First Steppe: Mongolia - Page 13

trackhead · 10-22-2012, 04:10 AM

Is it too early to look forward to next years report, wherever that may be?

On that note, here comes winter!

RigaDorje · 10-26-2012, 06:27 PM

great storytelling and pics! I enjoy getting to know riders in this way... especially through the "philosophical rants"...

kahlgryndiger · 10-26-2012, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Motocross

... Looks like he was on a "Gravel Goldwing" (BMW GS) ...

You made my day

Never heard this bevore ... but, I agree.

gunnerbuck · 10-26-2012, 10:15 PM

Fantastic...

rides2little · 10-28-2012, 12:08 PM

Just awesome. Great job and thanks for taking the time to post it all, I understand how time consuming it can be. The whole trip is inspiring to say the least. Great way to spend a lazy Sunday morning......into early afternoon!

kahlgryndiger · 10-28-2012, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rides2little

J The whole trip is inspiring to say the least. Great way to spend a lazy Sunday morning......into early afternoon!

That's just the way it is ...

makad · 01-03-2013, 12:48 PM

What a mint deluxe report!
Well done everyone - very enjoyable read of a thoroughly excellent adventure.
Big thanks.

Klay · 01-03-2013, 02:31 PM

What a great trip!

MTrider16 · 01-03-2013, 07:41 PM

Great report Joe. Looks like you had another memorable trip.

David

LethPhaos · 01-04-2013, 04:41 AM

Reading this report had been on my To-do list for a while, but coming across it again in the Sibirsky Extreme thread I decided I would go ahead and read it right now. Great read, and my kind of ride :) Thanks for sharing!

MizzouRider · 01-04-2013, 07:41 AM

Just read this. Great RR, got the link from the Sibersky Extreme thread.
Looks like a blast.. I think the tent is great (even for a minimalist).
Mosquitos and rain.. Just not fun with out the tent.
We used to roll the pigs when caught in the rain. We had a pop-up trailer with the three kids, and took it all over MT, WY, and CO. My older son had a gift for leaning jowlers..

Two other comments about the rants.. I'd think a comfortable 650 would be a good choice. A GS is great, but mud is a killer for it. (In my opinion.)
As far as the price of the bike, and what the folks you meet think, do you think they would even know the cost of a foreign bike? Do you think they would even care.. They seem pretty generous, and just plain nice. Something makes me think the price of the bike wouldn't be held against you.. Once again, just my $.02..

Great RR, thanks for putting the link over in the other thread.

Jeff

georgiev · 01-04-2013, 09:53 AM

VERY INSPIRATIONAL! Thank you for sharing!

mint julep · 01-04-2013, 04:22 PM

Awesome RR!

Loved the casual laidback approach.
Dig how you adventure by going with the flow.

Thanks for sharing.
Cheers!

Dave.

vineyarder · 01-04-2013, 04:26 PM

A very enjoyable ride report. Great job. I'll be looking into your older ones for sure.

Rango · 01-04-2013, 05:54 PM

I travel light to return loaded. (or the home front wouldn't let me back in).
Hence approve your approach, and kudos to both rides and reports (India & Mongolia).

About the rant on the brand and rental office. You were way too knowledgeable about bikes. Its condition was likely due to the previous renter and the one after you will have had a blast, and the one thereafter possibly too, courtesy of you. Here's to you:

See, going to a country, renting a 10 year old bike (and many are even older) that goes up and down the Himalayas several times a year and has been doing this for all of its life does not give you the right to denounce the brand as crap. In your mindset: RTWDoug rode oldtimers around the world and has proven them to be the crappiest most worthless motorcycle brands ever. Huh, that doesn't add up, don't ya?

The bullet is immortal and humans are jealous

Millions of Indians can't be wrong, and Elvis is alive.

Sorry to all. My justice gland is swollen and my heart has a weak spot for the wronged ones.
Now return to your rides. I know the Minsk to be popular in Vietnam and many other places...

