On their way to the great wilderness of Russia’s Altai Mountains and Mongolia, the boys made an overnight stop in the city of Barnaul where they visited the Bike Bar, a must-see motorcycle oasis. Novosibirsk has some great restaurants and an awesome nightlife reminiscent of ’90s era Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, and Prodigy blasting in every bar, making it one of Jyri’s top five favorite cities. The trip was three days of eating, sleeping, looking at the flat Russian landscape-along with plenty of vodka and socializing with other passengers.īikes and men ready to board the Trans-Siberian train In Moscow the bikes were loaded on a Trans-Siberian train and they were off to Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberia. Traversing the decaying roads of Karelia What had once been Finnish territory had been reclaimed by nature. The next few days riding were spent on abandoned gravel roads and single tracks decaying since the WWII. It seems Russians have a special love for motorcyclists. At the Russian border, the officials waved them around a long line of cars and trucks. KTM’s 690 Enduro R is a near perfect long-distance adventure enduro as it comes from the factory, but Jyri and Tuukka made a few modifications extending the range to roughly 250 miles by replacing the original air filter box with an extra 1.5-gallon aftermarket tank along with extra one-gallon canisters. KTM Nordic generously provided Tuukka with a KTM 690 Enduro R, a bike model Jyri already owned and loved Rukka provided all the necessary riding gear from the underwear to the riding jackets and pants U.K.-based Kriega provided the light soft luggage other after-market parts arrived from Perun Moto, out of Serbia and Sony helped with camera gear.
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