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Hi All,
i am working on our next CJ trip...
I am thinking about driving from China to Vietnam or better from China to Laos (is it possible ?).
Any of you has any experience in doing it ? or better any of you know somebody there who can arrange hassle-free border crossing ?
Thanks
Antoine
Dear Antoine,
Greetings and welcome to MCM. Don't remember meeting you before.
Please used advanced search and dig out the "Great Ride Forward) ride reports that GRF_Hans and GRF_Pete filed a few months back. That'll get you started!
cheers
I've tried contacting GRF_Hans and GRF_Pete several times, can't say as I've had much luck. :confused1:
Antoine, I suggest checking out GT Rider, they have a boatload of info about Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, etc.
Cheers!
ChinaV
thanks for the quick answers, i tried indeed to contact the guys with no success. Will try again.
I mainly would like to find somebody who could help on the chinese side to drive out and in the bikes. Had experience in the past that proved this part being quite critical.
china to laos and vietnam...on a cj
might want to start that trip in nanning
Dear Lebloche,
Have you connected with the Black Bats club in Shanghai? They're a group of Chinese Changjiangistas who ride everywhere -- including the Africa, the Americas and all over Asia. They did a group ride out of Yunnan into Lao and Vietnam a couple of years ago, and are very schooled on border issues. First guy to talk to is Liu Zhidong, who is probably Black Bats president as well as having the "franchise" for Jialing JH600 warranty service in eastern China.
Here's a post in English about the Black Bats written by our own Nostalgie, who rides a JH600B (sidecar model).
I'll ping you Liu Zhidong's contacts via PM.
Help is on the way.
Just got back today from JingHong Yunnan. I road a CJ from Li Jinag Yunnan to Laos for a few days then back to Jinghong.
Looking forward to a ride report! So many questions! Pictures too please!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shanghaifingers
cheers!
Hi Antoine,Quote:
Originally Posted by Lebloche
still preparing your Trip or already done ?
Crossing into Laos is no problem if the papers of the bikes are alright and your Chinese drivers license.
Greez
Yangtsepete
hey,
I was wondering what papers do you need to cross the border, any border from China? License, registration and what else?
The kind that has some numbers on it, that has value and is trade-able in exchange for products and/or services... some refer to these financial instruments by all types of names... but CASH seems very universally accepted...Quote:
Originally Posted by modron
buhahahahaha... sorry couldn't help myself (and neither can he)
Hi All,
i am working on our next CJ trip...
I am thinking about driving from China to Vietnam or better from China to Laos (is it possible ?).
Any of you has any experience in doing it ? or better any of you know somebody there who can arrange hassle-free border crossing ?
Thanks
Antoine
Hi Antoine,
3 months back I drove my Jialing from Shanghai to Laos. I met a Motorcycle tour group in Luangprabang, they new for fact it is not possible to enter Vietnam with a "havy" motor bike.
This CNY Im driving the Jialing from China/Lao/Thailand/Cambodia/Thailand/Lao/China.
Gr
They didn't "know" anything, they assumed something. It is absolutely 100% possible to enter Vietnam with a motorcycle, however, it is VERY expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by willem
Cheers!
ChinaV
;) been there, done that.......from Guatemala to Chile without driving license hahah but it eats a lot of money, better do it right. Cheaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerdoc