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International shipping for bikes
Posted:
Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:31 amby up2nogood
Has anyone sent (or had imported) a bike from OS?
Who'd you use? How much?
Thanks!
Posted:
Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:52 pmby Rossi
The problem will not be shipping but getting the bloody thing thru Aus plating regulations AND if you can get it thru them you'll have to pay thru the nose for insurance
I looked at bringing mine to Aus with me but the best advice is to buy here
Posted:
Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:39 pmby RG
I agree.
I've done some research too, wanted to bring my Bandit400 over from Singapore, but the cost of importing it is simply disgusting.
And being a 'grey import'(or watever u call it), the resale value is not very promising.
Posted:
Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:57 pmby up2nogood
How'd you go finding an importer though? Or were you using people in country of origin?
Posted:
Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:06 pmby RG
Both
Posted:
Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:37 pmby up2nogood
Would you be awfully offended if I were to enquire as to who the local (Australian ones you found) were?
Posted:
Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:21 amby RG
up2nogood wrote:Would you be awfully offended if I were to enquire as to who the local (Australian ones you found) were?
Awfully offended? hmm...maybe...I'll think about it.
nah, just kidding.
As I'm in BNE, these guys are the most relevant to me--->
http://www.importmc.com.au/contact.htm
They used to have lots more bikes in stock.
You can choose to bring it in yurself if u have contacts from the country of origin(like me). But there's just too many paperwork, the time and money spend is just not worth it for me.
Posted:
Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:47 amby up2nogood
Thanks for that. The bike I'm looking at bringing in is a custom, so the Gov is not protecting any retailing manufacturer from my efforts.
Which, hopefully, means I won't get reamed.