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International Border Crossings

Nepal
I heard (2009) its no problems per se for crossing with the motorcycle into Nepal.

Basically its a matter of paying so many Nepalese Rupees per day for the duration of your stay with your motorcycle in Nepal. Pay for the motorcycle when you leave Nepal again.

Visas are also available at the border.

Other Border Crossings
In essence it is impossible to get a Carnet for the motorcycle unless you are a resident in India. This makes international border crossings rather difficult.

Tom Brabers rode his 1968 model Enfield (from India) back to Holland in May 2009. Here is an extract from an email he wrote to me.

Question: Tom, did the bike have any problems on such a long journey?
Yes, we needed a lot of spare parts, most important the spare piston that we brought and had to install in Turkey. Besides that we had [carried with us] clutch plates, all the gaskets, rubbers, cables, filters, etc.

Question: Did you have troubles taking the bike across the border crossings? Did you have any special paper work from India??
Border crossings were a bigger pain then the technical stuff or the physical distance. We had no Carnet, which causes problems in Pakistan and Iran. We bribed and talked our way through but in total it caused a delay of more then 14 days. I cannot advise it to anyone. Better is to ship the damn thing and do overland trips with something else then an Indian registered bike.

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Royal Automobile Club UK also received a number of enquiries regarding purchase of Enfield bikes in India by visitors and returning overland to Great Britain. Issuing clubs were advised that under no circumstances can a carnet be issued outside India for a vehicle purchased in India bearing Indian registration plates.

Regarding Enfields and riding one home (wherever that may be) from India - just go to Nepal, it is perfectly legal to buy a bike and get a carnet for a Nepalese Enfield. They are somewhat more expensive in Nepal (almost twice the price has Nepal has a huge import duty tax), but at least it's legally possible.

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