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Old 20 Mar 2011
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Regarding your passport, get the 48 page passport. Having those extra pages will definitely help. I also laminated a color copy of my BC registration and drivers licence and use this color copy at all borders. The original never gets used at borders or with police. Photoshop can help in keeping your registration & ICBC insurance valid past the issued expiry date.
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One other thing: You mentioned vaccinations in your first post. I'll leave it up to you to figure out what vaccinations you need (there are lots of sites on the internet offering good advice about that), however, be darn sure that you get a Yellow Fever vaccination if you intend to spend time in the Third World.

This is not because you will be at any risk to catch Yellow Fever, it is because in many Third World countries, they won't let you in the door if you can't produce a Yellow Fever vaccination card.

You can get the vaccination in Victoria, I think it costs about $40 and is good for 10 years. You will be given a little yellow card that is internationally recognized, staple this card to the inside back cover of your passport.

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Photoshop can help in keeping your registration & ICBC insurance valid past the issued expiry date.
You don't need the ICBC insurance if the bike is outside of North America. What you do need is a valid registration (licence plate) for the motorcycle. I don't know exactly what the protocol for this is in BC (although I live here and have a BC registered car, my motorcycle is registered in Ontario).

I keep the Ontario registration (the licence plate sticker) valid when the motorcycle is outside of North America, but I don't keep North American insurance valid - I maintain insurance coverage for the country that I am riding in (e.g. Green Card for Europe).

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Well this is all very good advive thank you all for the help,In B.C. we renew each year you can either go with I.C.B.C Insurance Corp of B.C. that is most common or you can if you qualify ( Clean DL abstract ) go with Private Insurance ,this is the way i go because i save $400. on my 07 R1200R for a full Year compaired to the Provincial ICBC. As for the Direction i'm heading will be down through Mexico over to Cuba and then ... unsure I have considered the UK EU but i am doing this on a very small pension and word has it it is costly and especialy during Tourist seasons so it's not up there. An Ambition at the start of my planning was to become an advocate for the War Graves Commision Overseas but there were obsticles that could not be met,this leaves it to just being a ride for no reason other than a walkabout around the world.
Maybe someone can answer this odd question would it be possible to photoshop a decal for the Plate or stay with the line that it is the start date and after a year magic marker the year.
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. An Ambition at the start of my planning was to become an advocate for the War Graves Commision Overseas but there were obstacles that could not be met,this leaves it to just being a ride for no reason other than a walkabout around the world.
... and I suspect the ride will be more enjoyable because of it. I find that if you try and mix business with pleasure when travelling, one or the other will suffer. Best to just get out there and enjoy - the journey is the destination.
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Hey Steve,

Most people just take the decal off once they leave North America or once it expires. That would look odd in B.C., where you expect to see a yearly decal that proves insurance is current at a glance, , but in many other countries there is no renewal decal or it is located elsewhere on the bike. No one will bat an eye as they have no idea what is normal to see on a B.C. license plate.
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