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I think you should go- with a partner- but not on a motorcycle.

You could do it with your budget taking buses etc; with your lack of language skills; with your relative inexperience and have a fine time.

BUT.....your lack of experience on a motorcycle and your lack of experience just driving on public roads could easily get you killed.

I suggest that a trip like this would require thousands of miles of driving experience- knowing what to look for in traffic, understanding the 'logic' of roadways and rules is a skill that takes a while.

Familarity with motorcycle controls and what you can and cannot do with a bike, is the other piece to safe motorcycling in traffic. Your responses must be automatic, without thought. It takes a while to get there.

I wouldn't recommend learning to swim by jumping off a boat in the middle of the ocean, and I wouldn't recommend learning to ride a motorcycle on unfamiliar roads with unfamiliar traffic patterns and expectations.

I hope you learn how to do these things. Start locally, and then, spend a long and happy lifetime traveling on a bike.

Good luck!

............shu
Hey shu,

Firstly thanks for the advice. Every bit helps. In regards to the driving, as for understanding the roads and systems, I've been driving cars for 2.5 years, although that's been in a car and not on a bike. That being said I do have some general experience of looking for certain things in traffic (albeit not 100% motorcycle related). As for bike experience, I've been trying to get into a riding mentality as much as possible, thinking about what I'd do differently while I'm in the car and even trying to get into good riding habits while I'm on my bicycle. I think one of the reasons I like the idea of riding in less habited places (Mongolia, GBAO area of Tajikistan) is that there are fewer people on the roads giving me more time to learn. The actual controls of the bike are what I'm least concerned about, but like you said, it's developing the reflexes that come naturally while riding. Perhaps it's the ignorance of youth, or perhaps it's just my stubbornness, but even if I don't make it to these places my ultimate goal will be to get a bike.

Thanks again for the advice,

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