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going to vlad through russia
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I've got a plan, the plan is not to have a plan, only things I need in place is visas for 2016 to enter Russia and a few other country's, I'm looking at leaving England mid June heading to Greece, from there head to Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, russia, Mongolia, Russia, like to do road of bones if that's possible the cargo boat to Vladivostok, or maybe straight to Vladivostok.
I'm thinking the xt 600 for the job with the bigger plastic tank,
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hello folks . I am back in riding on big scale, dont know exactly why ah ah ??
My real big stuff was in 80' with a XT 500 from ORAN to Dar es Salaam through deserts , west, central and east Africa.
The rest of the time i just rode road bikes . Until i went to Morocco on pistes with a drz .
And it was not so tough but so wonderful to ride again on trails , alons at a moment , meeting people and so on .
Also old projects got back in memory like going to Vladivostok through Russia..... And I met this forum .
Lowrider i enjoy your posts . I am feeling in the same mood. 
TO be honest not sure I could do the trip next year .
Short time to find a bike : the DRZ could not easily carry a bigger tank than the 1MS' 15 L I have now and , if yout put more luggage would not be so efficient on trails ( pistes) , and also an air cooled will be simpler to fix ( an old DR or XT ? )
Short time to decide my wife also  especially now in Europe
Not sure also I can camp and ride so long without stop ( age  )
But I will follow this thread and try to make a decision soon enough .
Or maybe jsut make the european /turkish/russia beginning part
so long
JLuc from France
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hello folks . I am back in riding on big scale, dont know exactly why ah ah ??
My real big stuff was in 80' with a XT 500 from ORAN to Dar es Salaam through deserts , west, central and east Africa.
The rest of the time i just rode road bikes . Until i went to Morocco on pistes with a drz .
And it was not so tough but so wonderful to ride again on trails , alons at a moment , meeting people and so on .
Also old projects got back in memory like going to Vladivostok through Russia..... And I met this forum .
Lowrider i enjoy your posts . I am feeling in the same mood.
TO be honest not sure I could do the trip next year .
Short time to find a bike : the DRZ could not easily carry a bigger tank than the 1MS' 15 L I have now and , if yout put more luggage would not be so efficient on trails ( pistes) , and also an air cooled will be simpler to fix ( an old DR or XT ? )
Short time to decide my wife also especially now in Europe
Not sure also I can camp and ride so long without stop ( age )
But I will follow this thread and try to make a decision soon enough .
Or maybe jsut make the european /turkish/russia beginning part
so long
JLuc from France
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Hi Luc
Sounds like you are where I was about five years ago, just do what you are happy with and then if you are ready to do the big adventure you will just do it, I've tried to do this big adventure for a few years now and there is always something in the way so I said f--k it, I need to do it, so the ferries book and I start doing my visas in March, I must admit my partner has been very good even thou it must be very upsetting to think I'll be away for four months,
Good luck with your trip
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25 Nov 2015
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DRZ in Tbilisi
Following this thread with some interest. I left my DRZ in Tbilisi after riding from Japan via Russia, Mongolia and a bunch of Stans across to the Caspian and the ferry to Baku. Intending to return to collect the bike in 2016 and ride back to Japan. I have a few rough routes in mind.
1, Georgia - Armenia - Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Tajikistan - Kyrgyzstan - Kazakhstan - Russia - Mongolia - Russia and highway to Vlad for the ferry.
2, Georgia - Military Hwy to Russia - Western BAM - A yet to be decided interesting way to Magadan and then the shipping to Vlad.
3, Latch on to any interesting route others are doing.
My trusty DRZ is getting some attention in Tbilisi and will be well prepared for the return trip.
I had intended getting back to Tbilisi around late March but an flexible on dates as long as I'm back in Japan by the end of June.
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Following this thread with some interest. I left my DRZ in Tbilisi after riding from Japan via Russia, Mongolia and a bunch of Stans across to the Caspian and the ferry to Baku. Intending to return to collect the bike in 2016 and ride back to Japan. I have a few rough routes in mind.
1, Georgia - Armenia - Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Tajikistan - Kyrgyzstan - Kazakhstan - Russia - Mongolia - Russia and highway to Vlad for the ferry.
2, Georgia - Military Hwy to Russia - Western BAM - A yet to be decided interesting way to Magadan and then the shipping to Vlad.
3, Latch on to any interesting route others are doing.
My trusty DRZ is getting some attention in Tbilisi and will be well prepared for the return trip.
I had intended getting back to Tbilisi around late March but an flexible on dates as long as I'm back in Japan by the end of June.
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I think touring ted is looking at them sort of dates, you will be in front of me at that time
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29 Nov 2015
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I'm at the nec today if anyone is there text me we can have a coffee
My no is 07957452413
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29 Nov 2015
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Well I am interested too! I will be leaving in Feb all being well and can hang around in Europe for a while before teaming up.
Has anyone put a cost estimate for the journey? If some rough figures could be indicated for the trip this would be useful.
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29 Nov 2015
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How ted this is that ttr I'll message you with his contact details if you are interested
Let me know m8
Nice meeting up today
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On eBay at £920 nothing to do with me
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It's getting so close to the off, one or two changes, I was planing to do this with a guy called Ian but with money and time both have forced Ian to pull out so I'm left to do this on my own, I'm still leaving on May the 5th from newcastle to Amsterdam then heading to Greece, from there I'm open to a few options that I'm happy to leave open to decide as I travel, I will be heading across Russia and the stans, indicted how I get across to Vancouver yet, I plan to finish in New York to have my bike shipped back to England, I'll post some pictures of my xt 600 Tenere soon as it's just about rebuilt, just having the touring racks cut and some welding so I can have them powder coated, I've also thought I would make some engine crash bars, it looks cracking can't wait now.
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Hi there,
I plan to go back to Far East Russia this summer to ride the BAM and RoB to Magadan.
This year I have 30 days holiday in July and want to ride the Bam and RoB via OSM. Plan to ride as fast as possible from Romania to Lake Baikal (10-14 days depending if I spend some days in the Altai/Tuva) and then head on the BAM and RoB to Magadan.
My bike is a V-Twin, 600 cc, 1993, Honda Transalp.
From Magadan I want to ship the bike to Vladivostok and from there by Yuri from Links to Europe. I worked with him before and was good. He also has good references from other travelers. I would like to split the container and the costs with other riders who will want to ship back from Vladi.I will fly direct home from Magadan.
I’m looking for anyone planning a similar trip, and want to share information and ride together at least parts of the road and/or organize the shipping of the bikes back.
The other option is to find anybody interested to fly to Magadan and ride back to Europe?
It would save a lot of time and money at both ends.
If anyone is interested please let me know your thoughts about it.
Adrian
asilindean@gmail.com
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Bike is now ready and it runs so sweet  just done some small adjustments today, very nice, just sorting my tool kit and spares,
Waiting on my visa, real Russia is doing the application.
Leaving on the 5th may, I'll be in Hook of Holland the next day then heading across Germany take a day or two to Salzburg stay in the hostel, head to Slovenia Croatia Bosnia Montenegro Albania Greece turkey Georgia Russia Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Russia Mongolia Russia.
Hope to meet some of you guys on the way for a few drinks
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