Malaysian registered bike in Thailand

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garethw

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Location
Pattaya (ish)
Bikes
KTM 250 EXC-F
I'm currently working in Malaysia and drove past a KTM dealer a couple of days ago. I intend to go in there and find out the cost of a 350 exc-f. IF and thats a big IF they are reasonably priced with registration, whats the routine with keeping it in Thailand.

I have had a look online and seem to be able to do this and take it for a visa run, but how long can I keep it in Thailand for? Are there any restrictions on how many runs and how long it needs to stay out the country for?

Thanks in advance.
 
KTMphil said:
You can currently do the foreign bike , Thai temporary import renewal perpetually, every 6 months and a 2,000 bht fine. Lots of info in the links below:


http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-...mporting-foriegn-reg-mbike-into-thailand.html


Red Tape - Border Crossing Requirements
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HI Phil,

Do you have any first hand info if you go over the 6 months? Will they only fine you the 2,000 baht or will they try to extort the Customs Excess Value from you? They have mine at nearly 3 Million Baht!
 
39,500 Malysian Ringets for a registered and plated new 350 exc-f. Need to do some serious thinking now.
 
So about 395,000 Baht then, how much does a registered and plated one cost in Thailand?
 
Yep - Thai Customs created a huge drama in front of him, he was fined a small amount, no where near the amount on the TIP & told never to bring the bike back into Thailand. He sold it in Laos.


BWG950S said:
HI Phil,

Do you have any first hand info if you go over the 6 months? Will they only fine you the 2,000 baht or will they try to extort the Customs Excess Value from you? They have mine at nearly 3 Million Baht!
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Captain_Slash said:
So about 395,000 Baht then, how much does a registered and plated one cost in Thailand?
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I'm not sure if you can get one plated and registered in Thailand, which is one of the reasons I was looking here. JC Speedshop have 350 XC-F for 380,000 and a 350 EXC-F Six days model for 385,000 baht, but neither will be registered.

My thinking was buy one here which is registered, plated and road legal, then a short ride from work over the border and get the paperwork done and truck it back to Pattaya. Then I will have legally plated bike with all the correct documentation. Then I can ride it over to Cambodia or even bring it back to work to re-new the visa for it.

Just an idea at the moment......
 
KTMphil said:
Why not buy it in the U.S and have it sent here in parts?
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You mean on a US plated bike? Maybe that is doable, Phil - but I have no idea on all the buying/stripping/shipping organisation and paperwork. Nae(?) next door to you does this sort of thing from Japan/Asia, I think - but from US?

EDIT: And, with the extra shipping costs, would the (possibly cheaper) US price be that much better for this to work out cheaper/easier than just buying in Malaysia and riding it back? Also, unlike from ASEAN countries, you'd have to still pay some tax on bike part imports from US, I think.

[Can the WR250F be plated in the US? If so, and it could be organised, buying a crate load of later spec (has the bike changed much since the 2007 ally frame?) 2nd hand WRs and breaking them down to parts (how far you'd have to go, I don't know - and is parts tax actually less than whole bike tax from US?) then importing might work out well - if there were a few interested people with the right contacts and know-how... EDIT: Or maybe not from the US but an Asian country where they plate them??? But this game has been going on for ages here, I gather...]
 
garethw said:
I'll email the dealer and let you know if he replies. I know a shop in Pattaya that can import as well, however none are registrable.
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Ta. Iirc, JC Speedshop said 360k for the Freeride on a thread here a while back - and about 50-75k to plate, I think. Looking at UK KTM prices, the Freeride should be some less than the excf 350 -if they can get it.
 
I think the shop in Kota Bharu said they get their bikes from either Penang or Singapore. Looking on KTM Malaysia website the 350 freeride is listed.
 
I got this reply today,
Hello there,

Sorry for late responded your email.

KTM 350 EXC-F price actually is RM 50,537.39 and already to register, no need to add any part. NOT RM39,500 (Sorry for this mistake)

​That mistake helped make my mind up to a NO.........
 
garethw said:
I think the shop in Kota Bharu said they get their bikes from either Penang or Singapore. Looking on KTM Malaysia website the 350 freeride is listed.
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from Penang :) new batch freeride just arrived and clear custom last week :)
 
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