On these China motorcycle tours, some of the tunnels can be as long as 5km. Most countries have switchbacks that take you over the mountains, China, they just bore straight through them. Getting the whole China motorcycle tour group stuck in the long tunnel is always the concern. With our Yunnan, China motorcycle tours becoming so popular, the Chinese police checkpoints are no longer startled when we pull up. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
13 day China motorcycle tour to the Tibet border (Part 3)
A very quick China border crossing for our China motorcycle tour group It's still early in the day, we'll be able to get the motorcycles inspected early and hopefully get some km's under our belts in the afternoon. Off north into Xishuangbanna Province on the fast highway, the roads arn't too busy, this is already a great motorcycle tour. Every foreign motorcycle that arrives in China has to be safety inspected before the temporary registration is issued. The testing was more rigorous than on other China motorcycle tours we have done in the past. This … [Read more...]
13 day China motorcycle tour to the Tibet border (Part 2)
An early start leaving Laos, this China motorcycle tour is about to enter China The Laos/ China international border crossing can be extremely busy at times. If you're unlucky and clash with a Chinese car convoy it can take a while to cross into China, this time we're lucky. The Laos border control was recently upgraded and is now much quicker to cross with a motorcycle tour group. Didn't take long to get our motorcycle tour group cleared out of Laos, now the 1km ride to the China border entry to get our motorcycle tour group cleared into … [Read more...]
13 day China motorcycle tour to the Tibet border (Part 1)
12 motorcycles in total for this China motorcycle tour, jam packed full of riding and scenery everyday for 13 days, covering 4,600 km. The motorcycles we took ranged from KTM 1190 Adventure R's, right down to new Honda CB 500 F's, lightly modified for more comfortable, long distance touring. One of the most convenient things about this motorcycle tour, is that it starts and finishes in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a beautiful sophisticated, city, right in the heart of north Thailand. A very friendly motorcycle city. It's only about 4 hours riding time, including stops, to the Laos … [Read more...]