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hi guys im tryin for the road of bones (up to Magadan) or at least parts of it in 2014 and am wondering if anyone can help me with where is unpassable / what times of year places r passabe / places to stay along the route / where im gonan help ect ect

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I'm with you there Joe. I hope to head this way in 2013 so I'll be watching this space fervently.

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Where to start? Probably with a forum search to find the many threads on this topic, and then come back with more specific questions. There is also tons of info (with more pix) on ADVRider.

I rode to Magadan this summer and would be happy to help once you've done more research.
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Where to start? Probably with a forum search to find the many threads on this topic, and then come back with more specific questions. There is also tons of info (with more pix) on ADVRider.

I rode to Magadan this summer and would be happy to help once you've done more research.

cheers iv done alot of looking around on several sites including this one but cant find the specifics of what im after.. but the again im probably searching for the wrong things! ill keep looking!

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places to try for info
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...s-2010-a-42901

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...aypoints-50860

Road of Bones road network map

Road of Bones and the Kolyma Highway - Pure Photos

Some ride reports: (if you read these you get a lot of information including questions asked and answered)

Can a Harley make it to Magadan? (page 138 onwards)

Siberian Extreme 2010 - Back for More (page 14 to page 26)

Donkey and the Mule - The Road of Bones

Dublin to New York (page 19 to page 22)

And others:

Finally, at the risk of a conflict of interest, I recently put out a DVD on motorcycling in Siberia including a series of extra films on specific regions, one of which is the Road of Bones. That also has useful images and information and is available here:

Sibirsky Extreme DVD adventure motorcycling

I think if you go thru all of that lot, you will have a truckload more information and idea about what to expect from that region and therefore a bunch of specific questions.

There are a good 15-20 guys on HUBB that have done the Road of Bones so plenty of info is available.
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cheers iv done alot of looking around on several sites including this one but cant find the specifics of what im after.. but the again im probably searching for the wrong things! ill keep looking!

joe

A suggestion on how to search:

Use Google with the criteria

site:horizonsunlimited.com word1 word2 word3

Here's a useful thread to start you off: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...a-2012-a-59454

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cheers iv done alot of looking around on several sites including this one but cant find the specifics of what im after.. but the again im probably searching for the wrong things! ill keep looking!
So if all the sites you found (presumably including this!) and their links provided did not give you the "specifics" you want, you must have pretty finite, precise and narrow specifics.

Why not tell us what they are - then I am sure all the posters already on this thread will be only too wiling to try to answer.

But we need to know the question !

And possibly knowing your proposed mode of transport would help us too.
Truck? 4x4? Car? Moto? Bicycle? Foot? Pogo Stick?
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cheers guys the links were helpful and will have a full read through them on my next days off (as im now working 70-80 hr weeks to fund this trip lol)

ohhh and will be on a motorbike forgot to say that bit!

ill let you guys know if i have any stupid questions!

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AdvRider post to look at.
Don't know if you use advrider.com (they are another motorcycle adventure touring website). A friend of mine Doug (rtwdoug) just finished a trip to Magadan. Look for the thread "Can a Harley make it to Magadan?" Lot's of good information there...

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A friend of mine Doug (rtwdoug) just finished a trip to Magadan.
We did have it listed in post #5

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Great info gents. Thank you.

I may be reaching one of my dreams in being able to ride the Road of Bones in 2013 2 up. Just seriously starting to make in roads (pardon the pun ) to see if we can realistically do it.
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Road of Bones - Tink Trassa
Hello,

I plan to ride this August the Road of Bones either from Magadan to Yakutsk or the other way around, depending on various factors.
I search this forum and advrider forum and I've read that Tenkinskaya Trassa/Tinkinsky Trakt between Bolshevik and Palatka via Ust Omchug has a collapsed bridge and it is not possible ride it all the way.
The information was from a post here written by some guy with a 4x4 driving in that area in 2011.

Does any of you has any updates on this?

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In 2009 it was all good graded dirt. I don't recall any poor bridges - certainly none that needed a moments thought.
So if one has collapsed it would have been a result of gross misuse.

My flat tyres were another thing though.

You could ask Ilya at askmagadan.com
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