Flores >> W. Tenggara >> Lombok by ferry, Possible?

[momo034]

Hi all! I recently bought a bike in Makassar and am trying to put together an itinerary and am a bit confused about the info I am getting. My plan was to ferry it over to Flores and then island hop my way to Bali crossing W. Tengarra and Lombok.

But on the Pelni website it only shows one ferry making these trips and its called the "tilongkabila", an indonesian friend of mine looked into it and told me that that Ferry doesnt take vehicles. Unfortunately that is also the same ferry that goes from Makassar to Flores. So it seems this whole idea of mine to get from Sulawesi to Flores and then to Bali with the bike might be in peril.

Am I missing something here? Are there ferries that run that are NOT on the Pelni site or is that site have all the ferries? And is there a way to know for sure if a ferry takes vehicles?

Thanks in advance for your help!