Boltman
Guest
Hi everyone,
before I have stones thrown at me I do not ride a BMW, would love a GS adventureer, but not so flush at the mo, but I ride a Yamaha Fazer 1000. However this is the best site for people who travel / tour by bike and I wanted some advise, maybe a riding budy.
In June maybe July I am planning (in the very loose sense of the word 'plan' - map/sat-nav, time off work, rough destination and just ride kind of plan) a trip into Eastern Europe again, but this time heading inot the Ukraine via Prague (again), Crakow, then Ukriane, Liv, Kiev and Chernobyl.
I have riden solo to prague, Bratislava, Budapest last year with no problems, other than Bratislava. However I have not ridden to the Ukriane and would like some advise. I have a contact over there for language, but has anyone had any experience of the Ukriane, etiquet for dealling with police and fines, 'bandits' with guns etc. Road surface (if Nick sanders can ride an R1 round the world, I fugure a fazer would be OK on potholes, just a bit slower than a cool GS).
Any helpo would greatly be appreciated. Or any sane, normal down to eath person fancy it?
Thanks everyone.
before I have stones thrown at me I do not ride a BMW, would love a GS adventureer, but not so flush at the mo, but I ride a Yamaha Fazer 1000. However this is the best site for people who travel / tour by bike and I wanted some advise, maybe a riding budy.
In June maybe July I am planning (in the very loose sense of the word 'plan' - map/sat-nav, time off work, rough destination and just ride kind of plan) a trip into Eastern Europe again, but this time heading inot the Ukraine via Prague (again), Crakow, then Ukriane, Liv, Kiev and Chernobyl.
I have riden solo to prague, Bratislava, Budapest last year with no problems, other than Bratislava. However I have not ridden to the Ukriane and would like some advise. I have a contact over there for language, but has anyone had any experience of the Ukriane, etiquet for dealling with police and fines, 'bandits' with guns etc. Road surface (if Nick sanders can ride an R1 round the world, I fugure a fazer would be OK on potholes, just a bit slower than a cool GS).
Any helpo would greatly be appreciated. Or any sane, normal down to eath person fancy it?
Thanks everyone.