They said a Moped couldn't do the Bartang valley in Tajikistan | Moped Travel Mongolia to Austria

I finally made it to Tajikistan and decide to ride the remote Bartang valley, which is often cut off from all traffic due to flooding. Many people advised me against doing so, as it's just too hard to do on a 50cc, but I did it. Don't get me wrong it was really hard, but I and the little Honda Supercub managed and it was some of the best riding I did on my trip. The Landscapes there are just incredible, the mountains, the rivers the green villages and some of the friendliest people i have ever met.
In 2018 I did this trip where I shipped my Moped to Mongolia and rode it all the Way back home to Austria. In 3 Months I covered 13.000 kilometers crossed the Mongolian steppes and went through the Pamir Mountains. All in all it was an awesome adventure I wouldn't want to miss.
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[@AB-kg6rk]

I like the music and the narration. I cant believe there isnt tens of thousands of viewers.

[@steverandall5814]

I've always thought of my 1982 Honda C70 Passport (Cub) as just a toy because it's so small, slow and low-powered. Now I see that even with 20 fewer cc, these little motorcycles are capable of carrying a rider and all his/her gear through amazing journeys in the far corners of the world. Please keep these videos coming. We're all traveling vicariously with you through your videos.

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

"It looks so surreal here, where am I!?" Sometimes, in the really remote corners of the planet the enormity of just how far away from home you are sets in, and you go through a euphoric sort of amazed disbelief that you ever got that far.

[@jamesconner3437]

...and that is when you know that it has been worth it....:))

[@justrk3980]

You deserved more viewers

[@maxitouring]

thanks!

[@solsouth]

I agree but the long open spaces and too many shaky shots of the road. The things that make interesting videos are the characters you meet, more info on where you are more post production narration. You did not even show your gear your packing setup etc. Your microphone quality was bad so you could have added commentary afterwards. I am by no means a pro. You could also have mentioned and showed what you ate what you paid for accommodation and fuel. A man stopped you you paid some money we do not know what you paid for, you did not fully engage your viewers.

[@barrybegley5379]

The fact that the block didn't crack when You rode the hot engine through that cold water (more than once) is a testament to how bullet proof those Honda Cubs were. I remember seeing a video where, as a test, a CB-50 was thrown off of a 3 story roof on to the ground. The fairing and wheels were damaged BUT the engine was still able to start and run. It is Japanese engineering at its BEST. Good Luck on your journeys. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

[@greybeard5774]

My thought exactly

[@user-lf6nr2xe1h]

I know this is an older comment,but wasn't that a British show? It's 5:30 am and I'm having my first cup of coffee before work,but I remember that episode. They also filled the crankcase with burnt/used cooking oil instead of motor oil and torture tested it and it worked out fine. I remember that,but at this point of the AM I can't remember the shows name😮

[@learnenglishwithrobin7567]

Man.. u r a real brave rider. Taking a 50 cc to such terrains and thst too riding alone.. u got the guts!! I can only dream such adventures. I have a honda 110 cc activa scooter. It's automatic. I always dream of doing such adventure. Wish i could someday. Lots of love from kerala, southern part of India.. god bless u

[@user-ni2yx8wp9m]

പോകു ചേട്ടാ ഞാൻ 2 days മുന്നേ സേലംത്തുന്നു tvs 50 ആയിട്ട് പോന്നു

[@cabral_del_elpaso]

The one video that tells you this little motorcycle as balls.

[@carlos1750777]

I'm a decendant of Magellan, I love adventure!

[@RichenYouTube]

Thats an other cup of tea. This is so F**** awesome. I like it verry much. This is much better than Rich en KZbin in Londen.

[@Klickerman]

Amazing video. Loved how you alternated between various scenes keeping the visual always fresh. Music as usual great in your videos. And simply loved how you single handed my captured the beauty of the places you went with a camera crew!!

[@giuseppeindorato8184]

Grazie per questi meravigliosi video. Sei una fonte di ispirazione.

