Buying Motorbikes overseas and IDP licensing
Hey all. I currently live and am born in New Zealand I have a one way flight booked to vietnam where I will be renting an xr250 with my old man and doing two weeks riding. After that I will be travelling around vietnam and nepal. I am dead keen to buy a bike in either continents like USA, Europe or South america and ride across. There's a few roadblocks that I have at the moment.
1. I have a full NZ car license but have a restricted motorbike license which is one stage past learners but not quite full. In my country I can ride up to most 650cc single cylinders etc. However an IDP only applies to full licensed drivers.
2. Actually buying a motorbike and getting insured.
So because I can't get an IDP for my motorbike license. Is there any countries that will accept my NZ License? Or perhaps a country that allows a full car license driver to ride a bike up to 125cc? Basically I want to buy a bike somewhere and just have the freedom to explore but I want to be legal with insurance and all that jazz. Is this possible in the U.S? or Europe?
Any help would be much appreciated !
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