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Originally Posted by noel di pietro
how much do you actually plan as budget per day on the bike? I know what long term travelling by 4x4 costs (Euro 50,-/day of which 50% for fuel, 99% sleeping in the car) but no idea of cost for bike travel! Assume 1/3% hostels, 1/3% camping, 1/3% wild camping? How many km/day do you make on average during extended trips?
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It's hard to say isn't it... Western Europe will obviously be much more expensive. Even if I stay away from the bar, I'd spend £50-60 a day inc fuel/camping/hostel etc.
I will camp as much as possible and once into Eastern Europe/ Stans / Russia, i'm hoping to spend about £25-£30 a day.
You obviously get some days where you will spend nothing and some days that you get fleeced for everything.
I usually ride about 200-300km a day. However, I really like to hang out places for a few days or even weeks if I like it. I HATE to tied to a tight schedule of miles/days/etc. I never ever have a time limit. I just travel until I run out of money.
I only know through experience...... My 7 months trip through South America cost me £7000 inc shipping, flights. Visas were very cheap and I only shipped one way. However, I didn't hold back on the good times. Lots of

and parting. I was only 27 then...
On my UK-Capetown, I took 6 months. I spent £10,000 as I did more miles, needed a carnet, more visas and overspent in Spain and South Africa on the tourist side of things. Fuel was expensive in Africa too once south of Sudan.
I'd expect a UK-Magadan/Vllad to cost about £8,000 with Visas, insurance, shipping etc etc. That would be a lot of camping too and being more strict with the party fund. I hear hotels in Russia are EXPENSIVE and terrible.
If I want to keep going after Russia then I think i'll need at least
£15,000 to cover more shipping. That's what I'm hoping to have available for a Spring 2015 leave date.
To be honest, once I get to vllad I have no idea what I want to do. I really want to visit South East Asia and Indonesia but on your own bike, it's tough with all their 125cc rules etc. I don't really know.
I also really want to ride Central and the west coast of South America as I've never managed to get there.. Maybe I'll try and get the bike to Los Angeles and high tail it South from there.
I can't afford both if I'm realistic.