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Colebatch told me that the bridge was out in 2011, so we avoided that route, although I would expect that it would have been rebuilt by now. I would certainly recommend taking that route if possible because that stretch of the main road is really unpleasant because of the truck traffic and resulting dust.
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I am very interested by this topic as I plan to do this route in 2013, thanks for all this information, will keep an eye on it.
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Can anyone tell me if there's any decent maps of the area? If so where can I buy them? Also can anyone inform me of shipping costs from the UK?

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I am very interested by this topic as I plan to do this route in 2013, thanks for all this information, will keep an eye on it.
Hi Zimi when are you planning on leaving next year? I'm also planning to go this way next year, perhaps we could share information
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Hi Peak,

I am planning to go in july or august. I want to be there when the rivers are at their lowest. I think I will take 4 weeks holidays, so I definitively need to ship the bike by plane. Still don't know if it's possible to send it directly to Magadan, or if I have to send it to Ulanbataar or Vladivostok.

And yes, would be great to share infos
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hi guys,

I'm starting to plan a trip to Siberia too.

Do you know if there is a way to put the bike on a train with me, from Moscow (maybe) to Krasnoyarsk (maybe)? I red that a Russian guy (Pate) did it.

I would like to go to the East by train, ride the west part of BAMand then ride back to Italy. This is my dream.

I will not have many weeks, so I'm looking for Train information.

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Motos, snow scooters, etc, depending on season, are regularly sent across Russia by train in advance of their owners - whether it be Pate or others.

However the process takes time, far longer than passenger trains as the vehicles travel as unaccompanied freight, only on freight trains (unless you can bribe a passenger train crew) and therefore you do not travel with them.
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Hi Tony,
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Hi,

motoreiter, do you know exactly which is the bridge? I'm trying to get more info on this matter.
Thanks, Tony, I wrote an email to askmagadan, waiting for an answer.

Safe ride,
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Colebatch told me that the bridge was out in 2011, so we avoided that route, although I would expect that it would have been rebuilt by now. I would certainly recommend taking that route if possible because that stretch of the main road is really unpleasant because of the truck traffic and resulting dust.
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I didn't ask Colebatch about which bridge--it didn't matter to me which bridge was out, because its absence made the route impassable.
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Hi,

I receive an answer from Ilya Kovyakin.

He said that the damaged bridge is on the river Kulu, near the village of Kulu.
According to google maps is here: 61.885284,147.432404
Seam to be closer to Kadykchan.
If somebody find some news, please post.

Thanks and safe rides,
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