Some info on the China crossing:
We are currently arranging the crossing of western China from the Tourgart Pass in Kyrgzistan to the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan via Kashgar, China.
To do this legally, you need all the permits and paperwork and a guide must be with you while on the bike. When you are not on the bike, you will not need the guide.
We are using Caravan Cafe in Kashgar for our paperwork, www.caravancafe.com and Greg has lots of experience doing this kind of thing.
The cost is not cheap, around $1100usd for all the paperwork and guide for one bike excluding visa costs. But on the other hand shipping a bike from Central Asia or vice versa is expensive too. You will need to arrange the paperwork a good 3 months in advance, this is not something you can do at the last minute if your "un-official" attempt at crossing fails. And most Central Asian visas are only good for 30 days, so if you try "un-officially" and don't get into China you could be in a real bind.
I will let you know how our crossing goes, we make the trip in late October.
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Dave
www.mototrekker.com
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