Hei Bhupinder, to travel overland through Middle East, Iran, Pakistan and India you will have to arrange a Carnet de Passage, a large deposit, redeemable when your vehicle returns to your country of origin, or is a proven complete write-off. Leaving a country, like India, without the vehicle imported by you could be a problem. It will be on their computers - as soon as your passport is swiped, you will have some explaining to do. The Customs will see this as an evasion of import duties, unless you can prove you are coming back and the Carnet is valid for this period.
Sending the bike by sea be aware of the extra charges at the other end, no agreement made in India with the shipper is valid at the port of entry. My advice is to oversee the construction and packing of the transport crate yourself, I didn’t, and was surprised at the totally useless construction that arrived in Oslo, literally falling apart, and that was before I saw that someone had cut the brake pipe to get the front mudguard off. To be fair to Mathew Dias of Lynn Packers and Movers of Panjim the paperwork and customs procedure was impeccable, there was a very senior signature on the export side of the carnet, and the usual demands for baksheesh at the airport were absent.
I have heard, but not experienced, that air freight out of Khatmandu, is the cheapest and easiest.
Have a good ride, it is one of the classic trips.
Peter, in Oslo
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