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Buying a (CJ Sidecar) Motorcycle in Beijing: It is still illegal to ride independently in China, and to cross a border into China on a motorcycle that is not licensed and registered in China by a Chinese resident. Who knows when this may change, but for now, you must live in China and get a Chinese drivers license in order to ride there. Big Bill in Beijing has written up a bunch of FAQs on the process, if you still wish to investigate it.

The Oasis Photo site has a good collection of articles related to overland travel to the Sahara desert.

Drop in on Alaska Leather on your Alaskan adventure for service, tires, accessories and a hot cup of fresh coffee!

The Turkish Keyboard - need-to-know tips!

I often get messages full of weird characters - especially from Turkey, written by travellers foreign to the country. If you're using a Turkish keyboard, here's the secrets.

Turkish has 4 letter "I"s. English has only two, a lowercase dotted i and an uppercase dotless I. Turkish has lowercase and uppercase forms of both dotted and dotless I.

The keyboard layout is as follows:
From top left (i.e. the Q) in lower case:

q w e r t y u ý o p ð ü
a s d f g h j k l þ i
z x c v b n m ö ç

and again in upper case:

Q W E R T Y U I O P Ð Ü
A S D F G H J K L Þ Ý
Z X C V B N M Ö Ç

Most importantly, the lower case "i" is just left of the enter key, and the upper case "I" is where it should be - right of yu and left of op. Hope that helps!

More on the Turkish keyboard and character mappings - yes, it's a problem!

Japan has some of the most exciting roads in the world, the country side is of a stunning beauty completely unexplored by motorbike tourists. Beautiful mountains with breath-taking views; coastlines and wonderful people making each trip an unforgettable journey. Anyone interested in information about biking in Japan, please drop me an email. Mail Bern...@motorradtour.de using the subject 'from Horizons Unlimited Helpful People list'. Thanks Bernd!

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Information on riding and touring in Philippines. With news, articles, dealers, mechanics, restaurants, clubs, and more. The person who runs this website also have another site (Motorcycle Asia Net).

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