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Originally Posted by Sambor
Hello Declan,
1. Not more than 300 km. Terrain is not difficult but spectacular and you have to stop many times to take picture. On Pamir there are no traffic but it will be many cars from Dushanbe to Khorog (about 15 hours of riding)
2. In June/ July you can expect about 2-3 degrees on the gighest passes. Not so cold...
3. Fuel? You need a gas for about 300 km. There are petrol station in Rushan, Khorog, Murgab, Eshkasheem and Zong. And you will find petrol from cans in Alichur and Karakol. Don't worry
But... you have to have some spare days. I saw your itinerary, remember you can have problems with bike, it can be a landslide anywhere and fuel station can be out of petrol. It is not Europe...
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Hey Sambor and thanks.
300km/ day is good to know. And I agree with you about needing time to absorb the beautiful surroundings and also the possibility of breakdowns. Now my visas are beginning to line up and I can see the flexibility that is allowed to me by dates.
Is 2 - 3 degrees a daytime temperature? - I'm guessing so. For camping maybe set up in the valleys where warmer at night. I need to consider what clothing to bring to be warm at night - yet not to have my ass baked in the Karakum desert!
I have 290 km range on KLR650 but propose to carry an additional 2x5 litre containers, bringing my range up to just short of 500km so I think I'm okay and thanks for the info on fuel stops and appreciate the notion that not all will be reliable.
Nice to get advice from someone who has been there and done it - Thanks!
Declan
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