[@dothe303dance]

Amazing video u ticked everything i love off! Honda cubs and travelling well done!

[@grgprincipe]

Thanks for the footage. I'm now convinced that a 50cc can tour around Japan. I'm planning on getting one since it does not require a driver's license here. For what that little 50cc cub did for you in that wild countryside, then surely it can tour most roads in Japan.

[@maxitouring]

Oh I'm pretty sure it will, really a great bike

[@timhudson1846]

I'm absolutely positive it can do Japan... Check out c90 adventures.. Ed March rides his c90 around the world.

[@greybeard5774]

@@timhudson1846 - Ed March you say? .. yeah .. the fact that even this moron couldn't kill that bike speaks for itself - Honda is made to last.

[@timhudson1846]

I just love you're Honda super cub. Best motorcycle ever. Keep riding that little beauty!!! Make lots more videos with it !!

[@iatwmoe]

Can’t go wrong with a Honda Cub!

[@woodly1069]

FANTASTIC!

[@robinwells8879]

The smaller the bike the bigger the adventure! Lovely production quality. One day I will follow in your tyre tracks. The people seem utterly delightful in this and other peoples experience (north and left a bit). Subscribed.

[@gpr2264]

I love your adventure and your videos, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽.

[@pranavgadge4298]

Bro huge respect.. Travelling alone.... Keep it up.... May your channels grow... ❤

[@cubgsan]

Good morning to you ! I am an Grandpa and Cross Cub tourist from Japan . It is a nice bike video!! Honda Super Cub is great !! Have a nice day !

[@user-tv1kh4vw6s]

you are my inspiration thank

[@jatampk9436]

bravo man riding ur this pony horse on such difficult roads 👏👏👏 really inspirational

[@crimsontrail5393]

Such a nice video!!! Keep it up!!!

[@RideUnlimitedrtw]

Amazing video! Love the quality you really captured the Valley

[@maxitouring]

Thanks! your videos are great too though

[@dr.schultz9023]

Welcome to Tajikistan. You must be a very brave man and nice video too.

[@allanlao5172]

wow you are really brave and an inspiration to guys like me. Keep going mate.

[@basilisp]

This is really inspiring! I wish I had what it takes to do something like this 🙂

[@ianhopkins4466]

Total legend.

[@moedem]

This video speaks to my adventurous spirit 🙏🏾

[@crimsontrail5393]

So ambitious!!

[@sailingniskua8369]

Que grande!! Enhorabuena buen moto aventurero.

[@caferacer_vdk]

👍👍👍Once again I am convinced that the Super Cub is the best motorcycle!

[@hardwheels]

What kind of person are you. Salute to your courage. Bravo

[@dartmoormole]

Great stuff!

[@tomwagner6334]

Subscribed! I have a new super cub amongst other bikes but am digging these small displacement bikes! We lived in Islamabad Pakistan in the mid 70s when I was 16 and we all had dirt bikes and had a blast.

[@steveo726]

Inspiring well done

[@yodagoat]

Amazing video! I ride a Honda C90 here and I was thinking it's too wee for a tour of Scotland! I've subscribed!

[@devonshire56]

Very nice job on your trip, choice of motorcycle, video and editing, I had to Subscribe. I never thought a small motorcycle could access such vast landscapes but I now believe it's the best way to travel.

[@maxitouring]

Thanks!!

[@gulmuhammad5158]

I used to tour on bikes, then due to pandemic i purchased a bicycle, then i realised that traveling on slow speed is real joy, on bike you cruise on 90-100 and don,t have the chance to enjoy every bit of your journey, i have seen tourers they go to their destination fast but never enjoy the path on which they are travelling, so my next thing is a honda cub so that i can enjoy every moment of my journey

[@berndschleicher5907]

Keine Ahnung wo du immer diese phantastischen "Straßen" in diesen unglaublichen Landschaften findest aber du fängst das so gut mit deiner Kamera ein, dass man fast das Gefühl hat dabei zu sein. Vielen Dank dafür.

[@maxitouring]

Danke freut mich wenn es gefällt!

[@brynion2117]

in manchen ländern sieht so fast jede straße aus, da muss man nicht besonders viel suchen

[@bullanguero82]

First video I've seen from your trip and I loved it. I'm mustering courage to do small trips in my 125cc scooter! Now I'll definitely watch all the rest. Looks like and epic travel!! And at 14:40 you could have honked the horn instead of scaring the shit out of them haha.

[@Kreidlerjugend]

First! Liebe dein Video's!

[@FloPayer]

geniale Sache mit der kleinen Puch so weit zu reisen. Bin vor längerem über deine Facebook seite gestolpert und fand die Idee genial. und jetzt auch noch eine kleine Cub..😎...genial! Freue mich schon auf mehr Videos!

[@maxitouring]

Danke, da kommt bestimmt noch mehr, hab ja erst die hälfte bearbeitet und plane schon die nächste kleinere tour

[@maggie4475]

Im so amazed on how people who try navel these long distances are welcomed bye other people who live among these roads or high ways and they let you join them so that you can rest...I love it.. Have a safe trip

[@oliverfuchs4357]

Deine Tour erzeugt echt Fernweh.

[@maxitouring]

Freut mich wenn's so ist

[@dinotime3961]

Einfach cool was du erlebt hast !

[@maxitouring]

Danke!

[@danilo1805]

Wow nice touring. Im 63yo and I also tour around my country until now. There's nothing compare to riding a bike 👍

[@MopedFactory]

Wie immer super interessant deine Videos zu schauen. Hätte gar nicht gedacht das die so Geländegängig ist 😅

[@maxitouring]

Ja ist richtig gut, hätt sie echt gern mit heim genommen. Mit der Maxi hätt ich die Strecke nicht geschafft. 😅

[@ThePriusMechanic]

I guess my maxi can handle riding 40 miles to work. You are very inspiring :)

[@Nazrul-qs1qb]

Amazing trip...greeting from Malaysia

[@timhudson1846]

And I just got my hands on a 1969 Honda super cub 90 CM91. Who knows?? I'm 62 years old. Might go to Alaska.. from Missouri

[@okanaganrider4332]

Impressive

[@user-os5wk7tj1u]

Hi Maxi, first of all thank you very much for an AMAZING documentary...loving it so much! Very underrated videos. Your approach is very attractive to watch (again and again lol). Would love to see more of your travel videos in the future. BTW Would you mind sharing names of songs you used during your Mongolia trip? Thank you so much! Greetings from UK ;)

[@tomberry5572]

This is awesome!! Can't believe your bike took the punishment! You didn't show the 2 big river crossings near the top of the Bartang after you drop down into it. These were the worst for us. You know, you can now hire scooters in Osh from Zorromoto, but I don't think Dave would want you to do this!! All the best! George

[@maxitouring]

Thanks, the other river crossings in the bartang were no issue for me, not a lot of water running there when i went through. I hired the bike from IronHorse Nomads, and it already took a bit of convincing to get them to give me the honda for tadjikistan.

[@georgvonsauer2618]

Inspirational taking a cross country trip on a motorbike, thus making an adventure affordable without the cost of a touring motorcycle. In my state less than 50cc, no motorcycle endorsement needed.

[@robertborowski9662]

👌👌👌

[@Chriswilliams-lx9mx]

Brilliant and who was it that said size doesn’t matter a wise person indeed 😂saying that I don’t think you would have made it without the front basket 🥴all the best and keep them wheels sunny side up 👍👍

[@maxitouring]

the front basekt was certainly the centerpiece of that adventure

[@johnadams9815]

Great. I am restoring my puch now, but not sure if I ever dare to ride it anywhere else than around my own hometown xD. Your adventures are great!

[@maxitouring]

Thank you! I Hope you have a Lot of fun with your puch

[@Lekacamp]

Perjalanan yg panjang, semoga anda sehat selalu

[@mdrob8011]

Amazing trip! How did you get all your devices charged up throughout the trip?

