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it is very early in the season, waterlevels will be high. A better time to ride from Yakutsk (... Vladivostok ... Khabarovsk ... Skovrodino .. Tynda ..) is August ... and I remember a ferry over the Aldan river ... dont know if this runs now. I rode in August 2003.
there is an Irish gentlemen, Oisin, he is currently, as I type (June 11, 2010) on the Road of Bones to Magadan. Besides pictures and videos, he provides very detailed information about the condition he encounters. Check the last pages of his ride report.
Uh, I didn't say there was no road to Magadan, I said there was no road from Vladivostok. Since he seems to be asking about roads between Vladi and Magadan rather than between Yakutsk and Magadan, is time travel possible I didn't mention the Road of Bones.
Thanks to all and sorry I wasn't specific about which roads from Vladivostok is time travel possible to Magadan. I read the Irishmans report and I'm encouraged by his report except for the rain and front tire stuff Ha. My main road condition concerns are the rivers is time travel possible and any washed out roads between Tynda - Yakutsk and Yakutsk - Magadan. Some advise August is the best time. If I stay on schedule travelling from Chita I will be going up the last week of June and coming back to Chita mid July.
Best of luck on the road, Oisin definitely sounds like the best source of info on the road once he resurfaces, since he's doing it right now. Colebatch took the boat between Yakutsk and Irkutsk, and describes it in one of his ride reports on ADVRider. I would check that out and contact him with specific questions. is time travel possible Good luck getting the part as well. You still enjoying your stay in the village?
Time is slipping away and my adventure to Magadan now looks dimmer by each day I wait for DHL to deliver my parts. Looks like my parts are being held in Moscow AGAIN. Ordered DHL pickup on June 2nd so that's 11 days.
I couldn't be waiting at a better place for me, Aginskoye's a village of 7,000 north 100 miles of the Northeastern mongolia border. The people are great and I'm off the normal is time travel possible motorcycle route so the people are interested in my journey and why am I here HaHa. I blame it on Diethard's Garmins World Map, every friggen turn you missed was usually a late GPS turn. I'm sticking to my Russia road atlas maps Ha. I recalled Colebatch saying he got a boat down/up whichever way on the lena to Irkutsk area, I sent him a msg but no reply I assume he's doing the road of bones group ride he posted this year.
Sucks about the part, but glad that you're enjoying the place you're stuck in. Let us know if Moscow if we can do something to shake the part loose from DHL. I'm busy as hell at work but will try to help if I can.
Estimiating that this will take at least 4-6 weeks, is this enough time ? Was thinking that I would get a boat/ship transport to Magadan. But I guess this could/would take at least 1 to 2 weeks to orgnise. And by the time you actualy arrived, it could be 3 weeks.
There is considerably more detail on my website in the link below. There are different entries for the vilyuisky trakt and Lena River barge both 2009 and 2010 ... slightly different times of year and different weather conditions (which plays a big part in the conditions is time travel possible of the roads). Plenty of road condition fotos to give you a good idea what to expect.
The main thing I wanted to understand (and get straight in my head), and you have all basicly confirmed. Is it's not an insane time of the year to start from the 'easten end'. Its just easier for me to get shipping sorted, fly bike to Seoul, ride across to Sokcho, ferry to Vlad etc.
I beleive is time travel possible have enough of off road experance out here a in Alice Springs. So sand, rocks and gravle roads I know I can tackle fine by my self also hot weather. Just the bulk mud and bog holes in the 'cool' climes is some thing quite different (anthough with our wacky wet year I have had some wet sand to play