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Fly to Vietnam, buy a bike and overland to Ireland
I am considering a trip to Vietnam, my original intention was to rent a bike for 2/3 weeks and then fly home.

However looking at maps and following people who are cycling/motorcycling back to Europe I am considering buying a bike and over landing through India back to Ireland

There is no real time scale as yet but I am worried about buying a bike in Vietnam as I cannot find anyone who has done it without an address


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Perhaps motorbikes are viewed differently, especially if they are bought in-country (assuming that is even possible), but I understood that it was very difficult for a foreigner to get permission to enter with a vehicle and transit Vietnam.
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That is a reason why I was going to rent a bike in Vietnam. Unless I just rent a bike in Vietnam then go to Cambodia or Thailand and overland from there


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I don't think buying in Vietnam or any of the surrounding countries is the problem but getting the carnet de passage you will need to travel through India, Pakistan and Iran will be. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has done this with a bike bought in SE Asia but my initial thoughts are it is not possible.
There are tales on here from people who have ridden back from that region but that has been on their own European registered bikes they have shipped out there.
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You can rent different bikes in Vietna, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand (you cant take bikes across the boarders in SEAsia):

http://schoene-motorradreisen.de/?re...ok&design=dark

then you fly to Indie and rent a bike there (cheaper then flying a bike) because your not allowed to ride through Burma and Balgladesh:

http://schoene-motorradtouren.de/?re...ai&design=dark

and then you jump Iran because if the carnet and Pakistan because you dont get a visum right now and buy a bike in Europa and go to Africa

http://afrikamotorrad.de/?report=en_...ka&design=dark

and then you fly to South America and buy a bike there too

http://motorradtouren-suedamerika.de...ka&design=dark

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You can rent different bikes in Vietna, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand (you cant take bikes across the boarders in SEAsia):

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Not quite correct.....You can rent in Thailand and take over the borders, I went in to Laos and could have also gone into Cambodia if I had wished, they would have done the paperwork for me, as they did for Laos

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I went in to Laos and could have also gone into Cambodia if I had wished, they would have done the paperwork for me, as they did for Laos
No not if your riding a cheap bike for 5 Dollars per day. Yes they offered to do the paperwork to cross the boarders for me if i take a bike for ten times the price but 50 Dollars per day is stupid. Just rent another bike on the other side of the boarder and use the saved money to extend your trip :-)
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Thanks lads. Yeah I had a feeling buying a bike over there would be an issue. I do fancy driving through Iran though but of course than involves a carnet. It maybe that I may drive through China to avoid Burma etc, though I would not mind visiting
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If you can be satisfied with something around a 150cc or smaller , buying new and selling when you must would be the cheapest , least maintainence, may not have to change tires or pads, beyond, maybe putting on some more dirt worthy tires to begin with.
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You can definetively take a local bike through most local borders but getting a Carnet in order to cross Carnet demanding countries such as India, Pakistan, Iran etc will be a huge problem.
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Snakeboy is correct in what he says. When i rented in Thailand i had one bit of paper, which was my permission letter so to speak, which enabled me to leave the country and go to others.
We realise you are on about rented bike but you stated that you can not take rented bikes across the borders in SE Asia. We know you can. I have done it. I know prices are more to be able to do that but that was irrelivant to the statment you made

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I have done it.
OK for 25$ insted of 5$ per Day (400% more) or 600$ more per month or 1800 Dollars more per 3 months (1 in Thailand, 1 in Laos, 1 in Cambodia) you can. As you mentioned before but wasting 1800 Dollars is never an option for me so id say you cant. Rather rent different bikes in different countrys ;-)
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Nothing else i said. Not possible with 125cc and with more it will be expensive or lots of paperwork for someone who never was in Thailand before and dont know the language and were all the offices are to do all what you wrote.
Basically - what Snakeboy says is wrong.
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Thanks for all the advice here. I am beginning to see that buying a bike maybe a problem, well not buying it but getting through certain countries maybe a problem.
Given this maybe shipping my own bike to Thailand and then going to Vietman and then back to Europe but to bypass Pakistan either north direction through China or by ship to another destination, maybe Iran


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Getting a big bike with european plates into Vietnam is a huge problem and will demand that you organice the trip through a travel agency. Its costly and very inconveniant.
If you ship your bike to Thailand then concentrate your travel on Thailand, Laos and Cambodia as it is pretty straightforward paperwise.
If you want to travel by bike in Vietnam by bike - rent or buy a bike there.
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