Tough Rides

Colin and Ryan Pyle take off from Shanghai on their two well-kitted out BMW bikes for an epic adventure.

Ryan and Colin Pyle bike to Inner Mongolia, bunking down for a night in a yurt village before visiting one of China's largest wind farms.

Ryan and Colin Pyle leave their moon-scape camping ground at Turpan and head across the salt flats to Xinjiang, China's Wild West.

After Ryan has recovered from the worst motorcycle fall he's ever had, the Pyle brothers aim for Tibet on the G219 highway, passing mountains and lakes.

A local Zhongba motorcycle repairman comes to the Pyle brother's rescue, managing to get the BMW bike clutch back in working order.

The closure of the Eastern Tibetan border forces the Pyle brothers to travel by plane, reconnecting with their bikes in Shangri-La.