Foreign bike ownership & international borders
 

Hi all, I'm in the early stages of planning a ride from Western Australia to the UK via S. Korea, Russia & Scandinavia. I think have the route sorted, but I'm after some advice on the paperwork

I'm in Australia as a temporary resident and have owned the bike for around 1 year. When I leave work, I will have a 28 day grace period to ride over east and get out of the country. From there on, I will be a British resident/citizen, travelling on a bike with West Australian registration.

Will this cause border problems?
Will this cause insurance problems in Russia S. Korea or Europe?
Would I need a carnet to travel through Europe (given that the bike is Australasian & I'm European)?
The plan is to import the bike into the UK once there, but I assume I should keep the bike registered in Australia until then?

Thanks (& sorry for the dumb questions)

I have never travelled with a vehicle registered in another country but have travelled with one or two who have and as long as the registration document has your name on it there should be no problem.

I would avoid pointing out to any customs or police officers that this is the case, just let them think what they will and be honest if asked but don't answer any questions that have not been asked.

If you have a carnet it is important that everything on there ties up with the reg doc.