We are planning our trip from Germany through Russia and the 'Stans to Mongolia and China and I've just added up the distance. From Munich to Shanghai it is about 20,000 km without any side trips. While we've had Tourances last that long we don't really want to plan for using one set of tires that long. We'll probably get new tires in South Korea or Japan as China will be tightly scheduled.

Is there a source of decent tires (e.g. Metzeler or Heidenau for an R1200GS and F650GS) in Almaty or elsewhere in the 'Stans? Or should we be planning to either carry tires or get them shipped out? Any help appreciated!

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For Russia, contact Dean (Dennis- Russian bikers all have 2 names!) at buy@motorezina.ru
He posts on HUBB under the name 'DEAN rus'

WebSite MOTOREZINA.RU - свежая моторезина по разумным ценам. motokolesa, мотоколеса, моторезина, резина для мотоциклов

Moscow based, he sells moto tyres and has a network of about 50 agents across Russia to whom he gets them delivered and you can pick them up en-route. It saves carrying them yet gives the peace of mind knowing for certain that tyres are there waiting for you.

His English is as good as mine - possibly better, his wife teaches it, my G/F doesn't!

Looking at your plan Novosibirsk is probably the appropriate pick-up point when you briefly re-enter RUS between Kaz and Mongolia.

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Thanks Tony,

I'll contact Dean and see about making the appropriate arrangements.

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'84 R100RT 141,000 km (Dad's!)
'89 R100GS 250,000 km (and ready for another continent)
'07 R1200GS Adventure 100,000 km (just finished Circumnavigating Asia)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

www.ekke-audrey.ca

Motoboard in Almaty had Tourances on the rack in my size (21 front/17 rear).

They also had gloves, helmets & other gear.

This was in late 2010.

They are at N43 16.320 E76 57.637

Yep +1 for Dean. I got a new set of tyres (TKC80s) in Russia around Sep last year. Dean had a friend/colleague in Barnaul who's name was Andrei - what an awesome guy. Got my tyres delivered to where I was staying. He also helped with balancing and new oil for the bike.

Hope this helps

Great info thanks!

Is it more common to find to find 17''/19'' sizes or 18''/21'' in the region?

-Cheers

Wrong thread, sorry

Just adding some information I gained while riding from Vladivostok to Astana regarding motorbike/motorcycle tires in Central Asia. I needed tires urgently in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan and so far the opinion online was that there is nothing. I was at this shop just an hour ago:

Tires for moto vehicles in Astana online-store Kvadrocentr, TOO | Buy Tires for moto vehicles Astana (Kazakhstan) inexpensively | Kvadrocentr, TOO : Allbiz

has less than 10 pairs but I was lucky. Pirelli Scorpion in my size. The owner is a friendly young guy that speaks English well. They also have tubes, bulbs, sprockets, jackets, etc. And he knows a friendly mechanic. Coordinates are 51.177223, 71.42809

Another option, getting them sent from this shop in Almaty to another city in Kazakhstan, but many have a long delivery time

Интернет-магазин автомобильных шин и дисков в Алматы


Regarding the tire situation in Ulaanbaatar, it's really much better than you think. There is a Dutch guy with a warehouse full of tires, I do not have his contacts but the Mongolian manager of the Oasis guesthouse Urnaa can help. She also knows a Mongolian guy that rents out bikes to tourists. If you want to sell or buy something for/from your bike, definitely worth a call.

Denis offered to ship to Astrakhan or Vologda, but I do not think I could have gone that far anymore.
Further East there is Мотоциклы и скутеры из Японии, мототехника, экипировка, запчасти, сервис. Всё для мототехники покупайте в салоне НБСмотор in Novosibirsk and a guy called Andrew that has tires too, contact vf750 ät mail dot ru

Hope that helps someone

Hi. We also have tires in Kyrgyzstan. Check our website for dimensions and prices. We are able to ship to Bishkek or Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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