[@kentwilliams4152]

I get out of breath the same way sea level! Of course I am 80 years old. Maybe that's why...

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

As a all-year scooterist living in Norway scooting through snow and ice, and super slippery roads I find your travels absolutely insane.. Been thinking about a journey like yours forever. Why wouldn't you rather go for a modern Yamaha Aerox instead ? I've probably had between 20-30 mopeds in my time, and the aerox is hands down the best moped-scooter ever made in history Way more power, durability etc (the speed record was set in Aus, on a Aerox)

[@maxitouring]

Hey, thanks! Well the main thing is probably that I like old things and I am a big Puch fan. Also I'm not a good mechanic, on my moped everything is super-easy to fix which is important. Also my intention was to have an Adventure, those roads are mostly not crazy and I only went on bad road because I specifically went on those, so to improve on the adventure-factor I decided to use the least-suited vehicle possible, and thats I'd say my Moped. Yes if I wanted it to be easy, comfortable and fast I would have chosen something different, but that's not why I did it :D Also they are tons more stylish than those plastic scoots (in my opinion) ;)

[@immannakan5560]

Wooow legend .... a scooter in that kind of road 😅😅😅

[@captlarry-3525]

the noise of the PUCH was tiring, but when you switched to the Honda.. I realized how much more relaxing it is !

[@Inotsosunny]

I noticed that too. Cub sounds so relaxing and I could listen to it forever.

[@apensesticaboros4888]

A Tomos automatic can go thru everything change my mind

[@orhantenekeci9776]

I envy you my friend. If you pass through Turkey, I would like to host you. God help you.

[@orhantenekeci9776]

How many kilometers did you travel per day on average? how many kilograms was the load?

[@paulvandermaas6639]

Amazing. Did you miss your geliebte Puch?

[@maxitouring]

Sure, but the Honda was great too, without it I wouldn't have gone to tajikistan.

[@pdicko4573]

Hi, your adventures are unbelievable. I was just wondering what make and model of moped are you on and what cc is it? Thanks for posting, this bike is amazing!

[@maxitouring]

In this video I am on a Honda SuperCub with 50cc

[@MissPinaii]

Motorcycle Diaries vibe

[@maxitouring]

Haha thanks, certainly was some inspiration for the trip.

[@MissPinaii]

@@maxitouring ah so you have watched it, I'm guessing. How are your travel plans currently? I see it's been a while.

[@maxitouring]

@@MissPinaii of course i have watched it and read the book. Currently no plans, since crossing borders is so hard right now. But definitely want to start planning once the international situation gets better.

[@Theophilus1968]

You need a snorkel! 😂

[@gregorjaunik5089]

Sehr mutig Respekt. Hast du denn keine Angst gehabt dass irgendetwas kaputt geht am moped? Zum Beispiel die Reifen. Ist ja eher ne Enduro Geschichte die piste. Trotzdem cool und Hut ab. ✌️

[@aavdd8539]

hi, where can i see your trip on the map?

[@sebastienouellet5322]

From what I can see, that is the Tajik national park with the impact craters. Could you give a GPS of that crater you filmed? I understand that after so long ago it can be hard.

[@maxitouring]

Yes, the Coordinates should be really close, unfortunately the crater is obstructed on google by shadows. 38°33'12.5"N 73°05'47.2"E

[@prawny12009]

was the guy charging him a fee legitimate?

[@EarthCrust722]

What was that flying across road from right to left at minute 14:22? That was weird/creepy!

[@maxitouring]

I'm pretty sure there was a bird that landed by the camera and dropped something, which is what you see rolling down there, I think i even got the bird on camera

[@fmscooter768]

Hi, hast du die Mopeds im Ausland gekauft oder wie hast du das gemacht, wenn ich es richtig sehe bist du ja auf 2-3 unterschiedlichen Mopeds gefahren, oder?

