Thread: short clip of our 10 month trip from the UK to here in our 300tdi

that's cool

thanks for sharing

Wow. That's a great video. Great bridges. Did anything happen in the last scene with the truck splash?

Top stuff dude,,

It'll make everyone sooo want to travel,,

Thanks for sharing

Superb, a amazing trip especially the BAM. Did you do the Old summer road (road of bones)to Magadan or the "federal" highway?

cheers guys.

editing this stuff can take ages can't it!

Thanksfor the positive response guys!

Nothing happened with the truck, the water just managed to burst through the sunroof seals! I just got very wet. That was in Kazakhstan and it had rained non stop for 5 days.

We didn’t drive the Old Summer Road as Siberia was having its wetest year in over 100 years! The BAM was just about do-able on a motorbike and nobody managed to do the OSR. We looked at it but after speaking to several locals and seeing recent pictures decided against it. As a single vehicle it would have been nearly impossible. The road has degraded to a point where only 2 wheels will get through. We tried again on our way back from Magadan but then there was a fuel shortage! We got enough to keep going but not enough for a 300km detour. I was very disappointed at the time but looking back it was the correct decision.

When you see photos of 5 Kamaz trucks stuck in 2m deep mudholes and 20 Russians digging you tend to think twice about going on your own with your girlfriend! I think I will go back and cycle it on my own one day.

We actually canned the BAM at the Vitim bridge (after 3 solid 12 hour days in low range) because we didn’t think the rail bridges would be passable. It was ultimately too risky. Again, 2 wheels rule in these kind of situations.

awesome.......

Great video, must have been an awesome trip!

Were you towing a trailer throughout?

Regards

John