Has anyone here done the Mongolia Rally on Motorbike

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Hey-oooo,

(First off I have posted on GD and was told it was better to try here so apologies for double thread)

I am planning on doing the Mongolia Rally in either 2013 or 2014 on a motorbike.

On bike you do it in teams on 2 so my dad is coming also, I am hoping to have a party of at least 4 of us.

There are lots of companies that organise these events but I think we will do it with Go Help for 2 reasons. 1. They are 100% charity 2. They do not restrict the cc of the bike.

The route I am planning to go is through: UK, Belgium, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan (Boat across Caspian Sea), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan (Pamir Highway M41), Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia.

It should take about 6 weeks and at the moment we are planning on doing it on Suzuki DR 300's.

If you have done it before please let me know and share some tips. Also if you have any thoughts on the bike or route that would be good.

Cheers

Adam
 
No advice as I've never done it, sounds an epic trip though, would love to do it!

As for bike choice, if the 300's are anything like the 350's and id imagine they are, a full engine rebuild before setting off might not be a bad idea, those things dont do great miles but do seem to be a popular choice on those kind of journeys.
 
I suggest you visit these forums:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/index.php

I've been following them for a while, it's an amazing adventure riding forum.
Guys there have done tours across Asia and Africa, so I recommend you check it out.
The most recent guy I've been following on his ride through Africa is Laurent Bendel, nickname "Asianrider", in his thread "Tour d'Afrique - and then some".
Hope to see you there posting about your tour. :)
 
Nope! Would like to very much! Please post your progression and details here as you go along! Would be mega to wad :)
 
popovich said:
I suggest you visit these forums:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/index.php
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Thanks, have been looking through it all night. Some good trips and makes me want to get out there straight away.

Also thanks for the positive reply's. It is still early in its planning stages and I need a bit more road experience on a bike before next year. Luckly I have a long background in off road, mainly enduro's which should come in useful.

The original plan was to do it on Honda Cub 90's which may still happen.

All this planning means that my geography skills for eastern europe and the middle east are pretty good now.

I will make sure I post any progress in the future.

Regards

Adam
 
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