Driving motorbike in the Phils

Dan, it can take 2-3 months to get a permanent plate, unfortunately, in the meantime your motorcycle will have a temporary plate that reads "For Registration".
One is not really supposed to travel far until the permanent plate is received, but when I bought my 650 I went all over the place, took ferries, etc. You will probably be fine, just keep copies of your OR and CR.
-@pnwcyclist

I hear you PNW but and but, nearly 4 years after purchasing a new Mio, second bike and recently sold we never got an official rego plate, only a temporary plate and that took a year, the car was like 10 days and delivered and attached by the car company 2 hours drive away with no charge.

Definitely keep the copies of your OR and CR under the seat.

Cheers, Steve.

Interesting.. We got the permanent one here for the Mio in about 3 months. I bought it in June and when I got here this trip the new plates were already on. Could have a lot to do with the region, and how backed up they are I suppose.

Could be pnw but I think more a defunct government system, ineptitude and a lot of stupidity involved. As said around 10 days the plates for the new car were delivered and installed by the car dealer 2 plus hours drive away, the new Mio 4 years ago? No plates and the Agent/seller is only 10 minutes away, at the end of the day? Plates or no plates matters little here as most times the constabulary take no notice and only interested in a drivers license and when they see me, some white dude they wave us on.

Only my observations and experience, time will tell.

Cheers. Steve.

Right, never stopped at the checkpoints, everyone else scrambling for their papers, haha.

Yep, because of temporary plates it seems.

Cheers, Steve.