@pakohan,

I don't know the answer if the CDP is sufficient to enter Indonesia on a foreign registered vehicle.

I only know what I was told and did not research further after hearing that a CDP was required for me to bring my Tiger 800 to enter Kalimantan from the Sarawak, Malaysia border.
CDP is cost prohibitive so i told myself if I want to tour Kalimantan I would just take a bus to Pontianak and hopefully be able rent a bike there for 30 days.

I hope it works out for you since your bike is already in Sabah.

@pakohan,

I am flying back to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah tomorrow evening.

You mentioned your bike is in Sabah (KK?) already so if there is any information etc you need please feel free to reach out via PM.

I'll try to assist in any way possible.

Actually my bike is still on the Malaysian Star ferry close to KK waiting to enter the port so fingers crossed I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow

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Oh, it's still on the RORO vessel.

Just a caution...what bike are you riding?

If you are riding a big bike and especially with foreign registration plate, it is best to get accommodations that has secure parking.
Use a disc lock or any type of lock to protect the bike. A dirty bike cover might help too.

A friend who rides a Yamaha R6 parked at his apartment a few months ago and had his Brembo brake calipers stolen.

Good luck

Do you know a place in KK where to get one?

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I think I've got a old bike cover which I don't use.

You can have it but it might not fit depending on what bike you have and of you have side panniers.
The used bike cover might even be better than a new one so that it looks discreet!

Let me check tonight when I am back at home.
Currently at Penang airport waiting on my flight back to KK.

Thank you! It's a BMW R1250 GSA so the bike might be a lil big if you are concerned about that

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The Cambodian document one need to fill out online before the actual bordercrossing:

Chatted with a brasilian rider who have crossed from Thailand and into Cambodia. He said you fill out the form - then print it and bring it with you to the bordercrossing and hand it in there and it will be stamped there.

So no need to wait for an approval - just fill out the scheme, print it and bring it to the bordercrossing. Easy peacy…

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This is basically correct, and ignore what people tell you about Poi Pet Being the most corrupt or challenging crossing. It's as simple as anything on the vehicle side.

1. You go upstairs and get your personal visa chopped or validated. The cost is US$30/35 depending on whether you are VOA TOURIST (one month single entry renewable) or have a visa from an embassy 'Type 'O' for Ordinary - convertable to all kinds of different arrangements .

2. You should have filled in alll your and your bike's relevant information into the Thai Government Customs TIP vehicle app (10 minutes tops). You should bring a print out with you the fills an entire A4 Page. The Customs guy I got was the most friendly and professional guy I've met at any border.My Printouts were sized incorrectly so he re-printed them for free and spent a good 15 minutes explaining how to get another month renew al when the first expired.

3. Later that day when it appeared my passport and all bike documents including carnet and registration had been lost do to a bag tearing open 10 k towards Siem Reap both he customs guy and the policy guy busted gut trying to help me. They never even hinted at needing thank you gifts (which I gave them later anyway when documents were found). I needed up visiting several offices to get everything signed and notarised.

The young guy on Customs duty was prepared to make a special application to the Head of Customs for duplicate documents so I could legally ride in the Country while usually 4 week Australian time for replacement passport passed.

The cop talked to the customs and they basically seemed to say " This guys bona fide and cool let'shlp him out"....and all this on Chinese New Year. And when my docs were discovered in the tip (minus about $1,000 in cash) the two officials commiserated over the money and were not at all upset bout the ppointless work they'd been doing for me all afternoon.

I''d rate Poi Pet #1 entry point from Thailand to Cambodia.

BUT DON"T FORGET: EVEN THOUGH YOU Can GET A 60 Day "O" visa it seems highly unlikely your bike will be given a TIP longer than 30 days. Several customs guys (Including the really professional helpful ones at Chiang Rai and Poi Pet say 30 days is the legislated max but renewable.

But there is apparently no limit to entries per year provided your first TIP comes from Bangkok and is organised by one of a lost of official agents, The land borders (at least at Bukit Kanu Hitam will will give you a list of agents with their WhatsAppp numbers) and the list is searchable on Google.

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Hm - bag tearing open? Nothing to do with crossing at Poipet…? Well I dont know the circumstances - but I will not use Poipet as a crossing point into Cambo. Out of Cambo and into Thailand would probably be ok though….

There might not be a limit for how many times you can enter Thailand TIP - wise. But remember you as a person can only cross into Thailand using a landborder twice pr calender year if you travel on the visa excemption scheme. If you get a tourist visa (or any other type of visa) in Cambo or another country before you re-enter Thailand this will not count as one of the 2 landborder crossings youre allowed to pr year.

I guess if you wanted to - you could stay «forever» (or at least for a couple of years) with a foreign plated bike in SE-Asia just jumping back and forward between the countries….

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