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Trucker’s Tea and Bear Bangers in Bear-less Eastern Russia
The last few blog posts have given you an idea of some of the more intense moments along the roads to eastern Russia, but Dave and I still couldn’t figure out why so many people—even riders—told us not to...
The Home Stretch
On the morning of Aug. 22, Dave and I woke up at 6:30 a.m. in order to have enough time to catch the 9:00 a.m. ferry outside of Yakutsk that would plant us back on the New Summer Road...
And Then Russian Vodka Happened.
When Dave and I pulled into Yakutsk late the night of Aug. 18, as the decrepit souls we were after my crash and Dave’s broken rear shock, we found Brian, who’d raced off ahead after helping us with my bike,...
Crashing On Gravel Roads And Other Lasting Impressions En Route to Magadan
Dave, Brian and I spent another day in Tynda, this time with Adventure Team Latvia fresh (well, not so fresh, actually) off the BAM road, feeling their aches and pains from the effort. Their bikes seemed to have fared...
Dave’s Dashed Dreams
Only four days after the guys had left Irkutsk for the BAM road, things took a wrong turn for Dave. With everything we’d put our bikes through to get this far, it was inevitable they’d break down along the...
Two Different Directions: Dave Rides The BAM Road And Heather the Trans-Siberian Highway
On Aug. 8, 2017, Dave and our Latvian friends—Oskars, Didzis and Sandijis (a.k.a Adventure Team Latvia)—left Irkutsk in pursuit of the BAM road. When overlanders refer to the BAM, they’re talking about a service road that follows the Baikal-Amur...
A Close Call in Ulaanbaatar And Still No Fork Seals in Irkutsk
On Aug. 2, 2017, Dave and I left Ulaanbaatar (UB), Mongolia’s capital. My forks were still shot and we had over 1,000 km (600 mi) to go before we could find the replacement parts needed in Irkutsk, Russia. Our...
Torn Fork Seals, A Grocery Store Clutch Fix And Finally Ulaanbaatar
Posting Sept. 19, 2017—After my pothole incident the day before, I remembered that when I was gearing down to come into the campground, my clutch felt weird. I had to stomp on it to get into gear. I mentioned...