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Entry in Indonesia/Malesia with an Africa Twin

Hello all,
i am currently in India with my Africa Twin and heading to Thailand, Laos, Cambosia, Indonesia, Malesia, i have been told that Thailand, Laos and Cambodia is no problem to get in, but that Indonesia and Malesia i am not allowed to get in with a motorbike bigger than 150 cc or something like that.. Does anyone know anything about this ? your help is higly apperciated ...
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[malaysia is not a problem, just show up at the border.
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Mauro, your email address is bouncing, so you won't get responses, and if you forget your password, you can't retrieve it!

Please correct it in your profile.

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The 175cc limit apparently applies to Vietnam. Lots of people have been through Malaysia & Indonesia on big bikes.

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Thanks Grant, for reminding me of the email, i have changed it...
And thanks a lot to everyone that gave me hopes again in going in Indonesia and Malesya ...
cheers and keep on traveling
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we are at present in Laos, from Thailand and also were in Indonesia, Malaysia and East Timor.......we have 2 x 600 cc bikes and no trouble at all at the border crossings. And we were allowed into Myanmar.....for a short stay only, not to cross it....at the northern border crossing from Thailand at Mae Sot in to Talichek in Myanmar.....We have Carnets for both bikes.
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Thanks for the info David & Cheryl, but can u be more specific on the myammar crossing ... since this is a great news ..... since then i can drive from india to bangladesh and to Myanmar, laos and so on....
thanks again and happy travels
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The thing with the Burma bit is that they let you in for up to three days to travel in the local area only. They take your passport off you and you get it back when you leave by the same border crossing......you are not allowed to travel across the country or into another area....but it is a start. And it was fun.
We are going to freight to Bangladesh to get over the 'difficult section'. did read that Thai Air now has direct flights from Chiang Mai to Chittawang(not sure of the spelling) and perhaps this would be a good way to freight from Thailand to Bangladesh. Or the reverse....
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