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Ya, it's the same with the Minsk in Vietnam. Well, actually new Minsk's are no longer sold in Vietnam (AFAIK), but I think new IZH's are still being sold in Mongolia.

Obviously this trip will be cheaper on a Chinese bike (which will also likely break less often). But I think it should be more fun on an IZH... And I like old Russian bikes. Anyway, that decision can be left to when (and if) I am there.

I am much more concerned on doing it alone than on doing it on an IZH... I can handle broken bikes, but not broken bones - accidents do happen. Plus, I'd like to camp a lot during this sort of trip (Mongolia is definitely the place for that) and I am afraid the evenings might become boring with no mates.

I'll have to decide pretty soon as my employer needs a few months heads-up. I guess if I don't get tickets in the next couple of weeks then I'll have to cancel.

Thanks for the info.
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Weather in September...?
I got conflicting reports about the weather situation in September... Some claim it's too cold, some claim it's fine. I get the feeling that the difference in opinion is due to where people come from (i.e. from hot vs. cold counties)...

I myself come from a hot country. Camping out for a month at anything below ~10-15 deg at night sounds like a nightmare... So how low does it get???

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Its colder than 10 -15 degrees!

Last year very slight snow fell in the UB area in the first week of September (only settling briefly on the highest hills). More specifically in the 3 weeks of September I was camping in Mongolia I would guess no night was ever higher than about 5 degrees and when I was camping in the southern part nights were usually well below freezing. Also during daytime several times I found myself riding above the snow line. Bottom line it was dry and warm during the day (high teens, low twenties) but cold at night.

However don't let the cold put you off; a reasonable tent, a good sleeping bag (and where necessary wearing most of your clothes in it) you'll be fine - and I'd still take the cold nights as a reasonable trade off toavoid the rain and mud of July and August. Good luck
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Hmmm... If there's one thing I hate, it's cold weather.

I rode for a month in Thailand and Laos in the wet season and road through flooded 'roads' in Cambodia. Both were muddy/wet as hell, but were a lot more fun than when I was riding in Northern Vietnam at the start of winter... And I wasn't camping out!

Anyway, thanks for the info navalarchitect.
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I got conflicting reports about the weather situation in September... Some claim it's too cold, some claim it's fine. I get the feeling that the difference in opinion is due to where people come from (i.e. from hot vs. cold counties)...
The reason why reports may differ is because, like everywhere else, the weather is changable.

Three years ago in mid-september there was a fair bit of snow lasting a couple of days in Ulan Bataar (and I think in large parts of the country). About a foot deep I think. You wouldn't have wanted to have got caught out somewhere remote right then.
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Well while we are on the subject, how wet is it in August anyway? I am guessing it's nothing like wet-season in South-East-Asia...
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