Wrinklies on the Run Trans Asia in a Transit Plymouth to Banjul India by Motorcycle

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THE CHEAP WAY ROUND 
The Plan

  

United Kingdom
Ship via PCTC vessel M/V Patriot from Southampton to Newark (New York)
U.S.A. & Canada (visa not required)
Route 66 to West Coast, then North via Pacific Coast Road 
Arrange Letters of Invitation for Russia, Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan
Apply for Russian Visa in Seattle
Arrange vehicle shipping from Tacoma (Seattle) to Korea 
Arrange flights to Korea
Korea & Japan (visa not required)
Deposit vehicle import duty on entry to Korea & collect on leaving
Apply for Mongolian & Kazakhstan Visas in Seoul
Arrange transport to Japan for a few days in hired vehicle
Ferry from Korea to Vladivostok (Siberia)
Russia (Siberia) (visa required)
Unmade road to Mongolia
Mongolia (visa required)
Unmade road to Russia
Russia (double entry visa required)
Through Barnaul to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan (visa required)
Apply for Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan Visas in Almaty
Kyrgystan (visa required)
Silk Road
Uzbekistan (visa required)
Apply for Azerbaijan Visa in Tashkent
Turkmenistan (visa at border)
Arrange ferry to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (visa required)
Georgia (visa not required)
Turkey (visa at border)
Syria  (visa at border with luck)
Jordan (visa at border)
Syria  (visa at border with luck)
Turkey (visa at border)
Bulgaria (visa not required)
Romania (visa not required)
Ukraine (visa not required)
Poland (visa not required)
Germany (visa not required)
Belgium (visa not required)
Arrange ferry to UK
UK - Home

Estimated around 20,000 miles for however long it takes
at a cost of around £7000