Hi all, I am planning for my retirement gap year or two, with girlfriend back-packer, trip through the far east starting in Singapore with, hopefully, my own bike being shipped from UK to Singapore.
Trip to take in east coast Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, possibly Vietnam if its doable, doubling back via a different route back to Singapore.
The next bit I'm struggling with as we want to then go on to Lombok-Bali-Java-Sumatra and back to Singapore to then fly back to UK or France, shipping bike back again but unsure how to get from Singapore to Lombok at the moment.
This trip is to take place June/July 2025 - ????. No time frame
Questions.
* Is it better to buy a bike (under 3 years old) here and ship it or to pick one up once over in Singapore ?
* Bike to be 600-800cc, looking at Triumph Tigers as a possible..? Agility while loaded so thinking the 660cc options..
* What paperwork would I need to have with me to allow border crossings/police stops to go smoothly and where is best to obtain them from ?
* COE comes on bikes purchased in Singapore, would I need to purchase on UK bike ?
* Would I need an international drivers permit, I'm assuming YES, along with a couple of passport photos on white background I've heard..?
* Could we leave my bike in either Laos or Cambodia anywhere securely knowing it will still be there upon return a month or so later, then cross into Vietnam and rent a bike to do that country ?
* Will require nice hotels to stop over in so again if anyone can help in anything regarding this trip I will be eternally grateful.
Any help very much appreciated, never toured before so thought jumping in at deep end is best way and then post trip I'd hopefully be able to return the favour using the knowledge we pick up during OUR trip.
Cheers in advance
Martyn And Naomi
Trip to take in east coast Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, possibly Vietnam if its doable, doubling back via a different route back to Singapore.
The next bit I'm struggling with as we want to then go on to Lombok-Bali-Java-Sumatra and back to Singapore to then fly back to UK or France, shipping bike back again but unsure how to get from Singapore to Lombok at the moment.
This trip is to take place June/July 2025 - ????. No time frame
Questions.
* Is it better to buy a bike (under 3 years old) here and ship it or to pick one up once over in Singapore ?
* Bike to be 600-800cc, looking at Triumph Tigers as a possible..? Agility while loaded so thinking the 660cc options..
* What paperwork would I need to have with me to allow border crossings/police stops to go smoothly and where is best to obtain them from ?
* COE comes on bikes purchased in Singapore, would I need to purchase on UK bike ?
* Would I need an international drivers permit, I'm assuming YES, along with a couple of passport photos on white background I've heard..?
* Could we leave my bike in either Laos or Cambodia anywhere securely knowing it will still be there upon return a month or so later, then cross into Vietnam and rent a bike to do that country ?
* Will require nice hotels to stop over in so again if anyone can help in anything regarding this trip I will be eternally grateful.
Any help very much appreciated, never toured before so thought jumping in at deep end is best way and then post trip I'd hopefully be able to return the favour using the knowledge we pick up during OUR trip.
Cheers in advance
Martyn And Naomi