Day 34-36. New stage: “Baikal”. 364, 310 & 460 km. We left UB early in the morning. The ride to the Russian border was quite uneventful. Kai… Read more “Leaving Mongolia – first glimpse of lake Baikal – Irkutsk & temporary split up.”
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UB city – hanging around – new ride buddies – servicing in a Mongolian workshop
Day 29-33. “Mongolia”. 0, 0, 0, 0, 98 km. The days were passing by at the Oasis guesthouse. I met Rob again, who arrived with his girlfriend.… Read more “UB city – hanging around – new ride buddies – servicing in a Mongolian workshop”
Kharkhorin – Erdene Zuu monastery & last km’s to Ulan Bator, the Oasis & a great surprise. Good bye Khan!
Day 27 & 29. “Mongolia”. 259 & 224 km. From Tsetserleg we went to Kharkhorin. We wanted first to go to the Tsenkher hot springs via a… Read more “Kharkhorin – Erdene Zuu monastery & last km’s to Ulan Bator, the Oasis & a great surprise. Good bye Khan!”
Reaching Fairfield guesthouse in Tsetserleg & trying to get info’s about Vader.
Day 24-26. “Mongolia”. 380 km, 0 & 0 km. After Tosontsengel the centre road is paved all the way to Ulan Bator. The landscape is nice but… Read more “Reaching Fairfield guesthouse in Tsetserleg & trying to get info’s about Vader.”
Taishir to Tosontsengel – off-road dream, sand, dust & awesome landscape
Day 22-23. “Mongolia”. 151 km and 203 km. These 2 stages were best and most challenging ones so far. The scenery was beautiful and I started to… Read more “Taishir to Tosontsengel – off-road dream, sand, dust & awesome landscape”
Ölgii to Taishir – from mountains & off-road to desert & tarmac, including a crash.
Day 20-21. “Mongolia”. 408 & 300 km. I checked and tightened a lot of screws (everything was loose…) and attached my Mosko Moto luggage system that –… Read more “Ölgii to Taishir – from mountains & off-road to desert & tarmac, including a crash.”
Failure in the ignition system – the black market – finding Khan – registration “quest”.
Day 18-19. “Mongolia” – Ölgii. 0 km. Directly in the morning I started to work on the bike. Cedric and Christian decided to wait and stay with… Read more “Failure in the ignition system – the black market – finding Khan – registration “quest”.”
3 flats in Altai and engine failure in Ölgii/Mongolia.
Day 15-17. “The Transit” and new stage “Mongolia”. At night a mechanic arrived from Novosibirsk. He started to work on Christian’s bike in the morning until nightfall.… Read more “3 flats in Altai and engine failure in Ölgii/Mongolia.”
Manzherok – Altai: Break, delays & new friends.
“The Transit”, day 10-14. 277 km. After 5 h drive from Barnaul I arrived at http://altai-moto.ru in Manzherok. The owner Vladimir organises enduro tours in the Altai, enduro… Read more “Manzherok – Altai: Break, delays & new friends.”
Temporary farewell in Novosibirsk & hello in Barnaul
“The Transit” – day 8 & 9. 356 and 229 km. The ride to Novosibirsk was o.k. despite some thunderstorm and lightnings on the way… Rob and… Read more “Temporary farewell in Novosibirsk & hello in Barnaul”