18.000 km around China in 2 months

**fahni** · 05-09-2013, 12:34 PM

Hey Filipu how are the preperations going back in Europe?

I am afraid I won't have the time to join you in Xinjiang. But we will definitely get you out of BJ in a proper way.

Still planning on leaving on the 18th?

**filipu** · 05-09-2013, 03:01 PM

Hey, thats really dissapointing. It's definite? Hows your job?
I'm fine, having fun here but also a lot to do about the trip. I have two sponsors, one will buy me shoei helemet that I would never buy on my own (500euros) i got some other gear too. I still need to buy insurance and I have some troubles with motorcycle insurance in china and with my shitty chinese skills i don't know how to deal with it. And I might need to stay 2 days longer in Beijing to solve it. Anyway not much time left I'm excited. I was just reading how to survive on desert and about some tarrantualas hehe ;)

**modron** · 05-09-2013, 10:50 PM

Its early morning and Im drinking my last cup of coffee at home before heading out. My first stop is one thousand island lake and later will see cos Im not much of a planner. Going to Xinjiang tho

Good thing about the sponsores Filipu!!!!

**filipu** · 05-10-2013, 09:07 AM

Enjoy your trip. It would be great if we could meet somewhere on the way!

**modron** · 05-13-2013, 12:10 PM

Yup, that would be great. I'm close to wuhan now

On a second thought, I'll open new thread in ride reports ;)

**thedannywahl** · 05-21-2013, 12:30 PM

Good luck! I'm extremely jealous, but I suppose after Fahni's ride and now yours I'll have no worries taking my Jialing out as you'll have proved it worthy ;)

**filipu** · 06-14-2013, 03:03 AM

Hey. Im doing my trip. 8k km by now. Im on the desert east from hotan heading to qinghai and lop nur on the way. I will try to write a ride report one day but in the mean time you can have a look at my blighttp://www.iloveyourmici.pl its ib polush but there are some photos. My engine died on the way so im not so sure about jialing anymore.
Modron. Where was the place we could meet? Where r u? Send me an email at filip_winiewicz at yahoo.pl
Cheers

**bikerdoc** · 06-14-2013, 04:06 AM

Great photos on your bl0g. What's up with the engine?

**filipu** · 06-14-2013, 04:30 AM

Hey. I dont know how its called in english but the round thing with balls inside fell apart. I was lucky the mechanuc was genious. He took the engine apart had to modify new part to fit. He also found a big stain in cylunder so it was also exchanged. He didnt charge me much, we became friends and had many beers. He says he fixed it so now should be no problems for 3ok km. Wr ll see. Bad the bad thing is the engine was open.