Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the commiserations. Here's how it turned out.
I am now back in the UK minus bike. I ran short of time and will power fighting the customs through official channels. Put simply it is not possible to freight your bike out of Kazakhstan without some form of tempoary import clearance.
There is no apparent problem crossing out over land but I was short of time and visas and the piston slap was becoming a little insistent.
The best solution is to freight from Tashkent as malmoeric will tell you. Much cheaper and the Uzbek customs have no problems giving you temporary import docs.
So the bike was sold for a fairish price given I didn't have papers and I am back in UK a sadder and wiser man as the Lady of Shallot had it.
Advice and poetry in one post. Do I get an award?
Nice one on getting into and out of China Goetz. I wish I had your luck, or skill.
George
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