A very surprising Malayasia trip report

I want to explore in the South next year ran across this in my search for others experierences. Not what I was expecting sound like worth checking out to me.

http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorc ... t5328.html

Very inviting travelogue,,,, what day are you leaving? That biker really made it sound like a great trip, tho a bit short. What did you understand about the insurance situation?, it was a little confusing to me.

apparenty the plae that he wenytin they didn't ask for much on anything. That is not the norm I'm working on what to expect normally now. He just wanted to go in and out and they let him, surprising.

I have read others where you purechase the insurance before hand or at the border. Bikes are normally inspected which means having the book with you.

Really beautiful country and nice people that he ran into,

I think I will try it next ride season with the idea of doing a few weeks there. So I'm doing the research now

Internet, amazing ask enough questions in enough places and you will find the answer. This is consistent with hat a guy did from here a few years ago. He got the lete at eh land transpor office. I will try to go in the next riding season.

"1. Obtain a translation of your green book from either the office that registered it, OR, the province next to the border you intend to cross. This takes just a few minutes and a few Baht for a sheet of A4.

2. Attach a license plate with the English equivalent of the Thai letters. (I laminated a computer print out and stuck it over the existing plate... nobody complained )

3. Once you are over the border you need to take out Malaysian insurance for the period you will be riding around in Malaysia. There is an office just before the Malaysian immigration office the border in Sadao. This takes about 30 minutes waiting for fax confirmation. I paid about 500 Baht or so for a month.

And the other way, before I knew better, just ride across..... But you're uninsured and illegal.

Enjoy the excellent motorways (no fees for bikes, just ride around the detour) and don't miss the Cameroun highlands, superb biking."

Hi,

I crossed through Sadao near Hat Yai. It can be confusing when you first enter as you reach the passport booth first. Best thing to do is go straight through and park up past a few meters near the motocycle taxi boys and return to the passport booth to stamp out of Thailand.


"You need to then go to the booth on the other side (for those re-entering Thailand) and show your passport and green book and tell them you're leaving on your bike. They should give you two print-outs. You hand one to Thai customs next upon leaving and the other to this same booth upon re-entry.

The Malaysian side, upon seeing the second print-out just waived me through. Apparently you're supposed to purchase insurance (1000 Bt) but I didn't so I guess I wasn't fully leagal while in Malaysia.

Search GT-Rider for more info on this as I'm sure I didn't have all the correct paperwork from the Malay side.

Cheers"