1200 Bdg's 10,000 Mile Ride From Manchester To Mongolia

Those of you with good memories may remember me trips on various Ducati's, 1000 Multi used for John O Groat's and to the Sahara desert, along with trips round Europe on a 996SPS then a 996R, the perfect touring bike!!!

I did think of using my 1200 Multi for Mongolia but sorry to say I'm off on a KTM 690RR, basically an ex Dakar rally bike that's been prepped for travelling. I didn't want to use my 1200 Multistrada as we want to do thousands of miles off road and a lighter single cyclinder bike is far more suited for what we have in mind.

10,000 miles from Manchester to Mongolia in aid of Cancer Research and departing today.


The route will take me through Europe then Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizstan, back into Kazakhstan, Russia and finally into Mongolia.


If all goes to plan I will do as much of the trip off road as possible once outside of Europe. I hope to follow the Old Silk Road trade route, reach 15,000 feet high on the Pamir Highway and get close to the border of China, the endless steppes of Kazakhstan, have dinner with Borat, and avoid sampling sheep’s testicles; which are apparently a local delicacy in Mongolia. No support vehicle, just myself and 2 friends.


You will be able to track my progress live via link on the Speed Couriers website.


My blog can be found here http://www.speedcouriers.co.uk/category/manchester-to-mongolia/


Facebook updates here https://www.facebook.com/speedcouriers



If you can’t be bothered to read any of the aforementioned links, the Just Giving link for donations to Cancer Research is here http://www.speedcouriers.co.uk/just-giving-link-donations-cancer-research/


None of the donations will fund the trip as everything goes direct to Cancer Research via Just Giving. No aplogies for the blatant plug for charity!!

 

Sat in a hotel in Buhkara in Uzbekistan now having a day off, actually changed tyres, given the bikes a good going over as we've done over 5,000 miles now. We last serviced them in a back yard of a hotel in Georgia.

Brilliant riding on and off road, though it's been hard work as the weathers crazy hot, up to 44c, been hitting 40c for the last week.

Alos updated my blog with loads of pix
No riding today, time to change tyres and give the bikes a good check over.

Just updated my blog with pictures of Kazahstan and Uzbekistan, text to follow as time to go out and be a tourist.

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Been to what litle is left of the Aral Sea and rode the bike on trails across what in 1960 was the sea floor past rusting hulks of the old fishing fleets which are now non existant. there used to be over 500 fishing boats in the Aral Sea which in 1960 was the worlds 4th largest lake.

Been amazing time so far with great hospitality and everybody loves the bikes. Uzbek police check points always pull us over but just want to look at the bikes and get us to pull wheelies!

Thanks for the interest.

 

Thanks Michael for the kind words, thanks twin4me for correcting the links, and Mikey you've been there and got the t shirt, regards to you and Steve at probably the 2nd best couriers in Manchester You got a Multi now?

Andy some pix as requested and I've just tested the link and it worked for me.

Cheers guys