Buying a motorcycle in Thailand for Cambodia

AndyKK · Post by **AndyKK** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:32 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:55 am one thing BEFORE u buy a Ducati Anywhere, parts and servicing are ridiculous expensive
there some great roads up north ( from PV city to preah vihear) and down to Banlung

Still not possible to get the use out of it. I had the servicing by the very trusted man whom serviced the British Supper bikes. My bike set-up would be good for 175mph tops. Even in the UK good roads are hard to find. South wales with sweepers at 120+ were probably the best, and a few in Scotland. But SE Asia! Dogs and cows you will die

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:14 pm

Be VERY careful with your proceedings. It seems like you've never lived in Cambodia or not long. Do NOT ship your bike from Thailand, it'll be hit with import duties. The only way to do it if you want to save $$ is ride it in. However, it'll then be very difficult to sell and won't be able to bring it back to Thailand as far as I know (?). Also, in case you still want to ship a bike over, keep in mind that certain brands will get a higher tax/fee because someone paid for the exclusive rights (ex: Yamaha, KTM). In some cases I heard they now completely prohibit the import of new bikes, since you're supposed to buy from them. Older bikes are still OK.

Bikes and cars are expensive here, no way around it.

offroadscholar · Post by **offroadscholar** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:42 pm

AndyKK wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:20 am ^^I totally agree with you. Bokor's a fantastic road, granted I rented a scooter But for a Ducati I would worry about the servicing. If the bike is not serviced properly it will run like shit. New belts and dyno are a must. My servicers in the UK were £850 per year.

Yep, the services from Ducati aren't cheap. I do my own valves/belts and use Guzzidiag or ScanM5X for fault diagnosis, TPS reset etc. Made a manometer for balancing the idle/low rpm fueling.
Never been to the Ducati shop in Phnom Penh. Do they have a proper service center, or does someone have to fly in to fix any major warranty problems ?

Popeye · Post by **Popeye** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:33 pm

Ronny wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 4:41 pm I get your point, Popeye. If you're taking a bike or car or truck from Thailand into Cambodia, you must get a "Passport" for the car or truck or bike and they have to be fully paid for and in your name. And the "passport" is issued for a maximum of 30 days and if you cross the border late your are fine something like $10 every day. But if you don't plan on returning, the real question is how do you go about registering your vehicle in Cambodia and making it legal without paying a small fortune? If you know tell us.

No I do not know as I sold the bike with Thai plates as is.

AndyKK · Post by **AndyKK** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:12 pm

offroadscholar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:42 pm
AndyKK wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:20 am ^^I totally agree with you. Bokor's a fantastic road, granted I rented a scooter But for a Ducati I would worry about the servicing. If the bike is not serviced properly it will run like shit. New belts and dyno are a must. My servicers in the UK were £850 per year.
Yep, the services from Ducati aren't cheap. I do my own valves/belts and use Guzzidiag or ScanM5X for fault diagnosis, TPS reset etc. Made a manometer for balancing the idle/low rpm fueling.
Never been to the Ducati shop in Phnom Penh. Do they have a proper service center, or does someone have to fly in to fix any major warranty problems ?

I have no idea what so ever. I just would not even think about the Ducati over in this country. Only pose value. Totally unusable. Thailand have the track in Burriram and hold the world supper bikes there. Maybe they do track days. Different proposition.

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:51 pm

Anyone thinking of bringing in a car from Thailand to Cambodia can forget it. Right hand drive imports are banned because Cambodia is a left hand drive country.
One off imports by an individual used to get an extra 20% fee added so its cheaper to use an agent. Prices in bike chops in Cambodia can be deceiving. In some cases the bikes have been illegally imported without paying tax. The price the shop sells it to you may not include import taxes and you will get smacked hard when you try and get a number plate so insist on seeing the tax receipts if it hasn't got a number plate. if it has got a number plate check it is real. Should have special rivets with a stamp on them and a stamp on the plate. Soo many dodgy plates and stolen bikes.
Last year a friend moved here from pattaya and bought his Thai bike wit him. No issues at thai side in Koh Kong and Cambodian side told him he only had to pay tax if he sold it.
Situation here is now unclear. A few Aussies bikers from here regularly go on long tours through Thailand. this year they were told at the Thai immigration that they could only enter Thailand twice per year. After that they would need to get a visa for themselves and for the bikes from the Thai embassy. This was the situation 6 weeks ago for the Koh kong crossing.
Another friend took his Cambodian van into Thailand and was told he could only stay in the same province and return through the same border (poipet). Several rich Khmer in Porsche and Ferrari etc were turned round because they were not allowed to Drive to bangkok.
Short answer seems to eb the rules change every 5 minutes so check

