It is very Big!
I found 400kms in one day to be alot. As Vincent said somewhere..dont ride into the cities at night, it is difficult, much better to stay in a small guestinitsa or camp outside and tackle in the daylight.
The parking places are called.."Avtostayanka" in the cities. Usually the hotel can show you a one nearby.
If you are freindly the police generally treat you well and just want to check out the bike, although the checkpoints can be often and if you are trying to make time it can slow you down to the point where you have to stop earlier than you planned.
The 30 day tourist visa is not long enough to really enjoy the place and I only made it halfway across.
cheers
alec
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