I haven't done this route so I can't offer best advice, but it is clear from reading this site and talking to overlanders that getting in and out of the stans with a vehicle is hard work indeed. Lots of fees and border hassle. Now, this may be a worthwhile investment if you are taking the bike on a big RTW trip or similar, but you don't seem to have this in mind.

Second, buying and selling anywhere other than home can be frought with problems; and then crossing borders with a foriegn bike, that is registered in a country other than your own, with papers you can't read, negotiating without a common language... hmm you are making life difficult for yourself indeed.

Sorry to be so negative, but it is best to have an idea what you are getting yourself into. Perhaps someone with more detailed knowledge can be more specific. But my impression is that the stans are not the most straightforwards of places to travel with a vehicle. It is a serious logistical undertaking.

As for China, well I wouldn't - have a look around this site for the info. In short: difficult and expensive.

You might be better off hiring local bikes for a few days/weeks at a time to get up into the best spots. Mix this with local transport.

If you are keen to up the biking content, then spend more time in Nepal, where they have the glorious combination of bikes, a tourist infrastructure, familiarity with English and - last but not least - lots of big mountains.

Just my thoughts - maybe some help.

Simon

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Simon Kennedy
Around the world 2000-2004, on a 1993 Honda Transalp