Thanks for the helpful replies and AWESOME photos folks!

We had been originally banking on about 150km/day (overall average, not just per day of riding). My friend and I are planning on spending about 6 weeks total, broken down into 4-5 weeks of riding and sightseeing and an extra week or two for travel and contingencies. So going off what you guys say that means that we can have effectively 1 day of contingencies/sightseeing/relaxation/fishing etc for every day of riding if we can make 300km in a day without any trouble and even more if we can get further. What this really means is that with the time we've allowed we can really get to know the country and its people and perhaps travel to parts we wouldn't have otherwise gone.

We'll be using either DR-Z400s or DR650s, depending which we think will be more suitable after trying them both out. Dunno if a 400 will be happy at 100km/h all day long when fully loaded?

The current plan is to start in UB then head to Khovsgol Nuur for a couple of days, across to Olgii, spend a day or three exploring the area, perhaps going into the Altai mountains a bit to the south then east taking the southern route via Altai and Bayanhongor, across the Khangai range to Tsetserleg, to Kharkorin then south to Arvayheer, across the Gobi to Dalandzandgad, a few days there then depending on how much time and how confident we are we might either (a) continue east all the way to Choibalsan and back to UB either skirting or going through the Hentii range (depending whether permits are still required) maybe following the Onon or (b) go straight back to UB from Dalandzandgad via Mandalgovi. In between we'd spend a couple of days here and there and maybe take some detours off the main roads - some planned, some probably unplanned!

To do all this in four or five weeks would allow time for lots of enjoyable things on the way by the sound of it.

Thanks for the link bubbla, I'll go through it. Google's English translation is quite good. The guy must be crazy doing that at this time of year, but good luck to him!

Then dont fully load it

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