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Gentlemen,

I do not what number I will be, but Colebatch and TonyP's adventures have inspired me. Next year in July, August and September a friend of mine and I will try both ROB and BAM. The whole BAM. Then drive back to Norway.

I can not foresee the future, but I can say one thing fore shure; It will be an experience of a lifetime.

How far will we get? I'll tell you in october 2012 ;-)


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BAM

Booze ,,
Ass ,,
Motorcycle ,,

I am in !
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Next year in July, August and September a friend of mine and I will try both ROB and BAM. The whole BAM. Then drive back to Norway.

I can not foresee the future, but I can say one thing fore shure; It will be an experience of a lifetime.
It certainly will!

For the BAM you will have to have an exceedingly well prepared and equipped vehicle.
Read this thread http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...h-russia-55048
and particularly Colebatch's post № 10.

Michal Rej is 'an old pro' at this stuff, with seemingly big budget support and sponsors. His SiberiaMongolia expedition had to be severely reduced after driving just the west section of the BAM to Tynda (the much easier section), due to the damage it had caused to their vehicles. Syberia-Mongolia 2009

We will follow your progress with interest.
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Forgive me if this has already been sorted before but . . .

How did you get so much time for your Visa ? 30-days clearly wasn't long enough from UB or Irkutsk to Magadan.

If you were to break the BAM ride down from Lake Baikal to Magadan what would you estimate for segments or which would be the toughest ?

I ask because I'll have just 30 days in Russia this summer and crossing at Sukhbatar I'll try going east until I need to turn back and exit into Kazakhstan.

My KTM 950 is large, but will be packed VERY light.

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Forgive me if this has already been sorted before but . . .

How did you get so much time for your Visa ? 30-days clearly wasn't long enough from UB or Irkutsk to Magadan.

If you were to break the BAM ride down from Lake Baikal to Magadan what would you estimate for segments or which would be the toughest ?

I ask because I'll have just 30 days in Russia this summer and crossing at Sukhbatar I'll try going east until I need to turn back and exit into Kazakhstan.

My KTM 950 is large, but will be packed VERY light.

TIA,

Kurt
(1) always get multiple entry business visas. We did.

(2) The BAM Road doesnt go from Baikal to Magadan ... It goes from North and West of Baikal to Vanino / Sovetskaya Gavan ... a couple of thousand kilometres south of Magadan. If you travel to Magadan you can take a part of the BAM Road to Tynda (about half way along it). Its the easy part of the BAM Road. Will probably take you a week to get from Bratsk to Tynda. Then you must leave the BAM road and take the main Highway to Magadan. Tynda to Magadan will also take you about a week.
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Hmmnn . . .

The more I look at this . . . the more I like the possibility of doing it as an in and out all the way to Magadan, back to Tynda or Irkutsk. Perhaps I re-enter Mongolia for R&R !

Am I mad ? (Rhetorical question . . . )

And options on the return leg(s) ?

Of course, this will necessitate the biz Visa.

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