HI, I am new on here and just want to say hello. I have never ridden in China, though I would very much like to. I have ridden in Lao and Thailand and journeyed from Uk through europe into Ukraine..transited Russia to Vladivostok and caught a ferry south to south Korea and crossed South Korea ( put the bike on a Ro Ro ferry from Incheon to Southampton). My holy grail...of journeys is to ride from home here in England to Lao...through China. It seems that the Chinese goverment are not out to make this easy...I will admit..I did consider smuggling my bike in on a lorry..and smuggling it out at the other end and just winging it while in China. I must be getting old cause thats not appealing quite so much...So the alternative is to stump up the fees for a guide and be escorted through. Has anyone any experience of the routine when transiting with a guide?. Will I be one motorcyle length behind in his car tracks all the way?. Can anyone suggest how I might keep the costs down?. My prefred route would be in at Khazakstan...I do not want to travel through to many big cities (I realise bikes are not allowed in many cities and banned from some roads. Has anyone on here travelled any part of this route any suggestions..anyone want to share part of the trip?. ( or can anyone get me a set of plates and rego document, driving licence and bill of sale receipt..lol) All information greatly received...Hope to meet some of you one day soon.

Jimmy