Hi there. Having a foreign motorcycle can be a bit of a pain. I had a Singapore registered BMW that I would bring in to Thailand, although no carnet was required you can only keep it in the country for 29 days, you then have to ride to the point you entered Thailand ( Sadao ) exit into Malaysia and then turn around and ride back in. I also had a Land Rover that I did this in and they were not interested in the Carnet, the same 29 day rule applied.
I think you may be better off shipping in to Singapore with the carnet ( it is required there, but not Malaysia )Come in Via Malysia. The border to Phuket is about a six hour ride, You may just have to accept the fact that you will need to ride out every 29 days to avoid 200baht per day overstay fines.
I'll look into the carnet situation again, but the Thai's seem a bit sensitive about motor vehilces. I ended up selling my BMW back in Singapore and brought a new one registered in Thailand. Far less hassle. Hope this helps!
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