Trucking the bike from Amman to Abu Dhabi
 

Thought I might share this shipping info for when I trucked the bike through Saudi. I've used these guys twice now.

The company I used in Amman was called Ekhmyyis Transport. These guys specialise in trucking fresh fruit and vehicles all over the middle east and Europe. The cost was AED1040 (about US$280), with half paid in Amman and the other half paid in Abu Dhabi on delivery. The guys were very helpful and delivered the bike without a scratch. The numbers are Tel: 06 4744545 Mob 07 95553012, address Al-hizam St Amman (near the customs clearing area in east Amman). Their Sharjah (UAE) office number is 06 5537774, Mob 0505949639 (I think this was the truck driver who didn't speak any English).

On delivery, I had to meet the truck in the dead of night on the Saudi-Dubai highway (which bypasses Abu Dhabi) to unload. Bit odd but no dramas. The company were across the Saudi border thing and made sure they had all the right paperwork (including my carnet). The whole thing only took three days which really surprised me (I expected a few weeks).

cheers
Brett

Planning the same trip
 

I was planning the same trip. Dubai to Iran and then across to turkey and UK.

I am going for business to Dubai frequently and have many friends based in town.
Do you know how easy it would be to buy a bike (new or good condition), preferably a GS1200, would it be cheaper and insurable from Dubai all the way through ?

Cheers, OSS

Need residency to buy a bike
 

Hi OSS


To buy a bike legally here you will have to have residency. To ride one legally here, if you are not resident, you can only ride one you've hired. Sorry but buying one and riding it out of the country would be impossible unless you first had residency.


The only way which might be possible - and I'm not confident - is to have a friend who is resident buy one for you, and give you documents to say you have permission to ride it. That 's permissible if you are ALSO resident but technically, not for a non resident. You might get away with it but I very much doubt it. The border controls here are not slack by any means and at worst you could find yourself in heaps of trouble, your mate who bought the bike in trouble, and the bike impounded... Sorry!

I'm pretty sure you can buy a vehicle without residency, but you can't register it locally.

What might be possible is to buy the vehicle and put it in your name on the transfer certificate (without registration) and then change that to an export certificate and get some export plates for it.

You could then ride it back to wherever you want on the export plates and export certificate. It doesn't look too official though, there is no registration card or anything. You are supposed to surrender the export plates after 14 (or maybe it's 28) days and I know plenty of people don't but I'm not aware of the repercussions for not doing that.

Hi Oss, next week I will take possession of the first Africa Twin DCT here in Dubai. The idea is to plan a trip from Dubai through Iran to Baku, hopefully sometime in 2017. I am an entrepreneur in Dubai so flexible. I may not even do it all in one go but may cut the total trip up and fly back an forth from Iran to Dubai. I have no idea what is needed; will start with the Carnet de Passage (never heard of it before), Insurances and visa requirements. (I am Dutch).

Dubai - south Africa
 

Hi guys

As a matter of interest, I'm going to try to ride Dubai - Salalah - Dhow to Berbera - Ethiopia - South Africa next year.

Will update. Anybody wanting to share info etc, give me a shout.
Lm

Dubai - south Africa
 

Hi guys

As a matter of interest, I'm going to try to ride Dubai - Salalah - Dhow to Berbera - Ethiopia - South Africa next year.

Will update. Anybody wanting to share info etc, give me a shout.
Lm