Two filthy young men prepare to spend the night at a strip joint!
Built in the 12th centuary the Golden gate in Vladimir is a national treasure, we thought it was great!
'Deja vu' on the road to the Volga, sometimes I imagined we were back in Oxfordshire
We jumped on the mighty Volga river in Nishny Novogorod and stayed on it as far as Kazan
In Kazan Christ decided it was time for a change of tyres
Christ enjoys our first encounter with a "Ural"
A night spent in a portacabin with a Lorry driver and his mate
There were some crazy folk up there in the Urals!
Our first encounter with the mad Swede Stellan showed us that we were not the only ones with panier-rack problems!
The crazy and very cool japanese Makiko on the first leg of her round the world motorcycle tour!
Some of the climbs we had in the Urals were beastly!
Rinat (Raoule's bro) a well known artist in the region of Chelyabinsk showcases his Checnya impression
Christ sews up a ripped trye
Poorly maintained Russian B-roads eventually broke my bike
Christ develops a sudden and very keen interest in Botany
I decide to go collecting samples for analysis
Christ's bike pictured in the bowls of Omsk Station
