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Good bike for Mongolia

Dear guys this is my first post in the forum. I live in UB, Mongolia I am totally new to bike's have no idea about the bikes except I have ridden once or twice. I am thinking of purchasing Yamaha WR 450's for my trips do you guys think is a good bike for Mongolia? Any comments would be appreciated.
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Anything simple, light, japanese, carburettored, that you can gets aftermarket bits for easily to suit the vast Mongolian distances ... specifically oversize fuel tanks and the like.

If I had to pick one bike, I would probably say go for a Suzuki DR-Z400 and stick a 28 litre Aqualine tank on it.
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Dear guys this is my first post in the forum. I live in UB, Mongolia I am totally new to bike's have no idea about the bikes except I have ridden once or twice. I am thinking of purchasing Yamaha WR 450's for my trips do you guys think is a good bike for Mongolia? Any comments would be appreciated.
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CHinzo,
Talk to Rene at Oasis Guesthouse in UB..he's got a few bikes and some might be for sale.
He has KLR650's with aluminum bags, Yamaha XT600's etc.


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buying a bike in mongolia

Hello,

This is my first post in this forum too (I on the other hand don't live in Mongolia).
Any way, I want to buy a used bike in Mongolia and then do a trip all over Mongolia for some weeks.
Does any one have any experience or information about such a thing?
where can I buy a used bike ?

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Alles zum Thema Reisen in der Mongolei

Contact Vait at the tour company above for bikes for sale....

or contact Rene/Sybil at Oasis

..:: OASiS ::..

They are German/Austrian but also speak English, Mongol and Russian...

Both have bikes available for sale and rental...

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I heard about some Russian bikes - Planeta , did you talk about them?
How much does a bike should cost there ?

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Many Mongolian herders ride the IZH Planeta: WWW.IZHMOTO.RU / Road motorcycle IZH Planeta 5. You can buy one new in UB for only a few hundred dollars. They are very simple machines but do break down very frequently so you should only take this option if you are a very good bush mechanic and you will need to carry along a deent set of tools and spares. I do know some guys who bought Planetas and had a good several week ride through Mongolia and then sold them for almost the same as they paid for them. But they were good mechanics and had to make major repairs several times along the way.

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renting chinese motorcycles in Mongolia

There is a girl named Cheke who's renting chinese bikes in UB. Not as good as Japanese ones but so much cheaper.
I did a fantastic trip with her for a very low budget. The bikes were new and her brother came with us as a guide and mechanic. I highly recommend her services.
Google her name and it should be no problem to find her

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