10-26-2012, 10:15 PM	#184
gunnerbuck I.Hopp. Joined: Nov 2005 Location: N.V.I, B.C. Oddometer: 3,078	Fantastic... __________________ 640 A x 2

01-03-2013, 12:48 PM	#187
makad P/T Shed Dwelling Hermit Joined: May 2009 Location: The Shed, Coolup Oddometer: 191	This needs a BUMP What a mint deluxe report! Well done everyone - very enjoyable read of a thoroughly excellent adventure. Big thanks. __________________ Holland Track & Lake Ballard - West Australia Where on Earth is Widgiemooltha

01-03-2013, 02:31 PM	#188
Klay plainsman Joined: Nov 2005 Location: out in the great wide open Oddometer: 89,057	What a great trip! __________________ _______

01-03-2013, 07:41 PM	#189
MTrider16 Ridin' in MT Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Eastern Montana Oddometer: 981	Great report Joe. Looks like you had another memorable trip. David __________________ '07 VFR800, '09 F800GS, 07 CRF250X Riding roads in Montana - Big Sky Country www.mtrider16.smugmug.com Alaska Trip Report

01-04-2013, 04:41 AM	#190
LethPhaos Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Belgium Oddometer: 159	Reading this report had been on my To-do list for a while, but coming across it again in the Sibirsky Extreme thread I decided I would go ahead and read it right now. Great read, and my kind of ride :) Thanks for sharing! __________________ \| KTM 690 SMC \| Honda Africa Twin \|

10-22-2012, 04:10 AM	#181
trackhead Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2009 Location: Utardia Oddometer: 2,684	Is it too early to look forward to next years report, wherever that may be? On that note, here comes winter!

10-26-2012, 06:27 PM	#182
RigaDorje Aspiring ADV Joined: Sep 2012 Location: Lima, Peru Oddometer: 5	great storytelling and pics! I enjoy getting to know riders in this way... especially through the "philosophical rants"...

10-28-2012, 12:08 PM	#185
rides2little Posts2Little Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Lost in Utardia Oddometer: 188	Just awesome. Great job and thanks for taking the time to post it all, I understand how time consuming it can be. The whole trip is inspiring to say the least. Great way to spend a lazy Sunday morning......into early afternoon!

01-04-2013, 07:41 AM	#191
MizzouRider Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Fly over zone Oddometer: 1,434	Just read this. Great RR, got the link from the Sibersky Extreme thread. Looks like a blast.. I think the tent is great (even for a minimalist). Mosquitos and rain.. Just not fun with out the tent. We used to roll the pigs when caught in the rain. We had a pop-up trailer with the three kids, and took it all over MT, WY, and CO. My older son had a gift for leaning jowlers.. Two other comments about the rants.. I'd think a comfortable 650 would be a good choice. A GS is great, but mud is a killer for it. (In my opinion.) As far as the price of the bike, and what the folks you meet think, do you think they would even know the cost of a foreign bike? Do you think they would even care.. They seem pretty generous, and just plain nice. Something makes me think the price of the bike wouldn't be held against you.. Once again, just my $.02.. Great RR, thanks for putting the link over in the other thread. Jeff __________________ IBA#32778 2008 R1200GSA 2007 G650XChallenge No man is as good as he ought to be, and few men are as bad as they seem.. (from a early 1900s post card found in Perry, Missouri..)

01-04-2013, 09:53 AM	#192
georgiev n00b Joined: Jan 2010 Oddometer: 2	Great report VERY INSPIRATIONAL! Thank you for sharing!

01-04-2013, 04:22 PM	#193
mint julep Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Oddometer: 130	Awesome RR! Loved the casual laidback approach. Dig how you adventure by going with the flow. Thanks for sharing. Cheers! Dave.

01-04-2013, 04:26 PM	#194
vineyarder n00b Joined: Feb 2011 Oddometer: 5	A very enjoyable ride report. Great job. I'll be looking into your older ones for sure.

01-04-2013, 05:54 PM	#195
Rango Phaneropter Joined: Oct 2012 Oddometer: 284	I travel light to return loaded. (or the home front wouldn't let me back in). Hence approve your approach, and kudos to both rides and reports (India & Mongolia). About the rant on the brand and rental office. You were way too knowledgeable about bikes. Its condition was likely due to the previous renter and the one after you will have had a blast, and the one thereafter possibly too, courtesy of you. Here's to you: See, going to a country, renting a 10 year old bike (and many are even older) that goes up and down the Himalayas several times a year and has been doing this for all of its life does not give you the right to denounce the brand as crap. In your mindset: RTWDoug rode oldtimers around the world and has proven them to be the crappiest most worthless motorcycle brands ever. Huh, that doesn't add up, don't ya? The bullet is immortal and humans are jealous Millions of Indians can't be wrong, and Elvis is alive. Sorry to all. My justice gland is swollen and my heart has a weak spot for the wronged ones. Now return to your rides. I know the Minsk to be popular in Vietnam and many other places... __________________ Moriunt omnes pauci vivunt

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