Garywegener,
The guys are right 
I rode from Barnaul to Vladivostok last year and had no issues at all mate.
The road around Never is pretty new and there are numerous new truck stops and cafes in the area. In July of 2013 there were stretches of road torn up (ready for resurfacing) about 200 kms east of Never all the way to Khabarovsk.
The city of Birobidzhan is en route and is a very clean and friendly town with an amazing story to tell if you get the chance to stay there a while. They were also trying to widen the road in sections from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok. I was still able to pull an average of 1000kms per day on a DR650 with my travel buddy Ulf on his XT600. You will also encounter many Russian Bikers that will be only too happy to help you out in a pinch. We could learn a thing or two from their hospitality.
In a nutshell, you'll be fine
Safe travels and kindest regards
Nevil
Round the World 2013 on motorbikes
MotoExped - Home
|