..Poland to Mongolia and back on XT600 - Page 6

DCrider · 09-13-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by yeuop

In a couple of minutes he was done with it. He even reinforced it a bit.
"How much do I owe you?"
"Nothing"
"Come on.."
"We bikers have to help each other."

Glad to see that biker good will is alive and well in other parts of the world

Reverse · 09-13-2010, 05:27 PM

Awesome ride report!

Expanded my vocabulary as well: I find myself saying 'sulfur!' all the time

yeuop · 09-14-2010, 05:14 PM

Days 22-25

I have never spent so many days in one city and will never do that again.
Even if there was absolutely nothing to do I still wanted to stay there and just relax a bit after these boring 8600km. So here are some pics of Ulaan Baatar.

This is a place where I slept. Its name reflects pretty well my style of travelling, doesn't it?

State Departament Store.

WTF?!

yeuop · 09-14-2010, 05:24 PM

Town square (Sukhbaatar):

yeuop · 09-14-2010, 05:37 PM

I met again guys from Spain. KTM is repaired

The Tenere is overloaded, so they gave me canister with some gas as they will not need it anymore. Cool.

I went to Museum of Nature which was really cool. Even if it wasn't it costed less than 2 USD

But there was one particular thing that really caught my eye. Can anyone explain to me please what is a wild ass?

No matter how good it looks maybe I shouldn't have bought such yummy breakfast as I have diarrhoea since the very first day I entered Mongolia..?

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yeuop · 09-15-2010, 12:17 PM

Some pics of monasteries.

yeuop · 09-15-2010, 12:31 PM

Day 26

These days in Ulaan Baatar kinda sucked. There was some rain and also something else that I cannot describe. Something was wrong and I don't know what. Perhaps too many nights at the same place..?

Anyway, time to leave the town.

Did I show you my Touratech GPS holder?

Damn!! What a sulfur!! I have travelled to many countries and always WITHOUT a GPS. I find it stupid. But this year they forced me to buy a GPS

yeuop · 09-15-2010, 12:40 PM

MATTJH · 09-15-2010, 12:47 PM

Great ride report. Enjoying it very much. A ''wild ass'' is when a horse and donkey did the ''big nasty'' and now the offspring is roaming free in the desert.

yeuop · 09-15-2010, 01:32 PM

Ahi nama!!

ichallein · 09-15-2010, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MATTJH

Great ride report. Enjoying it very much. A ''wild ass'' is when a horse and donkey did the ''big nasty'' and now the offspring is roaming free in the desert.

I would say that is a mule. A wild ass is a species itself

Sandino · 09-15-2010, 02:04 PM

Nice report!!, great pictures. I also have a XT600E, they are so reliable and easy bike. I truly admire the way you travel, and Olga is really fine!!
Greetings from Paraguay.

lordmaciek · 09-15-2010, 03:41 PM

wypas

yeuop · 09-17-2010, 12:29 PM

Ok, describing every single day separately is no longer necessary I think.
I will rather upload some pictures of landscapes.

Local bikers.

Sometimes the "road" is pretty clear, sometimes the path is not so strong. And sometimes there suddenly is no path.

yeuop · 09-17-2010, 12:44 PM

This kind of riding is not a big problem even as for me - offroad beginner. The major problem is that "road" sometimes suddenly becomes a sand. And this IS a problem when you do not expect it.

Crossroad.

In Mongolia there is some very special kind of space that I really wanted to see. These three weeks to get here were worth it even though I understand that the nothing I always search for during my trips might be quite stupid reason to go somewhere so far away. Nevermind.

09-13-2010, 05:27 PM	#77
Reverse Armchair Tough Joined: May 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 1,178	Awesome ride report! Expanded my vocabulary as well: I find myself saying 'sulfur!' all the time __________________ 2007 R1200 GS Adventure

09-15-2010, 02:04 PM	#87
Sandino Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 139	Hoooooooo Nice report!!, great pictures. I also have a XT600E, they are so reliable and easy bike. I truly admire the way you travel, and Olga is really fine!! Greetings from Paraguay.

09-15-2010, 03:41 PM	#88
lordmaciek Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Poland/Gdansk Oddometer: 1,339	wypas __________________ mac KTM EXC 200 EXC 400 Wanted: KTM 690R? Gone: KTM Adventure 640@30kkm, Yamaha TTR600@60kkm, Honda Transalp@50kkm MotoEnduro.PL / MotoSyberia.com / DVD.MotoSyberia.com / MotoEnduro.pl/Vietnam / MotoAfryka.com/2005 / MotoAfryka.com/2000 / MotoKarpaty / MotoMongolia / MotoGeorgia My AdvRider RR: MotoSyberia, MotoVietnam, MotoKarpaty

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09-14-2010, 05:14 PM	#78
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	Days 22-25 I have never spent so many days in one city and will never do that again. Even if there was absolutely nothing to do I still wanted to stay there and just relax a bit after these boring 8600km. So here are some pics of Ulaan Baatar. This is a place where I slept. Its name reflects pretty well my style of travelling, doesn't it? State Departament Store. WTF?!

09-14-2010, 05:24 PM	#79
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	Town square (Sukhbaatar):

09-14-2010, 05:37 PM	#80
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	I met again guys from Spain. KTM is repaired The Tenere is overloaded, so they gave me canister with some gas as they will not need it anymore. Cool. I went to Museum of Nature which was really cool. Even if it wasn't it costed less than 2 USD But there was one particular thing that really caught my eye. Can anyone explain to me please what is a wild ass? No matter how good it looks maybe I shouldn't have bought such yummy breakfast as I have diarrhoea since the very first day I entered Mongolia..? Uploaded with ImageShack.us

09-15-2010, 12:17 PM	#81
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	Some pics of monasteries.

09-15-2010, 12:31 PM	#82
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	Day 26 These days in Ulaan Baatar kinda sucked. There was some rain and also something else that I cannot describe. Something was wrong and I don't know what. Perhaps too many nights at the same place..? Anyway, time to leave the town. Did I show you my Touratech GPS holder? Damn!! What a sulfur!! I have travelled to many countries and always WITHOUT a GPS. I find it stupid. But this year they forced me to buy a GPS

09-15-2010, 12:40 PM	#83
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268

09-15-2010, 12:47 PM	#84
MATTJH AARG Pirate Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Avondale, Arizona Oddometer: 21	Great ride report. Enjoying it very much. A ''wild ass'' is when a horse and donkey did the ''big nasty'' and now the offspring is roaming free in the desert.

09-15-2010, 01:32 PM	#85
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	Ahi nama!!

09-17-2010, 12:29 PM	#89
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	Ok, describing every single day separately is no longer necessary I think. I will rather upload some pictures of landscapes. Local bikers. Sometimes the "road" is pretty clear, sometimes the path is not so strong. And sometimes there suddenly is no path.

09-17-2010, 12:44 PM	#90
yeuop ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Oddometer: 268	This kind of riding is not a big problem even as for me - offroad beginner. The major problem is that "road" sometimes suddenly becomes a sand. And this IS a problem when you do not expect it. Crossroad. In Mongolia there is some very special kind of space that I really wanted to see. These three weeks to get here were worth it even though I understand that the nothing I always search for during my trips might be quite stupid reason to go somewhere so far away. Nevermind.