It occurred to me that the Azerbaijani multiple land border opening deadlines shenanigans were just a huge crock of dudu, so got a Russian visa (in my German passport from Bonn) and flew to Kyrgyzstan the other day. Bike is getting work done (piston rings and valve guide stem seals) and I aim to set off westwards via Uzbekistan/western Kazakhstan and Volgograd, then Georgia and Turkey to Bulgaria early next week.
It'll be cooling down in the Caucasus, so likely to avoid the hilly bits en route. I'll probably return there ( = Caucasus lumps) again when things warm up again next year as part of a ride to India/Nepal, along the usual 60s hippie trail.
Look out for a big red pig (the only red bits are the front and rear fenders... but big white, red with a translucent tank doesn't roll off the tongue so well  ) with a loud pipe, answering to the name Engelberta
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