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i was acually thinkin about gettin something between 250 and 350 (also in NZ), preferably an older japanese enduro. like a honda XR, Yamaha XT or Suzuki DR (I have worked on the 600 version of these bikes before and know a little about them). are these easy to get in west timor? if worst comes to worst i'll take what i get...but a little bit of suspension and some off road wheels would be nice
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i was acually thinkin about gettin something between 250 and 350 (also in NZ), preferably an older japanese enduro. like a honda XR, Yamaha XT or Suzuki DR (I have worked on the 600 version of these bikes before and know a little about them). are these easy to get in west timor? if worst comes to worst i'll take what i get...but a little bit of suspension and some off road wheels would be nice
I don't know too much about West Timor. I stayed only in Kupang for a couple of nights whilst awaitng the ferry up to Larantuka, Flores.

Kupang, is a reasonable sized city (pop. 350,000), but I suspect larger displacement bikes (in excess of 150 cc) might not be in plentiful supply. But obviously you should check-out what twowheels03 says about Mike's local knowledge at Hotel La Hasienda.

Another good bet to look into buying something half decent in Indonesia, with probably a little more choice (including larger cc machines), would be on the island of Bali, particularly around the Denpasar area.

It would be a pity if you had to by-pass Indonesia; try and find a way to ride across if you can. Too many overlanders tend to skip Indo, which is a shame, because it is like no other country in SE Asia. I'm glad I took the trouble to ride through. Looking back, it was one of the highlights of my whole trip.
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I have to agree with Keith1954 above here. From my trip from Norway to Australia I have to say that Indonesia was one of the highlights if not the highligt of that stretch! It would have been a shame to miss out that fantastic part of the world.
I also would think that there isnt much of bigger bikes in West Timor. I met 3 indonesian riders which 2 of them rode Kawasaki klx250s on the Flores island - but they came from Java. So I think Bali or Java is the right place to search for a bigger bike than the locals ride - eg bigger than 150 ccm.

If you get a bike in Java or Bali you can always ride east to Lombok - Sumbava - Flores and from Flores (Labuan Bajo) you can take a ferry over to Sulawesi, then from Sulawesi over to Jakarta and then over to Sumatra and do a big loop there and then return the bike to Java/Bali. It will easily keep you occupied for 2-4 months.
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unless your bike in indonesia is really non stock, and has been set up in a very specific way for your needs, i'd sell the bike in indo, and buy one here in NZ, it is a small market, but there are plenty of good bikes to be had.

The money saved on shipping can be used to stay on the road longer

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thanks for all the replies and comments.
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i'm goin to NZ first and then head over to indonesia. i agree with you there is a lot more good bikes on the market in NZ. thats why i wanted to take a bike from NZ to Indo because the market for dirt bikes in indonesia is rather small.
but i think the best option would be to sell the bike when i leave NZ and get a new one in indonesia
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last year I had a quote from Mainfreight, from Auckland to UK, sea freight, $600 (not including crating, and excluding destination port clearance costs)
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