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17 Aug 2013
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Entering Iran by Motorcycle
Has anyone entered Iran by bike or car during July or August 2013?
Let us know if you did? Which crossing point? any issues?
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17 Aug 2013
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Hi, yes I crossed into Iran with motorbike in july, entered from Turkmenistan, Bajgiran, and out via Tabriz to Turky. Great country and nice people!
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17 Aug 2013
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Hi
not ourselves, but we met at the campground in Goereme/Cappadocia an italian couple with a Landrover which entered during Ramadan at Dogubayazit/Bazargan and left at Esendere
They said ... no problem, no issues, always met nice people, Iran was fantastic and so on ...
We and another couple in a truck will enter at 01. September at Dogubayazit ... we will see
TuA
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17 Aug 2013
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I'm crossing into Iran via tabriz on my motorcycle in the 25th of this month. See you there!
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18 Aug 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brennan
I'm crossing into Iran via tabriz on my motorcycle in the 25th of this month. See you there!
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brennan,
Are you creating a 'chronicle'/ report of your Iran ride anywhere? There does not
appear to be anything on the signature website. Facebook ? blog ? anything ?
Not too many US passport folks get into Iran as solo bike travelers recently.
I think many would be interested in the details of how you made these
arrangements, and how your ride goes. It's a fascinating country!.
good luck.
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25 Aug 2013
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We just came in from Pakistan.
Easy border crossing. No hassle.
But the ride through Balochistan was no fun - Iran police escort suck big time!
Cheers
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27 Aug 2013
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Hi..
Did you guys need a Carnet for Iran ????
If so, can you remember the % for Iran ??
Thanks, Ted
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27 Aug 2013
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It a VERY high percent. $6300 value for my bike and gear, Iran, India, Burma, Nepal and Japan = $15,000 USD. I took Iran off of the calculator and it went down to $7k. Yes you need it.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brennan
It a VERY high percent. $6300 value for my bike and gear, Iran, India, Burma, Nepal and Japan = $15,000 USD. I took Iran off of the calculator and it went down to $7k. Yes you need it.
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Thanks for the very fast reply....
I think I will go around Iran now
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27 Aug 2013
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use the calculator on CAA. Com (Canadian Automobile Association) and see what you come up with.
I'm in Turkey now waiting for my carnet. Iran is next.
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28 Aug 2013
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For Iran, the carnet deposit has to be 100% of the current value of the vehicle. Same for India. I don't see how you'd get from $6300 to $15000?! The deposit for my three year old F800GS was no more than 4200 EUR. Maybe try another automobile club
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28 Aug 2013
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Yeah no shit, I should have shopped around! 2004gsa with high mileage. US registered, maybe that had something to do with it?
I used CAA. Who did you use? I'll discharge mine and do it with someone else as soon as I'm back to work...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brennan
Yeah no shit, I should have shopped around! 2004gsa with high mileage. US registered, maybe that had something to do with it?
I used CAA. Who did you use? I'll discharge mine and do it with someone else as soon as I'm back to work...
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You can certainly try, but Carnet "rules" say that carnets can only be issued by the single national auto club authorized [ http://www.aitgva.ch/AIT_Home.htm] for that country's vehicles. Only if a particular country does not have an authorized auto club can someone request a Carnet be issued from a different country's auto club.
CAA is the only national auto club authorized to issue carnets for US registered vehicles. (US AAA gave it up 20+ years ago)
Brit riders have been going through this issue recently:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-uk-rac-68191
Because the UK's authorized Carnet-issuing club, RAC, recently made its carnets effectively much more expensive, some Brits tried to get German auto club, ADAC, to issue carnet for UK-registered bikes. No dice.
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I I got my carnet from the RACB in Belgium, but many Europeans get it from ADAC in Germany, which seems to be the easiest and also the cheapest. But like CourtFisher says, if you're in the US or Canada, you're probably stuck with your own automobile club.
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Can Brits get a German carnet ???
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