Ukraine, Moldova, Romania
Just returned from a trip to above countries. Heard horror stories about crime mostly from people never been there. We had some hassle with the police in Ukraine, but we never got stopped for no reason;speeding, bypassing slow traffic where not supposed to etc.
Believe me; the police will be there! Fines are low and goes directly into their pockets. Advice is to drive by the rules and the police will leave you alone. All policemen we met were very polite and courios about the bikes and us so we didn`t consider this a problem. No problems with theft and crime, most hotels have a 24 hr. guarded parking, even cheap ones. Moldova is a bit dodgy, got through without visa by paying customs officer 20 USD, but got stopped often by military check points due to internal conflict. Advice is to carry small bill dollar notes and obtain visa in advance. U can get a visa when going into Moldova from Romania, but not from Ukraine.
Lviv, Kiev & Odessa are certainly worth a visit. Very few bikes so a lot of attention from people is guaranteed. Romania was nice, no trouble with the police.
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