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G'day mate,
like Mark says: monsoon. It starts in Nepal end of May/beginning of June. Very wet ;o)
Dunno about the Pakistan and Iran, but watch your speedo in Turkey. The speed limit for bikes is 80 kmh. Police are seen mostly on the main roads, but the secondary roads are more interesting anyway. The European countries are no problem, even in Greece has 30 kay signs nearly everywhere, but nobody cares 
Enjoy your trip
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Wow! Thank you guys, that's a lot info. Very helpful!
As I wanna be free and ride without guides, I want to avoid China. So, the route will be Nepal-India-Pakistan-Iran...and from there on I don't know yet.
If you have any tips where I can get detailed routes & roadmaps, I'd be very happy
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Nelles make maps of most or all of the countries you will be passing through. Landkarten Nelles Map - Titelprogramm
Some of the route such as in Pakistan will be dictated by the police and there is only one road to Iran. From there you can work it out for yourself depending what if any places of interest you wish to visit, check other's ride reports for more information.
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Thank you so much, Mark.
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Nepal to Germany
Hi Flo, welcome to the Hubb. Very good advise from Mark, he answered all your questions. I am not sure if the ADAC will issue a carnet for your bike registered in Nepal, so pls contact them in advance so you know its possible. Than you should not have any problems with bike docs along the way. All the best mika
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Hi Mika, thanks for your reply. Already contacted the ADAC and they're ok with it.
Is there a rough estimate how much such a trip costs (per month)? The combination of fuel, food, guesthouses, hotels, fees, fines, police escort etc.
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costs
Hello Flo,
good that you can get the carnet from the ADAC.
costs? your highest costs will be the bike (buy also spare parts with it) and the carnet deposit (that you should get back).
do your own calculation: fuel consumption at 5 l/100km, a liter of fuel around 1,00 Euros, hotel 20 Euros, guesthouse 10 Euros, food at 15 Euros a day.
what kind of fees are you expecting to pay? police fines can be very high in Turkey, so ride slow there. dont know how much they charge now for police escorts, when I went in 1999 I did not have any.
one more thing. try to arrange your visas for Pakistan and Iran beforehand.
all the best and pls write a little ride report here on the Hubb after you have done it.
mika
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