Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Pamir Highway, afghan border etc... - Page 4

Uzay · 02-07-2007, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambor1965

Ok folks,

7 bikes, 3 old school BWM, 3 Honda XRV 750 and 1 Transalp. 9 people...
By car with trailer to Kyrgyzstan (5000 km in 6 days) and than 18 days in Central Asia.
Itinerary: Bishkek-Issyk Kul - Song Kul - Naryn - Tash Rabat - Baetovo - Kazarman - Jalalabad - Osh - Sary Tash
then Tajikistan
Kara Kul - Murgab - Ishkashim - Khorog - Dushanbe
Uzbekistan
Samarkand - Tashkent - Andijan
Kyrgyzstan again
Osh - Toktogul - Bishkek

about 5000 km
And back to Poland in 6 days by car with loooong trailer ;)
Guy on Trasalp travelled whole trip on motorbike, 4 people flew from Warsaw to Bishkek and back...
Very friendly, very chip, very nice. Any question?

too many questions, i'm trying to list them...

extraordinary guys congrats.

scooteraug02 · 02-07-2007, 06:47 AM

Great pictures!
What time of year was the trip? Or did you just complete the trip?
What happened to the BMW being repaired?
Is a big twin the right bike or would a 650 single work?
Any gear you brought that you didn't need or wouldn't bring next trip?

Just watched Long Way Around.

sambor1965 · 02-07-2007, 07:01 AM

We started Sept. 15th 2006 and have finished in early October.
Kardan transmission in BMW 100GS was completetly broken so we found a truck and sent BMW and driver back to Bishkek (1000 km - 350 USD).
Big twin is the best bike for his trip, but single will be ok too. It is NOT a difficult trip.
We were rather good prepared for this trip so we have what we need. But Franz deceide to leave kardan at home

Long Way Around is very funny movie ;)

kktos · 02-07-2007, 07:29 AM

superb photos !
and landscapes are amazing.......
the colo(u)rs are terrific.....

landmines......
make me think....
was the trip dangerous ?

/tm

Arch · 02-07-2007, 07:33 AM

Thanks so much for sharing the pics, and welcome to ADVrider! Here's a tutorial on how to post multiple pics using a photo hosting site such as SmugMug. Makes things much easier. Feel free to share more anytime and thanks again for taking us along...

Marc · 02-07-2007, 08:23 AM

Excellent shots - a great ride report!

Thanks for sharing it with us.

vegasphotog · 02-07-2007, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sambor1965

Road to Jalalabad

Wow.....

MOTORCYCLE PORN!

Great shots, lighting and trip report...you got a great riding crew there....nice work!

Uzay · 02-07-2007, 08:37 AM

ok, here are the questions

1-) How did you decide on that trip and why did you chose this route?

2-) How did you prepare yourselves for this ride?

3-) What was your experince in years and kms also?

4-) Which bike showed the most efficiency?

5-) How was tranSalp performance and what was its tires?

6-) How was the people's attitudes and how hard was the track?

7-) How much money did you spend per one head?

8-) Have you ever said a sentence starting with 'i wish we would.....' ?

9-) What do you recommend for people to copy this ride to do?

10-) What's your future plan ride?

Regards

shepoutside · 02-07-2007, 08:43 AM

Thanks for share'n

vegasphotog · 02-07-2007, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UZAY

ok, here are the questions

1-) How did you decide on that trip and why did you chose this route?

2-) How did you prepare yourselves for this ride?

3-) What was your experince in years and kms also?

4-) Which bike showed the most efficiency?

5-) How was tranalp performance and what was its tires?

6-) How was the people's attitudes and how hard was the track?

7-) How much money did you spend per one head?

8-) Have you ever said a sentence starting with 'i wish we would.....' ?

9-) What dod you recommend for people to copy this ride to do?

10-) What's your future plan ride?

Regards

One more....anyone save a .gpz file of the trip?

PLEASE?

Diesel_GSA · 02-07-2007, 09:10 AM

Wow!

Great pic's!

Thanks for sharing

saxtrom · 02-07-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambor1965

Long Way Around is very funny movie ;)

Yeh? How do you mean? Because they were overprepared, overloaded, making it look more difficult than it is?

Or do you just find Ewan and Charlie funny. Oh no, it couldn't be that........

Fantastic pictures, some of the best I've seen on this site, and that is saying something. Pity that the camera-work on LWR didn't give the same sense of grandeur to the landscape.

Venturello · 02-07-2007, 09:21 AM

Amazing, amazing pictures sambor1965, thanks for sharing. Like another world! Would love to see more pics, but understand its your time - thanks for what you have posted.

Such a wonderful trip! Sorry for the GS100 guy... but hard to take a spare cardan! Regards,

Juan Miguel Venturello

flan8tive · 02-07-2007, 10:35 AM

This must be some of the most extraordinary scenery on the planet...stunning to see, congratulations and thank you.

