Hi, so long story short my friend and I shipped rebuilt 1984 Yamaha TT600's to England earlier this year to ride them back home to Australia over the next 10months.

Unfortunately we haven't had the greatest start with 1 bike deciding enough is enough... In Germany.

Now to continue our travels we are looking at purchasing new or 'newer' bikes.

Purchasing a new bike in Aus, registering/carnet then shipping over is possible but would require a lot of time and money. Already looking like we wont be making some VISA entry dates

We are looking into ways of buying in Germany and going from here. Speaking with ADAC, as a foreigner we can only register under exportation registration valid for 3 months. We can however be granted a Carnet under those plates. We would be technically riding unregistered motorcycles after the 3months though.. Not ideal..

Another option is to register under a friends name from Germany, ADAC can still issue Carnet as it's based on the 'owner' of the Motorcycle. We have heard it's not recommended though.

Just wondering if anyone had any information or experience with any of the above, especially riding under a carnet on a vehicle registed to someone else?

Thanks for your time, hopefully we can get back on the road soon!
Luke