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Old 11 Apr 2007
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Road to Magadan - need real info

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What would be the current situation on the road from Never to Yakutsk,
and on to Magadan on the Road of Bones ?

I would like to cycle on that road.

I would appreciate any real info,from people who actually did it,or links to web sites with some good info.
Google didn't help much,except a few "buy my book and read all about it" ..


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road of bones

Watch 'Long Way Round', it'll give you an idea of the terrain and various other aspects of the road.
It won't however give you any idea of how to travel.

I don't know about you, but a £15k bike, support 4X4's and sattelite phones are slightly above my budget

the dvd's a cheap way to see what it'll actually look like.

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Remember, even with the "no expense spared" budget, the DVD was filmed to show how 'difficult' it was for the heroic stars. Not that it was easy for them.

Also, that was nearly 3 years ago and there has been further weather, time and traffic deterioration.

I am not aware of any renewal or renovation of the road, although I understand the more southern road towards Vlad is being upgraded in parts to near motorway standard - relatively speaking that is !

Another consideration is that Magadan is not now such a popular destination for bikes as there is no direct air freight service to the american mainland.
You can only realistically go further east by sea freight, but that means waiting for the appropriate boat going that way to carry your vehicle. Then will they carry you too?
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Real info

Hi,

I do not consider "the long way round" real info.
Try: www.millennium-ride.com
or: International Motorcycle Adventurers
or: Mika's Motorrad Weltreise - Oktober 2004, Nairobi / Kenia

Those are sites of people who actually DID IT.
When you have been there, please let me know how it was.

Maarten
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Magadan to Yakutsk and Beyond...

I travelled from Magadan to Yakutsk in 2005 (on a KLR650):

Magadan to Istanbul

be prepared for bogs, swamps, icy rivers (no bridges), mosquitoes on steroids, horrible endless mud and some of the most wonderful and hospitable people on earth.

Also check out motodreamers who travelled about two weeks before I did.

motodreamers.com

and some crazy americans who did it a few years earlier

The Wunderlust Logs

There were two groups in 2006 but I don't have thier links (an American who went solo and a guy from Britain who travelled with a companion) - they may be lurking and could contribute.
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I did the road of bones in 2006.

The roads from Ulan Ude went from 60mph to 5mph. The road from jakutsk to magadan was just like in the Long Way Round. However, a new road is being built further north of the 'road of bones' but it is not finished yet.

For me, the Long Way Round was exactly what i encounted - the falls, the people, the hospitality, the drama, the highs, the lows and the mosquitos!!

This bit of russia was the highlight of my trip - Round The World 2006

Try this for starters.... Round The World 2006

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