all 3 borders with Turkey and a Carnet is a MUST. No question, no negotiation, no baksheesh, no way without one. The cost of a carnet for Iran for a UK registered bike (Leonardo's bike is not a UK bike) is a multiple of the bike's value. At present it's 500% for UK bikes. http://www.rac.co.uk/pdfs/driving-ab...formation.aspx. So, if your bike's 'deemed value' is £4,000 ... you must deposit £20,000 with your bank (tied until they release it), or take Davison's insurance which will cost you a pleasant amount resembling a bathroom renovation.

Iran would be a fabulous ride, but don't under-estimate the cost.

On that note ... count me in!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm thinking about doing this trip in the next 12-24 months. Vague I know !!
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go north, south or over of Caspian sea

It is as Nino suggested also possible to go over the Caspian sea by Ferry.
(Ferry from Azerbaijan (city Baku) to Turkmenistan)

Seems a good alternative.
Visa in this region seem to require thorough preparation: The Complete Guide to Central Asian Visas | Caravanistan
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