the pakistani bordear control dont care abuot carne the dont ask same gos four iran i have traveld this rote 3 times first time more then 10 years ago then about 7 years ago and the last time in 2010 in a indian registerd mahaindra jeap the only hassel yuo whil geat is to leave india but that is no probleam in the end the can ask four a carne but yuo teal them i am not goin in to india but i am leving india so i dont nead one and that whorks geat a lawyer in india to vearify that yuo are the owner off the motear cykel then no problem it dosent coast much in parts off pakistan yuo whil same time geat a armd car whid a machine gun one the roaf to loke aftear yuo and some time a i military man whid a machine gun kontroling the hotel yuo stay at but no problem its kind off fune in the end iran is a really nice place and safe pakistan can some time feals a litel strange whid all the army and guns but i have bean thear 3 times and i am still alive so dont whorry i no a smal town in india which make a perfect stopp before leaving india one the enfield thge towns name is puchkar near ajmear and ask for mukesh he have a smal mc garage next to the buss staition and is a good and onest mekanik a lot off travlears have made buisnis whid him ovear the years he nows what yuo whil nead four the jurny back to europa i dont now iff yuo have the caryone lugeage raks but hea can make them cheap and good and it is whorth it thear are veary praktical one a long jurney good loock

I'm sure that a recommendation letter by Mukesh the mechanic would open all the doors from India to the UK (no CdP, no visas, no brives). Add a second letter from his writing teacher and that would even save you the hassle of having to brive the guys to pass the pollution exam at the MOT (as if this could be done!).

If he's the guy in Pushkar who sells Enfields (and teaches didgeridoo and loves internet) from whom I rented one last year (1 day try only, fortunately), then rest assured they are all "mint" and you can reach 20 km/h downhill easily... and then brake against the back or the front of a truck.

Now seriously (and I'm not native, so pls don't take wrong the joke), Arch, collect good info about your chances/risks before you embark in such a bureaucratic odyssey. Steveindenmark is actually the voice of common sense.

@estebangc
"If he's the guy in Pushkar who sells Enfields (and teaches didgeridoo and loves internet) from whom I rented one last year (1 day try only, fortunately), then rest assured they are all "mint" and you can reach 20 km/h downhill easily... and then brake against the back or the front of a truck."

...and yet I bought the best Enfield I've ever owned in India from this guy despite all the warnings. It's a lottery sometimes.

Hey Uselessbaba, how long did it take to get an Indian stamp in Nepal ? Is it still a bureaucratic headache just for a personal visa ? , see where I'm going with this ? I have collected stories from people who succeed in many a crazy adventure but be aware that a lot of your holiday will be sitting around fretting over the decisions of brain-dead (and often corrupt) shiny-bums.

You're right. I just had a slight burst of rage towards Indian business way, nothing serious, only from time to time... One week of hurting wrists after finding the light was not working and had to ride back to Pushkar at night with all that sand -and the rest of the array of unexpected obstacles- on the road... Conclusion: my fault; I should have forecast something similar after having ridden a while that crap. Still, I admit I did not fall in love with the shop and the owner. But congrats if you got the good one (won the big prize)!

@twobob....No big hassle, turn up 8.00 am. submit your form, return in 5 days collect your visa. 3000 Nrps ( Eu 30 ) half UK price. Passing through immigration at Saunali takes half hour.

USELESSBABA, heading to nepal in a few months to purchase a bike and ride it around and into india also..
were you able to get your nepali bike registered in your namee hassel free??
what sort of indian visa did you get..(multiple entry, 3,6 months)

cheers..

Kirschy, getting the bike in your name is relatively simple, you need a ' letter of no objection' from your embassy in KAT, 2 passport photo's, the bikes current owner and the blue book ( reg. doc.). Take the lot down to the VRO, slip one of the 'fixers' 500rps to speed things along, should take a couple of hours. If you are making your first Indian visa in Nep. they will give you 6 mths multiple entry if you ask for it. Good luck.