Total Cost RTW

[JamesJoyce]

Hi,

I'm currently in the process of planning a RTW trip in 2009 and trying to work out what sort of budget this would require. At the moment I don't have an exact route planned but very roughly would be heading from UK, through Europe, then either northern or southern Asia before shipping to the Americas. After reading through many helpful threads it seems that the overall cost could be divided into the following sub-categories:

Initial costs: bike, bike setup, riding gear, carnet, visas (+ travel agent fess where necessary), travel insurance, shipping, jabs.

Daily costs: fuel, food and drink, accommodation.

Additional costs: insurance purchased at boarders, miscellaneous 'fees' to boarder guards, spare parts and maintenance, toll roads.

I would be very interested to know what RTW routes you guys have previously taken and, if you don't mind divulging, what the overall expense involved was. I realize that this is extremely dependent on the person or persons involved, the route taken, the bike used, lifestyle choice etc etc.

At this early stage I have budgeted a total of approx £15k, £5-6k to cover initial cost with the remainder for on the road and additional costs. If anyone out there has completed a similar route to this do you think that my overall budget seems reasonable or not ?

Thanks

Dave.