You could consider skipping either the Carnet or skipping China. Will save you a good bit of money.
1. If you travel Malaysia-Thailand-Laos-China (with guide) then Kyrgizstan or Kasakhstan, then some of the other Stans (Tadjikistan,
Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Tyrkia and then Europe - you will travel through countries that dont require a Carnet. Money saved and can be used for travel and instead.
2. Or travel Malaysia-Thailand-Cambodia-Laos and then you need to airfreight your bike to either India or Nepal from Thailand or Malaysia (by all accounts I have read the easiest way is KL to Nepal) because Myanmar is closed for overland travel. Then you travel Nepal-India-Pakistan-Iran/Iraq and further towards Europe - then you will not need to go through China and pay a good bit of money to chinese travel agencies. So money saved there but you will need airfreight KL to Nepal though as Myanmar is closed for overland travel and although nobody knows for how long it will probably be for a while.
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