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Norway - Murmansk - St Petersburg on motorcycle

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playersmarkus Just Starting Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:41 am    Post subject: Norway - Murmansk - St Petersburg on motorcycle Hi guys! I'm leaving the US in 3 weeks on trip to the North Cape. From there I would like to cut into Russia to Murmansk. From Murmansk I'm planning to ride to St. Petersburg. I have a couple questions: - How long is the ride from the Norwegian border to Murmansk. Is this a paved road? - How long is the ride from Murmansk to St. Petersburg? Is this a paved road? Is there fuel on the way? How about motels and other infrastructure? - I'm travelling solo, how safe is it? - Is there good GPS data available for Garmin? - Do you know any motorcycle clubs in the area or on the way? - Anything else I should know ? Thanks so much for your help!!!
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danbrew Just Starting Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 8	Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:16 pm    Post subject: I can't speak to road conditions, distance, infrastructure, etc. Try www.horizonsunlimited.com. What I can, though, is speak to the Garmin data. It's very unlikely that you will find good GPS data for this route. Garmin has a number of partners that develop maps for use around the world, and you will find one for Russia - Roads of Russia by Navicom. http://www.navicom.ru/ I've used this product in the Moscow area and it is actually pretty good. I believe the current version has maps for St Pete, but would be surprised if they extended outside of the metropolitan area.
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playersmarkus Just Starting Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject: Dan, thanks a lot! I'm surprised you know HU, that's a pretty specific motorcycle travel site How about maps, do you know where I can get a good map of the area in the US? I tried a couple outlets, but noone had anything better than the big Russian Auto Atlas... Thx
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playersmarkus Just Starting Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:22 pm    Post subject: Now I see the avatar No wonder you know about HU :O)
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