Afghanistan Ride 2010. Back for More...

sambor1965 · 11-14-2010, 03:41 PM

Not only Colebatch came back for more this year. I also returned to Central Asia looking for adventures. During this 2 months trip I found a lot of new friends but I lost old one. Very important for me. I hesitated if I should write this story but I deceided to share with you. You encouraged us to start advfactory.com and our clients are part of this advrider family. Pictures used in this thread were taken by several people: Uwe, Phil, Dziagu, Ola, Kajman, Darek... There are also of course some pictures taken by me.

It will take some weeks top complete this thread, sorry my time is limited and we have whole winter for it.

I attach some pictures of Izi, taken this year by his friends...

hardwaregrrl · 11-14-2010, 03:54 PM

very happy to see this thread, indeed. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing journeys with us. I can't wait for more!!

selkins · 11-14-2010, 06:14 PM

Bring it!

Flood · 11-15-2010, 03:23 AM

Wow.
I'm sure it won't be easy sharing this one. I'm thanking you in advance, as I know this'll be great report.

Bonsai Elephant · 11-15-2010, 03:28 AM

Sitting comfortably...

GB · 11-15-2010, 03:49 AM

Isn't there a war going on there?

lovebikes · 11-15-2010, 08:52 AM

waiting for more.

ArthDuro · 11-15-2010, 08:56 AM

Oh yes!!!!

R.I.P. Izi

DCrider · 11-15-2010, 09:06 AM

add me to the eagerly waiting list

X Banana Boy · 11-15-2010, 09:07 AM

Thanks for the report and sorry about your loss. That is a very moving video on your site.

Ze Red Baron · 11-15-2010, 09:18 AM

Excellent news - I am sure we will all enjoy this report as much as we have your previous. Thank you for deciding to go ahead and start writing it. Izi will be along for the ride and smiling down on you.

sambor1965 · 11-15-2010, 09:49 AM

So, Central Asia again... How did we get there? As usually. We have travelled across Russia and Central Asia on motorbikes several times so the journey itself is not so exciting for us anymore, at least not enough to talk about it here.

We fully understand that poetic descriptions of Kazakh steppes and Russian border crossings may sound fascinating to a advriders but we do speak Russian and we have seen steppes dozens of times. Boring! So, a few days and a few thousand kilometers later the endless Kazakh steppe was behind us: 100 km and turn, 80 km and a slight curve to the left. Enough to drive you crazy. Even encounters with road militia patrols became nice breaks in the routine. Same as we were for them, by the way.
We didn't paid too much for militia but crossing the borders with all this stuff was really expensive.

- 200 Euro per car!
- 200? Why?
- Unload the car. Completely. We have to check every box. It took us over 24 hrs to cross every border. Nightmare.

We travelled by 2 cars with trailers, and there were 12 big bikes with us!

longwaybackhome · 11-15-2010, 10:07 AM

Hello Sambor!

Which route did you take through Kazakhstan?

It looks... ehmm... interesting.

sambor1965 · 11-15-2010, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longwaybackhome

Hello Sambor!

Which route did you take through Kazakhstan?

It looks... ehmm... interesting.

Hi Andrey,

We thought they finished section to Aralsk, but they didn't. So there is still little sandy around Irgiz. But less than 250 km this year...
It can be very funny section when it rains...

Steve06 · 11-15-2010, 10:22 AM

Looking forward to learning a lot from this thread.

11-14-2010, 03:41 PM	#1
sambor1965 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Oddometer: 897	Afghanistan Ride 2010. Back for More... Not only Colebatch came back for more this year. I also returned to Central Asia looking for adventures. During this 2 months trip I found a lot of new friends but I lost old one. Very important for me. I hesitated if I should write this story but I deceided to share with you. You encouraged us to start advfactory.com and our clients are part of this advrider family. Pictures used in this thread were taken by several people: Uwe, Phil, Dziagu, Ola, Kajman, Darek... There are also of course some pictures taken by me. It will take some weeks top complete this thread, sorry my time is limited and we have whole winter for it. I attach some pictures of Izi, taken this year by his friends... __________________ www.advfactory.com

