Hey,
I am in Pakistan on my own german registered bike right now and I will probably not make it Thailand before the (probable) future requirement to hire a guide.

Right now I have three options and to evaluate these I have some questions you might be able to answer.

1. Rush to Thailand to be there before the law changes. Ride my own bike trough Cambodia, then Laos and finally Thailand again to ship it home from Malaysia.

2. Chill a little longer in Nepal, hope the law will not change and in the worst case even cross Thailand with a guide on my bike. Then I would mainly spend my time in Cambodia and Laos to keep the cost low. I would have to cross Thailand again to ship from Malaysia.

3.Chill like in No 2, but ship my bike home from India, take a plane, bus or some transportation to Thailand, Laos or Cambodia to buy a local bike (should be a dirtbike at least 125cc) and travel all three countries on this local bike.

So I have a few questions regarding this:

1.How "easy" is it to cross borders from Thailand to Laos and from Laos to Cambodia with my own bike. Is any special permit needed? Or could I just show up at these borders.

2. If I buy a bike like proposed in Option 3. In which country should I buy the local >=125 cc dirt bike in order to be able to travel all the three states (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia) with that bike. Is that even possible? And if its possible would I need permits?

I am really looking forward to your replies. The time is closing in on me as I would have to get a lot of paperwork done if I want to take option one. I hope to get an answer that would allow me to chill in Nepal for a while without being forced to cancel my Thailand Laos Cambodia Plans.

//by the way:I am aware that I would need a guided tour trough myanmar in Options one and two.