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:26 am

cambo swa wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 5:50 pm I have been quoted $2250 as the import tariff to get this bike into Cambodia. I was told that the total is calculated by engine cc, model year, and purchase price. 20% of the US purchase price. Not small but much less than the almost 100% tariff on new cars. Other than filling someone's pockets, I don't understand the economic impetus behind such large tariffs as they are certainly not protecting a domestic car industry or jobs in Cambodia as is the purpose of most tariffs.

They are.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:10 am

pczz wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:51 pm Anyone thinking of bringing in a car from Thailand to Cambodia can forget it. Right hand drive imports are banned because Cambodia is a left hand drive country.
One off imports by an individual used to get an extra 20% fee added so its cheaper to use an agent. Prices in bike chops in Cambodia can be deceiving. In some cases the bikes have been illegally imported without paying tax. The price the shop sells it to you may not include import taxes and you will get smacked hard when you try and get a number plate so insist on seeing the tax receipts if it hasn't got a number plate. if it has got a number plate check it is real. Should have special rivets with a stamp on them and a stamp on the plate. Soo many dodgy plates and stolen bikes.
Last year a friend moved here from pattaya and bought his Thai bike wit him. No issues at thai side in Koh Kong and Cambodian side told him he only had to pay tax if he sold it.
Situation here is now unclear. A few Aussies bikers from here regularly go on long tours through Thailand. this year they were told at the Thai immigration that they could only enter Thailand twice per year. After that they would need to get a visa for themselves and for the bikes from the Thai embassy. This was the situation 6 weeks ago for the Koh kong crossing.
Another friend took his Cambodian van into Thailand and was told he could only stay in the same province and return through the same border (poipet). Several rich Khmer in Porsche and Ferrari etc were turned round because they were not allowed to Drive to bangkok.
Short answer seems to eb the rules change every 5 minutes so check

lots of MIS-information here.

1. Your only allowed 2 visa exempt entries by land into Thailand/year, get a visa, unlimited entries
2. car passports are ONLY good and used for Laos NOT anywhere else and good for 1 full year( expire when ur sticker expires)
3. Bike passports are not used anywhere anymore, ( in fact not even issued) up to last year used for Laos
4. yep Cambodian plated cars/ bikes can only enter for 30 days and u must apply in advance and leave from where u entered, You can drive where u wish but, must prepare an itinerary and submit in advance. This went into effect end of last year. Blame the Chinese for this
This does not apply to Malaysian or laos tagged bikes

Last year a friend moved here from pattaya and bought his Thai bike wit him. No issues at thai side in Koh Kong and Cambodian side told him he only had to pay tax if he sold it.

Of course>>> what did u expect?

Ronny wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 14, 2017 4:41 pm
If you're taking a bike or car or truck from Thailand into Cambodia, you must get a "Passport" for the car or truck or bike and they have to be fully paid for and in your name. And the "passport" is issued for a maximum of 30 days and if you cross the border late your are fine something like $10 every day. But if you don't plan on returning, the real question is how do you go about registering your vehicle in Cambodia and making it legal without paying a small fortune? If you know tell us.

partial wrong--- #2 above and last paragraph. Thai registered bikes.cars are legally only allowed out of country 30 days,but in reality they dont care.

bangkokhooker · Post by **bangkokhooker** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 10:35 am

Rivets are not stamped with anything. They are just rivets!

Second hand big bikes here (or supper bikes as Andy calls them!) Are cheap. Even cheaper than the UK.

I saw a 2005 R1 go for $2900 with is about $3500 under the normal price. Also heard of a 2005 CBR1000RR go for $2500! In fact I saw the advert on Khmer24 and it was sold by Dara in pp.
Both legit bikes.

Asians buy them realise they are too heavy/big/fast/impractical/expensive or as the two examples above both were expats leaving.

AndyKK · Post by **AndyKK** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:55 pm

^But don't forget you will need a driving licence and tax for your (supper) superbike.

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