11-14-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
hardwaregrrl Shit for brains Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 4,856	Hi sambor!!! very happy to see this thread, indeed. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing journeys with us. I can't wait for more!! __________________ Trans Lab RR-broke down in Ontario-2 stroke fun for 200 bucks- TCAT R100 GS racks For Sale My life aboard an R80ST

11-14-2010, 06:14 PM	#3
selkins No hay banda! Joined: Jan 2006 Location: The Frozen North Oddometer: 1,397	Bring it! __________________ --------------- Mid-America -- Ozarks (Darkrider) -- Lake Superior Circle Tour -- NW US -- Labrador -- Big Bend (Darkrider) -- Yukon/Dempster Hwy

11-15-2010, 03:23 AM	#4
Flood F5lood. Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Austria Oddometer: 9,341	Wow. I'm sure it won't be easy sharing this one. I'm thanking you in advance, as I know this'll be great report. __________________ TEAM F5 RallyRAIDio on Twitter RallyRAIDio on Facebook

11-15-2010, 03:28 AM	#5
Bonsai Elephant Barrus Vegrandis Joined: Jun 2007 Location: The Hills Oddometer: 17,719	Sitting comfortably... __________________ Veni, vidi, velcri.

11-15-2010, 03:49 AM	#6
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,451	Isn't there a war going on there? __________________ ADV decals, patches & flag? Here

11-15-2010, 08:52 AM	#7
lovebikes adventurer Joined: May 2009 Oddometer: 221	waiting for more. __________________ I work only because it pays for three F's. Food for me, Fuel for my bike and Film for my camera.

11-15-2010, 08:56 AM	#8
ArthDuro quarantined Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Westsideistan Oddometer: 2,747	Oh yes!!!! R.I.P. Izi __________________ my nx250 project pics my mini ride reports "parts made of unobtanium" + momento mori +

11-15-2010, 09:06 AM	#9
DCrider Live from THE Hill Joined: May 2008 Location: Washington, DC Oddometer: 3,016	add me to the eagerly waiting list __________________ ADV'ing from America's fine Crapital...

11-15-2010, 09:07 AM	#10
X Banana Boy stuck in the office Joined: Aug 2005 Location: St. Louis Oddometer: 1,669	Thanks for the report and sorry about your loss. That is a very moving video on your site.

11-15-2010, 09:18 AM	#11
Ze Red Baron Adventure seeker Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Baltimore Md Oddometer: 440	Count me in Excellent news - I am sure we will all enjoy this report as much as we have your previous. Thank you for deciding to go ahead and start writing it. Izi will be along for the ride and smiling down on you. __________________ 1974 R75/6 2002 Stumpjumper S-Works M5 2009 Kestrel Evoke SL www.ars-natura.com

11-15-2010, 09:49 AM	#12
sambor1965 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Oddometer: 897	So, Central Asia again... How did we get there? As usually. We have travelled across Russia and Central Asia on motorbikes several times so the journey itself is not so exciting for us anymore, at least not enough to talk about it here. We fully understand that poetic descriptions of Kazakh steppes and Russian border crossings may sound fascinating to a advriders but we do speak Russian and we have seen steppes dozens of times. Boring! So, a few days and a few thousand kilometers later the endless Kazakh steppe was behind us: 100 km and turn, 80 km and a slight curve to the left. Enough to drive you crazy. Even encounters with road militia patrols became nice breaks in the routine. Same as we were for them, by the way. We didn't paid too much for militia but crossing the borders with all this stuff was really expensive. - 200 Euro per car! - 200? Why? - Unload the car. Completely. We have to check every box. It took us over 24 hrs to cross every border. Nightmare. We travelled by 2 cars with trailers, and there were 12 big bikes with us! __________________ www.advfactory.com

11-15-2010, 10:07 AM	#13
longwaybackhome -------------- Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Finland Oddometer: 218	Route throught in Kazakhstan? Hello Sambor! Which route did you take through Kazakhstan? It looks... ehmm... interesting. __________________ Ride safely! Longwaybackhome http://www.maps.yandex.ru/russia ?

11-15-2010, 10:22 AM	#15
Steve06 Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 29	Looking forward to learning a lot from this thread. __________________ -------------------------- SteveH 2004 R1150GS 2000 KLR650 1997 Softride Roadwing

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