A wondrous Mongolia motorcycle tour through Laos, China, 6,000 km to untouched Mongolia. This is the tour itinerary next time we go, flying the motorcycles back to Bangkok, Thailand from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Day 1 Chiang Mai, Thailand / Luang Nam Tha, Laos We will cross Mekong River & enter Laos riding the curvy road to LNT Day 2 China Mohan-Jing Hong (180KM) Arrival, met by guide, clear customs, drive to Mengla. Getting licenses and push to Jing Hong. Day 3 Jing Hong - Kunming(550KM) Ride to Kunming on highway. Day 4 Kunming to Zhaotong (366KM ) Ride … [Read more...]
Myanmar motorcycle tour including Bagan
Finally open, Myanmar motorcycle tours are truly special. Bagan, truly gob-smacking beauty A quick BBQ pork brick in Mae Sariang on the way down there Early morning start, everyone ready for the border crossing into Myanmar Exit Thai Customs paperwork had all been processed the night before to speed up our Thailand exit A bit of jumping through hoops and we all exited Thailand pretty quickly and onwards to the Mywadaddy, Myanmar international border Our Myanmar fixer, lets hope he's got it all under … [Read more...]
9 motorcycles – North Thailand motorcycle tour to the old drug lords base
This Thailand motorbike tour took us to some of the most sensitive areas of Thailand. Where the drug baron's were once based. Lots of riders, so re-grouping needed at the R 118 junction out of Chiang Mai. The magical R 1150, then south onto R 118 & the skies opened. Snuck into the new Train Coffee Waing Pa Pao on R 118 between R 1150 and R 120 junctions on the west side of the road (marked on the map above). Just enough roof to keep the bikes dry too Its nicely done, worth a visit Refreshments north of Thaton and a chat with La Ota Sweet Mae … [Read more...]
Nan province, Thailand, motorcycle tour. Nan twisty roads & dirt trails
One of the most fun riding tours we've has this year, even forgot about the smoke in the air as we were discovering new trails and linking routes that we didn't know would go through. 1st time Heinz had been on R1091 - he loved it. Heinz with speedy Con in the distance Towards the eastern end of R 1091 there was still some subsidence work underway getting ready for rainy season Towards the eastern end of R 1091 the viz was getting bad, you could just make out the dirt trails through the hills R 1091 a fun ride to Nan Heinz on the … [Read more...]
Thailand motorcycle tour around some of the best roads
Sweeping tarmac makes this fantastic riding on a motorcycle tour in Thailand. Threatening clouds but no rain leaving Chiang Mai which was a huge bonus From Utteradit - R 1143 is a beautiful ride down towards Dan Sai & Loei, good surface and great curves. We get to the Rungyen Resort in Dan Sai nice and early, which is 23km e/ne out of Dan Sai. Being the Phi Ta Khon ghost/ mask festival weekend , accommodation is at a premium. Then off to the Phi Ta Khon festival 1,000's of small bikes of all description flood to the festival Every 500 meters there … [Read more...]
An off road motorcycle tour along the Myanmar border
0600am start, you know it's early (& dark) when you're up to see the monks giving their blessing A quick breakfast around the market then time to head north on the jungle trails This route is a fantastic route filled with endless water crossings and never ending changes in scenery. First stop. about 3 hours down the trail, was to a small village where Jack's father was. Here benzine was available, lunch & some shade for some quick repairs. Jonny had the wires pull out of his electric start assembly and had it fixed in no time Jack's … [Read more...]
Laos motorcycle tour to Phonsavan, Laos – A Vietnam War scrap hunters paradise
On one of our Laos motorcycle tours, you'll see a bit of Thailand and a lot of Laos. From Thailand eastwards to Laos. The views are pretty good Interesting fish trap Headed eastwards towards Phonsavan, west of Phonsavan, some showers to make the mountains beautiful Into Phonsavan and some great Vietnam war scrap around the back of one of the hotels A free day to poke around Phonsavan the next day. The Russian-donated PT-76 tank that was obliterated by the U.S donated artillery Views over the LS 108 U.S runway just out of … [Read more...]
China motorcycle tour – Chiang Mai, Thailand to Yunnan, China
A China motorcycle tour into Yunnan, China is one of the most spectacular places you can ride. From Chiang Mai it's only a 2 day ride and you're in China. Crossed out of Thailand no issues, then into Laos. Into the Dokchampa GH in Luang Namtha, Laos. A few BeerLao's to celebrate our arrival in Laos 1st Beerlao in Laos, always tastes pretty special Easy 60km ride east to Boten from Luang Namtha the next day, in the rain, everyone had rain gear The new Laos customs and immigration offices at Boten, now open Our wonderful Laos agent, Miss Lah, who … [Read more...]
Golden Triangle Loop – North Thailand motorcycle tour
Luck was on our side for this Thailand motorcycle tour, the rain stopped, great timing to do a loop around the Thailand border - The Golden Triangle. The Phutong Palace Hotel, Phayao, the views from the hotel over the lake and mountains are great There's a great new restaurant in Phayao right on the lake called "So Good". Good food, ambiance & live music, obviously get the fish. The place was packed Being just over an hour west of Chiang Muan, we decided to skip breakfast in Phayao and head for the famous "Qwad Diew Pet" (duck soup) restaurant in Chiang … [Read more...]
Borneo – Brunei, Indonesia & Malaysia motorcycle tour
On this Borneo motorcycle tour, we explore all three countries It's not easy to find good, reliable bikes in Borneo. Getting parts and decent mechanics are a huge problem, so simple is best. Below my trusty kick start Honda XR 400 R for this trip. All geared up and ready to go (will have to get used to kicking this XR 400 for sure), off we go out of the left testicle of Brunei into Limbang, Malasia. Immigration & Customs was a breeze, the “ins & outs” of Brunei (into the right testicle) & Malaysia here mean you collect a few immigration stamps in your … [Read more...]
