Motorbike border documentation

[rosst]

Hi, I am hoping to get the correct documentation for border crossing with my CBR250 Honda. First I would like to travel in Laos and later in Myanmar and Cambodia.

Currently I have a 60 day tourist visa multiple entry and I will recieve the green book for the bike shortly. I am an Australian citizen in case that makes a difference.

[H1w4yR1da]

I don't know about Laos, Myanmar or Cambodia but when I rode down to Sepang a few years back, I had to have the green book and a translated copy into Enlish of it from Thai Dept of Vehicles. The green book was for the Thai side. They entered the details into their computer and gave you a two-page readout. One for departing and the other to be submitted on return. The translated copy was submitted on entering Malaysia.The GT-rider forum has a lot of info on these three countries.

[DILLIGAD]

I am told Cambodia does not allow daytime lights to be used too on bikes or cars.

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[Tomtomtom69]

I am told Cambodia does not allow daytime lights to be used too on bikes or cars.

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That's just stupid - but don't worry about it. You'll get your bike or car into the country despite this (or won't, for all sorts of imagined reasons).

For Laos, a 250cc or larger bike like the one you have is the way to go as smaller bikes may be difficult or almost impossible to import for temporary purposes. You'll also need a translation of the green book for Laos too (and Myanmar I've been told). Cambodia doesn't seem to care but note that not all border crossings allow vehicles to be taken across. O'Smach and Hat Lek/Koh Kong do - Ban Pakkard also does, but only for travel to Pailin. Nearby Ban Laem does not allow anything larger than a bicycle to cross, except maybe to the nearby casino but usually you would go via Ban Pakkard for that, where you can just cross by car (and maybe by motorcycle too).

[stoli]

I took my Rayong registered bike all through Cambodia maybe 9 months ago. It was very easy. I just showed them my Greenbook, they filled out the paperwork at no cost, and on I went. And yes, Cambodia does not allow headlights on motorbikes during the day, and really don't care if you turn them on at night. I bought some duct tape, found an old magazine, and covered my lights. At each hotel that I stayed at, they put a 2 inch chain through my tires, and had someone watch my bike 24/7 so that it is not stolen. I drove from Koh Kong to Badenbang, and then back to Pattaya. No problem, but I would not recommend it. No place to get a flat fixed for maybe 11 hours!