Thank you very much for your help.

I just went to try to buy the bike, and also to try to sort out the registration issues. So it turnes out that they are not giving out any new tag numbers in teh whole of Yemen. Also, none of the new bikes currently on sale have cleared customs. Which means that they can not be registered either. Bike were baned up to the election a month ago. They are saying it will be couple months till they clear customs - but that may as well be 3-4-5 months. And the tags are on hold indefinetly.

THis does not prevent them from driving the bike though. I can buy one and drive regardless. The police gave me an honest Ramadan word that I will not be stopped anywere around Yemen for not having a tag or registration. I would use it in Yemen for next 4 months. But then I guess it means that if I want to get a bike that I can take to Georgia around February - I have to buy an old bike, over two years ago that is already registered and has a tag.

Basically they have no clue as to how to deal about taking these bikes out of the country. THey are also saying to take an unregistered bike out with the letter that the customs is not cleared - and pay the customs in Oman and also register it in Oman. Does it make any sense? Can you even cross the border like that, and can you show up in a country with unregistered bike and register it there? I assume I need teh registration and a tag for the Carnet, right? If getting Carnet in Yemen turns out impossible (as I suspect) - do you suppose I can get one as I go through Oman for example? Is it doable through distance - in anther country for example? I sound confused because I really am.

Also, do the counries that you cross influence your deposit? Do you have to specify exactly what countries you are planning to cross? And going through Iran really involves 10,000 deposit??? How is it cheaper than paying deposit an the border and then claim it back when you leave?

If you can help me with any of those million questions, I will really appreciate.