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Originally posted by thanp73:
I am seeking donation (501.c.3) of a couple of reliable motorcycles
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While not an expert on the subject, I would think that locally available bikes would be a better option than newer high-tech motorcyles that travelers or tour companies use.
Riders for Health covers maintenance issues better than I could hope to explain.
http://www.riders.org/en/html/logistics.php
While Russian and Chinese bikes you can buy in mongoila will break down, they can also easilly be fixed. They also run on the more easily available low-octane gas (A mongolian biker out of gas turned down my offer of assistance becuase the gas I had on my BMW was an octane level too high for him).
If a modern Japanese or German bike has electrical problems and it is weeks for spare parts to arrive. So, unless there is a maintenance crew on standby, the locally available bikes would be a better choice in my opinion. The money to buy a bike can also be gathered from multiple donors and sent to Mongolia easier than searching high and low for available bikes.
I don't write this to put you down or reject your idea. I just wanted to give you another option that may be more (in my opinoin) realistic.
Good luck!
[This message has been edited by Chris in Tokyo (edited 27 July 2005).]
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