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Originally Posted by mollydog
Carnets are an issue for sure ... and I did not mean to suggest the OP should import his bike into India or China. Sell it off BEFORE entering. Then buy a local bike for the India trip, re-sell before leaving.
As far as Asia goes I've "heard" (and read reports here on HUBB) that small bikes from certain countries can pass through borders without a Carnet ... some sort of inter -Asia cooperation deal. IT HAS BEEN DONE.
Several here on HUBB have managed this ... I don't recall details ... it may be possible. Dunno, just a thought. 
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I´ve travelled enough around Asia to know, that absolutely anything could be possible, if it happens to be your lucky day.
That said, I would definitely NOT make travel plans on a motorcycle based on the assumption, that I would be able to get the bike into India, Pakistan, or Indonesia without a carnet. Even though I do know someone, who once did Indonesia without a carnet (..but it was a loong time ago.. and it WAS his lucky day, when he was dealing with the customs - 2-3 lucky days actually, it was a huge mess and it took him that long  !!!)
Bikes bought within the ASEAN customs union COULD be the exception, and could possibly move more freely within its boundaries - but then again, there seem to be very few documented trips of this kind, so this is just guessing.
In short: If your bike is not regoed in an ASEAN country, you will most certainly need a carnet to get it to India, Pakistan or Indonesia. All the other countries in that region are more negotiable, or may not require a carnet at all, but those three do.
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