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Mark thanks for any advice it's much appreciated, plans charge as you no
I intend to leave end of May 2015 if some one is interested then I would be happy to share the experience but happy to do solo
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This is the front of the bike stripped down getting it ready to shot blast the engine next week
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Tank, panels, engine bars, rear frame back from the paint shop
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After having a good think about the bike ride in 2015 I've had some interest so I thought I would post some plans, leave about June traveling about two to three months, possible booking a container to ship bikes back to England or ship to down the coast to Vladivostok then train across Russia jump off at some point to ride three thousand miles back to northeast,
The travel back is open at the moment as not sure at the moment

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Sounds like a great trip you have plannd Graham, and the bike rebuild is looking good. Best of luck with it.

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After having a good think about the bike ride in 2015 I've had some interest so I thought I would post some plans, leave about June traveling about two to three months, possible booking a container to ship bikes back to England or ship to down the coast to Vladivostok then train across Russia jump off at some point to ride three thousand miles back to northeast,
The travel back is open at the moment as not sure at the moment

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Wishing you the best of luck,my trip is the same time 2016,like your self i have done extensive research regarding that route,im sure we both appreciate the juggling of planning involved.I have a few trips under my belt and my main concern is weight,ie: where ever i go off road the best weight to aim for is around 200kilos fully laden except rider obviously,especially if your doing a long haul off road trip as a solo rider.
by doing that i chose a bike such as a drz400 (130kilos est +gear)i would have concerns with your gs on certain parts of the route,if your hauling camping gear water etc expect the bike to push close to 300 kilos+,well suited on metal roads,youl feel capable of doing anything,but that weight on the road of bones can be disastrous,i am sure you dont need people on keyboards pointing out the fact that picking up a 250kilo+ bike off the ground a few times a day poses serious risks,injury etc,and ive picked up a few 250kilo bikes to know so my message to you is dont exceed your bikes limitations and yours on such well known dangerous roads,plan to suit your abilities,good luck and safe trip
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Yes we all know a big heavy bike can if needs must but after 30 days or more of man handling something so heavy the body will fatigue and no one days hard green laning can ever replicate this . The other thing is potential for injury to yourself and others in a remote region .Not to mention pissing of all other co riders ( yes we all like to help each other but it gets tiring ) that have to come over to help pickup 250+kg of bike each time it goes down or having to backtrack and missout on the interesting routes
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