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G'day Col,
You could do worse than ride up here (Darwin) then ship the bike to Dili for about $500, always a spare bed and freezing cold  in the fridge !
Cheers Dave
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G'day Col,
You could do worse than ride up here (Darwin) then ship the bike to Dili for about $500, always a spare bed and freezing cold  in the fridge !
Cheers Dave
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Dave,
Offer noted and "locked in"! I really want to do that trip one of these days.
The part that kills it is 7 days Darwin to Dili, when you take into account all the overheads imposed by Perkins. They've told me the bike has to be there 2 days before sailing, then 3 days of sailing, then I can get the bike 2 days after sailing. Only got a month so can't give up 7 days of it
So I'm back to sending the bike on a trip by itself, to wait for me. Bali is just a side-trip (hopefully), Borneo is the main event.
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G'day Col,
The question begs, why fly your bike when you can hire so cheaply in Asia? I'd understand if you were going for 6 months ......... Last year I hired an almost new honda 200 in Bali for $6 a day, save yourself a bucket load mate!
Cheers Dave
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G'day Col,
The question begs, why fly your bike when you can hire so cheaply in Asia? I'd understand if you were going for 6 months ......... Last year I hired an almost new honda 200 in Bali for $6 a day, save yourself a bucket load mate!
Cheers Dave
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Dave, fair question. As far as I know Bali is the only place in Indo you can hire a bike. I will be in Bali for only a few days on the way to Kalimantan, then Sabah. I doubt if the Bali hire guys would be keen on me taking the bike to another country. The hire guys in Sabah are OK with it so long as I give them a deposit for full value of the bike. However, I would not like to base my plans around trying to get through a back-water Indo customs office on a rented bike. It would likely take weeks, if it can be done at all.
From a logistical point of view, I'll be travelling two-up. Add luggage, tools, spares etc into the equation and a small bike doesn't work.
Container is by far the most enconomical way if there's three or more bikes but I couldn't get any travel buddies for this trip. Hence weighing up the other options.
Colin
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