bringing in Motorcycle from Thailand

[Phuket2006]

I have a 1970 Triumph that i want with me when i move to Cambodia from Thailand.
Technically it is here illegally as i am still running my expired 1999 Ca plates. ( i just rode it in from Malaysia in 98)

What would i need to do to bring it into Cambodia and not be hassled or have it taken from me?

What would i need to do to have it licensed there?

Thanks

[anim8ed]

I believe there is a motorbike exchange facility at the border - Cambodian law states you have to exchange it for a Tico.

Okay, I admit it, I have no idea but I do know its illegal to import a second-hand car. Talk to the KH embassy in BKK. You might have to do a temp import or transit.

Just don't ask at the border - then it will get messy, as you make it an issue and will have to pay however much they think you can afford. Try sort it out and get the paperwork completed in BKK. The expired plate licence is not as issue, your ownership certainly will be; Customs will assume you will want to sell it here, or have it stolen; Either way, the tax liability will still be your responsibility.

[Phuket2006]

thanks;
The bike is legal and i have the papers for it.

Hate to leave it here or send it back to the states.

[LadyMariam]

Phuket2006,

I'm sure you'll get plenty of motorcycle owner replies, but I can tell you that as I "mini-bussed" between Koh Kong and PP, I saw barangs on motorcyles going back and forth between Thailand and Cambodia. I asked them about it and while I can't remember exact replies - they did it all the time and there were no complaints.

As a pedestrian border-crosser, I don't know if they needed special "permits" but I was left hassle-free - none of the bribing over-charging horror stories we hear about at other borders (esp to the north - I would NEVER cross there). I would think that you could get your visa stamped and walk across the border pushing your bike and no one would bat an eye.

Those who have done it can confirm or deny.

[Phuket2006]

Thanks,
This is exactly what i want to hear
Can someone now who has done it please let me know

[linuxpuppy]

last i crossed at poipet border there were cambodian persons used as walking carriers who had to physically carry everything across the border.

[Phuket2006]

thanks,
But i dont think hiring a Cambodia at the border to "carry" MY 350 lbs motorcycle across will quite work..


I want to make my bike in as legally as possible so i can ride it without the fear of having it confescated. I hav enever had any touble riding it her ein Thailand for the past 8 years other than a ticket or two for not having insurance on the bike ( a 300 baht fine)

[dancingroads]

there's no problem at all bringing a bike over from thailand, riding through cambodia, and returning to thailand as long as you have all the right registration papers (we had a group do this a week or 2 ago). But actually riding the bike in and keeping it here, I can't really say. I'd imagine you would have to go through the whole bike registration process once you get to Phnom Penh, and possibly get lumped with import tax as well. But like I say I'm not sure, try http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/cambodia-f10.html

p.s if you did register it here any of the bike shops like lucky's or flying bikes would be able to help you get legal. If you do a search I think there was a thread about that a while back...

[Phuket2006]

Thanks,
I have registered at GT and will ask there.

[cdrw]

Sorry 'bout the spelling errors...half the letters are worn off this I-net cafe keyboard...and I peek and peck...

I'm in Cambo now with my bike. I come here from Thailand 3-4x/year.
Simply put...at the Thai border you will need the following:
-passport...to check out of Thailand
-the bike's 'green book' with the registration is in your name and valid insurance, this can simply be the required Thai insurance which is shown by the insurance sticker on the bike.

You do the following 3-steps:
1-take the green book & your passport to the window where they create the documents for your bike. [aske which window...varies at each border]
2-go to the window where you use your passport to check out of Thailand. Give them your pport and teh bike docs you just had created.
3=lastly take your pport, green book and bike docs they created to the Customs office [which will be adjacent or in the Immigration bldg]. They will create and give you an 'exit ' doc which allows you to have the bike out of Thailand for 30-days [but you can stay longer usually w/o hassle]. Keep these exit papers as you will need them to check in the bike when you return into Thailand.
The whole exit process usually takes less than 20-30 minutes; re-entry into Thailand is usually faster

hope this helps...

[Phuket2006]

Thanks but this wont help

Like i said the bike is a USA registrattion. NO thai green book.no thai insurance. I am not that concerned leaving thailand as I will just take it out.

When i entered thailand with my bike from malaysia back in 99 they just waived me thru at Sadao, so I saw no reason to stop as you first get your pp stamped before you go thru customs. When i leave i will do the same and will not be returning back to Thailand with the bike and if I do i will just get it in legally next time, ( unless they just waive me thur again)

I have a few freinds that do trips to the borders, ( malay, Laos, Cambodia) every 90 days with their Harleys. in and out. no problems as u say BUT i dont want to do that.

I want to know what i need to do to get it into Cambodia , do i just ride it in or do i need some paperwork? And then what do i need to do to keep it there?

There must be someone out there that has taken a bike in and kept it there.

I dont mind paying tax, as how much tax would there be on a 37 year old bike?

Does anyone know abike shop in PP thta could give some answers??

Thanks.

[cdrw]

....Does anyone know abike shop in PP thta could give some answers?? ''

Maybe give Nissan Bikes a try. Owner Khun Joe..speaks reasonable English. Shop located on 3rd Rd, just to the left of the overpass [flyway] to the BaliHai Pier, as you are riding west towards the BaliHai Pier. Good shop, fair prices, good for repairs, too.

[marklatham]

You could dissassemble the bike,buy a 44 gallon drum of KY,lube everything and stick the parts up your arse.
You may have to make several trips though.
Seriuosly,I would hire thai smugglers to get it across and when you are here just have fake plates made.
A well known PP personality had fake plates made for just a total cost of three dollars.They are hardly going to run the rego through the computer when they stop you.

[Phuket2006]

ok this is getting nowhere..

All u guys in PP, do u see big bikes with Foreign plates on them? Are they hassled by the cops and in Cambodia is a stop just mean pay off someone?

Also with a fake plate dont ya also have to show some sort of registration if ur stopped?

What about bike insurance in Cambodia?

[dancingroads]

plenty of people are offering you advice... I wouldn't say it's getting nowhere. The fact is that most people who bring bikes in either a) have them registered in Thailand first or b) are just passing through

as for paperwork, try a search: bike registration has been covered here quite a few times

http://www.khmer440.com/chat_forum/viewtopic.php?p=64617
http://www.khmer440.com/chat_forum/viewtopic.php?p=73739
http://www.khmer440.com/chat_forum/viewtopic.php?p=50792

the border crossing info is plain to see at GT rider

http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-laos-cambodia-border-crossings.htm