[@maxitouring]

Bin auf 2 unterschiedlichen gefahren. Die Puch Maxi ist meine die hab ich in die Mongolei geschickt, die Honda aus diesem Part hatte ich für 16tage gemietet, da die Puch in dem Gelände gar nicht weitergekommen wär. Bin dann aber wieder Retour zur puch

[@fmscooter768]

@@maxitouring danke für die Info, tolle Reise, Respekt!

[@desitrackriders3381]

Omg what....!

[@paulshaw8135]

Hi, what tyres did you use on this trip, Paul in Belfast

[@maxitouring]

Hey, i used swallow roadstar tires

[@paulshaw8135]

Brilliant, thanks for the info, I've ordered a new Honda Super Cub 125cc 2022 with the new euro 5 engine, should have it in October 2021, your trips are amazing, mega thanks for posting them,Paul From Belfast, N Ireland.

[@Freakydile]

10:44 "Yeah mom, you better look....... away" 🤣🤣🤣 Reminds me of that time that I was interogated by State Intelligence in an Ukrainian Nuclear Base for almost 4 hours.

[@gpr2264]

Which will be your next motorcycle adventure ?.

[@maxitouring]

Honestly with the current situation I don't know

[@Mongoose118]

Cub or Puch, which do you prefer?

[@maxitouring]

Well I love the Puch, but the Honda was certainly a lot more convenient.

[@doddsalfa]

The audio is out of order but a great video

[@guifhatza1672]

Hi hab vor kurzem dein Kanal entdeckt sofort abonniert hast du am Moped irgendwas verändert dass es langlebig ist also nicht für Tuning?

[@maxitouring]

Also du Honda aus dem Video jetzt ist komplett original. Die Puch ist ein bisschen optimiert aber nichts extremes, die Originalteile sind einfach viel langlebiger als Nachbauten. Wenn man's nicht übertreibt.

[@guifhatza1672]

@@maxitouring weil ich hab mir überlegt in den Sommerferien zur meiner Tante nach Ungarn zu fahren ist zwar nicht so weit ca 80km hin aber ich beginn lieber klein und taste mich heran.

[@maxitouring]

Ja 80km ist eh kein Thema wenn keine Schrottlaube hast.

[@guifhatza1672]

@@maxitouring und ist legal mit rotem Blech ins Ausland zu fahren?

[@maxitouring]

Ja ist ja offiziell angemeldet. In einigen Ländern ist's aber auch komplett egal weil da ein Moped nicht angemeldet sein muss und keine Versicherung braucht

[@timhudson1846]

Just bought a older Honda super cub 50cc

[@Destide]

Not a moped so I guess they're still right! :D

[@maxitouring]

Where I'm from and most of the world it's still a moped. ;)

[@Destide]

@@maxitouring Moped=pedals Cub is a step through motorcycle. This is really really not important😂

[@maxitouring]

@@Destide try saying step through motorcycle to a guy in russia or central asia haha :D And then try saying moped, they will instantly know what you mean. In most parts of the world where English is not the main language a moped refers to anything with 50cc or less.

[@Destide]

@@maxitouring haha great point communication is what you and the other person understand

[@user-sr7df4pp6j]

Sould be swap engine with honda 100cc or 125cc

[@jaywinters2483]

You snuck up too fast on the pedestrians

[@nakedlakedip57]

You need an umbrella in the basket

[@mhh8446]

Where Eagles Dare!! Nice Adventure :) By the way, the guy who received some tax, seems to be a cheat!?

[@maxitouring]

Thanks, thought so too at the time, but actually seems legit, met someone else who bought the same "ticket" in a government office in the capital and was then allowed in with it by the guy without questioning. And there is a real nature reserve you are driving through, so i guess its ok and legit.

[@mhh8446]

Maxi Touring Ok tnx to let me know. It’s gonna guide me in my dream future trip to Tajikistan!!

[@thisguy7828]

where's the moped?!