Was everyone on EU/Polish passports?

Were there any shakedowns for tarifs on bringing bikes in?

Any difficult border crossings?

Thank you again.

Brood · 02-07-2007, 10:44 AM

Superb trip, great photos, looked like lots of fun.

02-07-2007, 06:47 AM	#47
scooteraug02 Dog Rancher Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 4,181	Great pictures! What time of year was the trip? Or did you just complete the trip? What happened to the BMW being repaired? Is a big twin the right bike or would a 650 single work? Any gear you brought that you didn't need or wouldn't bring next trip? Just watched Long Way Around. __________________

02-07-2007, 07:29 AM	#49
kktos on a bright side of life Joined: Aug 2005 Location: in front of Mare Nostrum Oddometer: 2,336	superb photos ! and landscapes are amazing....... the colo(u)rs are terrific..... landmines...... make me think.... was the trip dangerous ? /tm __________________ Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile 08 R1200GSA Red 21" woody's morocco 2006 \| morocco 2007 \| Traces of Kimangao: An HP2 in France, Spain and Italy \| Morocco 2008: a F800GS test ride \| where the destination is Anamur - Turkey via Greece...

02-07-2007, 07:33 AM	#50
Arch Incurable Gearhead Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Katy, TX Oddometer: 11,689	Thanks so much for sharing the pics, and welcome to ADVrider! Here's a tutorial on how to post multiple pics using a photo hosting site such as SmugMug. Makes things much easier. Feel free to share more anytime and thanks again for taking us along... __________________ Arch

02-07-2007, 08:23 AM	#51
Marc Just sayin... Joined: Jul 2001 Location: PNW Oddometer: 8,967	Excellent shots - a great ride report! Thanks for sharing it with us. __________________ [i]"I mean, really ... when you get right down to it, does a man need anything much more than bacon

02-07-2007, 08:37 AM	#53
Uzay Adventure Dreamer Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Oddometer: 6,765	ok, here are the questions 1-) How did you decide on that trip and why did you chose this route? 2-) How did you prepare yourselves for this ride? 3-) What was your experince in years and kms also? 4-) Which bike showed the most efficiency? 5-) How was tranSalp performance and what was its tires? 6-) How was the people's attitudes and how hard was the track? 7-) How much money did you spend per one head? 8-) Have you ever said a sentence starting with 'i wish we would.....' ? 9-) What do you recommend for people to copy this ride to do? 10-) What's your future plan ride? Regards __________________ UZAY Ride till the end, until the end KTM 950 Adv Uzay screwed with this post 02-07-2007 at 09:10 AM

02-07-2007, 07:01 AM	#48
sambor1965 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Oddometer: 897	We started Sept. 15th 2006 and have finished in early October. Kardan transmission in BMW 100GS was completetly broken so we found a truck and sent BMW and driver back to Bishkek (1000 km - 350 USD). Big twin is the best bike for his trip, but single will be ok too. It is NOT a difficult trip. We were rather good prepared for this trip so we have what we need. But Franz deceide to leave kardan at home Long Way Around is very funny movie ;)

02-07-2007, 08:43 AM	#54
shepoutside Canadian - eh! Joined: Nov 2004 Location: somewhere in Ontario, between many Great Lakes ! Oddometer: 161	Thanks for share'n __________________ 85 Honda XL600 ><((((º< <º))))>< Kevin If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice --Neil Peart

02-07-2007, 09:10 AM	#56
Diesel_GSA Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Under a rock Oddometer: 153	Wow! Great pic's! Thanks for sharing

02-07-2007, 09:21 AM	#58
Venturello Wanna-be adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Zug, Switzerland Oddometer: 69	Amazing, amazing pictures sambor1965, thanks for sharing. Like another world! Would love to see more pics, but understand its your time - thanks for what you have posted. Such a wonderful trip! Sorry for the GS100 guy... but hard to take a spare cardan! Regards, Juan Miguel Venturello __________________ 2003 R1150RS Tourer, commuter, adventure rider dreamer. Here for the pics and stories!

02-07-2007, 10:35 AM	#59
flan8tive Flea Tibet! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Center of the Humidiverse Oddometer: 2,186	This must be some of the most extraordinary scenery on the planet...stunning to see, congratulations and thank you. Was everyone on EU/Polish passports? Were there any shakedowns for tarifs on bringing bikes in? Any difficult border crossings? Thank you again. __________________ 07 950SE Sold. Not Forgotten... 07 TE510 Sold. 80 Z50R

02-07-2007, 10:44 AM	#60
Brood Wannabee Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Cognac, France Oddometer: 19	Superb trip, great photos, looked like lots of fun.

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