Eastern Europe:

Ukraine

Russian North Caucasus

Western Central Asia:

Tashkent to Almaty

Almaty – Ridder

Ridder – Kosh Agach

The Tuva Track

Siberia – Tuva to Irkutsk

Siberia – Irkutsk to Ust-Kut

Siberia – Ust-Kut to Udachny

Siberia – Udachny to Yakutsk

Siberia – Yakutsk to Magadan

Siberia 9: Severobaikalsk, Ust Kut, Lensk, Udachny, Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk

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Trip Data (as at 26.05.10, Return to London)

Total KM travelled:  61,139

Total Fuel Bought:   2645 litres

Total Fuel Cost: EUR 1599

Avge Mileage: 23.2 km/l  (4.32 l/100km)  [65.3 mpg – UK gallons]  {55.4 mpg – US gallons}

Avge distance per riding day: 422 km

 

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Countries of Sibirsky Extreme: (in order of appearance)

32 … UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, San Marino, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia.

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Sibirsky Extreme Recommended Roads:

There is no shortage of databases of fun roads in the west but very very little once the roads move into Eastern Europe and beyond.

(1) Split to Dubrovnik, Croatia

(2) Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

(3) Budva – Virpazar – Ostros, Montenegro

(4) Tirane – Elbasan – Korce, Albania

(5) Basically our whole route through Macedonia (apart from 20km just before Tetovo

(6) Montana – Vidin (at sunset), Bulgaria

(7) Transfagarasan, Romania

(8) Balaclava – Yalta – Feodosia, Ukraine

(9) Gelendzhik – Tuapse – Apsheronsk, Russian North Caucasus

(10) Roshino – Terekli Mekteb – Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk, Dagestan, Russia (dirt)

(11) Prikaspiysky – Kurchenko, Astrakhan, Russia (dirt)

(12) Shakhristan – Dushanbe, Tajikistan (great passes)

(13) Kulab – Shurabad – Zigar – Kalaikhum – Khorog – Ishkashim – Langar – Khargush Pass, Tajikistan (dirt)

(14) Kyzyl Art pass – Sary Tash, Kirgizia (amazing scenery)

(15) Toktogul – Ala Bel Pass, Kirgizia (good fast road)

(16) Zmeinogorsk – Kurya – Petropavlovskoe – Ust Kan – Ongudai – Kosh Agach

(17) Kosh Agach – Korkorya – Khindiktig Khol, Mugur Aksy (tough, permits needed)

(18) Kachug – Zhigalovo – Magistralny; Irkutsk Oblast (dirt)

(19) Suntar to Vilyuisk – Yakutia (dirt)

(20) Razvilka – Kadykchan – Ust Omchug – Palatka;  Road of Bones (dirt)

(21) Komsomolsk – Fevralsk; BAM road …. very tough dirt

(22) Tynda – Severobaikalsk; BAM road …. tough dirt

(23) Uliastay – Altai; Mongolia (dirt)

(24) Hovd – Olgiy; Mongolia (dirt)