[@paulpaulsen7309]

... 'ne Super Cup ..., ... also mir währ' die Wahl Cup - Puch nicht schwer gefallen, ... verdammte Ölmischerei ... :-)

[@Merayau]

Tudia

[@Kreidlerjugend]

Kumpel von mir fahrt jetzt von NYC nach LA auf sein 66'er 50 ccm Kreidler, leider macht der kein Video's drüber :-(

[@maxitouring]

Sehr cool, schade aber es macht schon ordentlich Arbeit das ganze in videoform festzuhalten. Es ist jetzt praktisch 1 Jahr her dass ich die Tour gestartet hab und von den videos bin ich grad bei der hälfte :D

[@Kreidlerjugend]

@@maxitouring ich glaube das montieren des Videos dauert ja länger als die ganze tour😂. Nächste Sommer geh ich mit zwei Kumpeln nach der Schweiz, vielleicht auch noch nach Sloveniën. Wir fahren allen Kreidler. Hast du noch tipps/tricks? Wäre auch geil sein als du ein Video über do's&dont's macht 🤠

[@maxitouring]

Ja wenn ich mit den videos von der tour fertig bin möcht ich auch noch zusätzliche machen. Schauts dass eure mopeds in einem guten zustand sind und verschleißteile mitnehmen. An reifen flicken sollt auch gehen. Ansonsten isses net so schwer :D

[@jonnolly]

Could be Mars.

[@justposi]

14:40 Grandpa was just happy it wasnt a mountain lion

[@Sweeedy1]

The music is VERY LOUD.

[@jonnolly]

Moped?

[@maxitouring]

depends on your definition, in most parts of the world a moped is not defined by the pedals, but by having less than 50cc, which this one is.

[@nicolasfuchs7440]

Hey, ich verfolge dich nun seit mehr als einem Jahr und habe wirklich meinen größten Respekt vor deiner Leistung! Ich habe ebenfalls eine „größere“ Tour vor, mit einer 50ccm Maschine und du gibt’s mir sehr viel Inspiration. Ist es möglich, mit dir über KZbin hinaus in Kontakt zu treten? Ich habe mehrere Fragen und würde mich freuen, wenn du mir diese beantworten könntest. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland Nicolas

[@maxitouring]

Danke, Freut mich! Du kannst auch auf facebook @puchmaxitouring meine Seite anschreiben, kein Problem.

[@nicolasfuchs7440]

@@maxitouring perfekt, das werde ich machen. Danke!

[@user-fp1rm9su3k]

Вот ты отчаянный

[@crowdsurfer77]

Ich glaube, mit der Radfahrerin hättest Du Dich auch auf Deutsch unterhalten können 😁

[@maxitouring]

Kann gut sein, aber man probiert halt zuerst englisch und wenn sie da antworten redet man einfach weiter 😅

[@Tony-kf8qy]

13:40 I've seen this guy on other videos. Is this a scam? Didn't seem very official

[@maxitouring]

Seems like a scam, but is not, the territory you drive through there is actually a protected zone and I met another rider who got his permit in advance from the government agency in the capital and it looked exactly the same, so I am certain that it is not a scam.

[@Tony-kf8qy]

@@maxitouringOh I see, I didn't realize it was those permits. I thought you could only get them in advance, not just show up and pay there. Good to know :)

[@Tony-kf8qy]

@@maxitouringCrazy trip by the way, respect to you!

[@maxitouring]

@@Tony-kf8qythanks, yeah its the Muzkulzky Nature Reserve or so you drive through and you need to pay for that.

[@grahamambridge2856]

How legit are those guys taking money and giving out permits?

[@maxitouring]

They are in fact legit, since that same permit can also be obtained beforehand from a government office. Actually met someone who had done that and it looked the same. So while it may look scammy it is legit.

[@grahamambridge2856]

@@maxitouring thanks so much for the reply! Il hopefully be doing the same in a year. Just looks dodgy... Some guy flagging you down in the middle of kinda nowhere. Cheers.

[@maxitouring]

@@grahamambridge2856 if you get yourself the permit beforehand, you can just show it and continue, might be a better alternative

[@abdulriyassyed4359]

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