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Russia/Mongolia fuel question

I have a two part question regarding fuel in Russia / Mongolia.

1. Going west from Vladivostok on the Trans-Siberian Hwy to Ulan Ude, south to Ulaanbaatar, west via Altai to Olgii. What is the longest distance in miles/km between known, "reliable" fuel stops?

2. What is your experience regarding drop of mileage/gallon (increase liters/100km) due to fuel quality in approximate percentage?

If recent information has been addressed in another post, please point me in the right direction. Thanx!
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See link, hope this helps

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/members/flid

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Yes, thanx, that answered my question from Vlad to Ulan Ude. Read "Flid's Travels" blog. Captivating writing, nice photography.

But, couldn't find any fuel info on Mongolia...
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mongolia and russia

i didt it 2 months ago. fuel is normally aveleable in mongolia for every 300km or so. i didt only use my spare 5ltr ones in the mouantins. i had fuell with mee for approxmately 500km and never had trouble.
naerly all the village in mongolia in a good size have fuell, but sometimes you maybe need to drive on 80 octane.
and sometimes it can take some time to find the guy in the village ho can open the "gas station" but usally peopple is helpfull "and queriuos".

in russia fuel is not a big problem in russia.
from kharbarrovsk to ullanude just check the fuel staions on a russian map or do like i didt, fill up every time you see a fuell station...
if you are going by the main route somtimes you might need to make a turn an ride 10 or 15 km in to a village to find a stastion

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Fantastic! My bike holds 550 km worth of fuel under worse case scenario. No need to carry any extra

Thank you for the info !
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i have done mongolia 3 times, on as little as a 10 litre tank (last year) - maximum distance was 225km between fuel.

Buy the very good Mongolian Road Atlas when you are in UB from the tourist counter at the central post office. It shows towns where fuel is available.

I just did the northern route this year - UB to the Western border - and fuel was at least ever 120km or less.
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