Russ McDermid
Member
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2011
- Location
- Chiang Mai & Hereford, UK.
- Bikes
- Honda Transalp XL700VA in the UK, and a CRF250L & V-strom in Thai.
..... ideas on a postcard please.
I have just ridden this bike from the UK to Chiang Mai, and now it sits here legally on a 30 day Temporary Import Certificate. Clearly it can not stay in Thailand forever, and although CM customs have indicated they are willing to keep extending the TIC, (for up to 6 months), this is not an ideal situation for me.
So my options must be :
Given the bike is probably worth about UK £3,800 (200,000 bht) in the UK, then minus the shipping cost, it owes me around 165,000 Baht if I sell it here.
So, I'm posting here as it may be what someone about to contemplate a Thai-UK ride would need, or maybe someone in Cambodia wants a decent bike. Just as long as I hand in the TIC legally, and absolve myself of the wrath of Thai Customs.
The bike itself is a 2010 model, with about 30,000 miles on the clock. It's in good condition, mechanically sound, and has a number of small mods (bash plate, Givi boxes, Honda Top box, crash bars), and a few spares such as levers, pads, clutch cable, etc.
PM me if you need more details and pics.
Russ
I have just ridden this bike from the UK to Chiang Mai, and now it sits here legally on a 30 day Temporary Import Certificate. Clearly it can not stay in Thailand forever, and although CM customs have indicated they are willing to keep extending the TIC, (for up to 6 months), this is not an ideal situation for me.
So my options must be :
- Ride it back
- Ride into Cambodia and sell it there for cash, fly back
- Sell it to someone who wants to ride it back to Europe
- Ship it back to the UK next summer and sell there
Given the bike is probably worth about UK £3,800 (200,000 bht) in the UK, then minus the shipping cost, it owes me around 165,000 Baht if I sell it here.
So, I'm posting here as it may be what someone about to contemplate a Thai-UK ride would need, or maybe someone in Cambodia wants a decent bike. Just as long as I hand in the TIC legally, and absolve myself of the wrath of Thai Customs.
The bike itself is a 2010 model, with about 30,000 miles on the clock. It's in good condition, mechanically sound, and has a number of small mods (bash plate, Givi boxes, Honda Top box, crash bars), and a few spares such as levers, pads, clutch cable, etc.
PM me if you need more details and pics.
Russ
