I guess I was under the impression I could could possibly get a drivers license or maybe a motorcycle as well and as long as I had an IDP from the same country I would be ok to travel into all/most of the world?
Do you need to secure insurance before trying to enter a country or is something you generally take care of upon entry?
I read this about carnets:
In North America specifically, the only organization authorized to issue personal tourist vehicle Carnets for Canadian and US-registered bikes, is Boomerang Carnets based in Barrington, Illinois.
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Wasn't sure if this means IF I do buy a bike in the USA that I have to use them for my carnet?
Even for a new Honda Ruckus it seems to run over $10,000 USD just for the carnet, is this a normal price as far as carnets are concerned?
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Originally Posted by Snakeboy
You can get a thai license in Thailand but it wont be valid in other countries. Maybe in a few neighbor countries they will accept it. And I dont know any organisation that issue IDPs in Thailand. But there might be one....
Insurance - you can get basic third party insurance in most countries, but it must be purchased in the country itself. Theres not such a policy that covers all of SE-Asia. In Cambodia and Indonesia I think its not possible to get insurance. For personal insurance medical/accident you can get it from anywhere. Where you are for the moment shouldnt matter.
About te Carnet - no I dont think there are any rule that say you need a Carnet from Usa since you are a US citizen. I belive it is much more practical to get a Carnet in the country the bike is registrated. But for Thailand there is this tiny little problem that there isnt any organisations or companies that issues Carnets. You might ask organisations in Usa, maybe they do? As mentioned above - I have heard of people who got a Carnet in Malaysia for a thai plated bike. I have also heard the organisation who do issue Carnets in Malaysia have had some serious problems.
Maybe better to rent a bike in every country....?
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