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From: Timo Geusch on 20 Mar 2010 14:04 SteveH wrote: > Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > > > I'm tempted to bid on a bid in the grim North and I'm just trying to > > figure out what the logistics of getting it back to Kent would be. > > > > Trouble is that it'll take a day and half for the round trip (eight > > hours up by train if yer lucky, 7 hours back by bike). I wouldn't > > mind asking one of our recently unemployed but I'd be worried that > > he'd burn the bike instead (yes, it's got BMW written on it). > > > > Any suggestions how to get a bike (MOTd, registered and all that > > jazz) from Cumbria to Kent? > > I can only assume this is a SO Boxer you can take with you to the US? Yes. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | XL250 Motosport | R1150RT | 3 1/2 Sport Laverda SF2 BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar
From: Timo Geusch on 20 Mar 2010 14:05 doetnietcomputeren wrote: > On 2010-03-20 18:20:53 +0100, "Timo Geusch" > <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> said: > > > I'm tempted to bid on a bid in the grim North and I'm just trying to > > figure out what the logistics of getting it back to Kent would be. > > > > Trouble is that it'll take a day and half for the round trip (eight > > hours up by train if yer lucky, 7 hours back by bike). I wouldn't > > mind asking one of our recently unemployed but I'd be worried that > > he'd burn the bike instead (yes, it's got BMW written on it). > > > > Any suggestions how to get a bike (MOTd, registered and all that > > jazz) from Cumbria to Kent? > > This is to take the the states, yes? I doubt you'd be able to import > it tax free, considering you won't have owned it for very long. Have > you checked how much it will be? I'll have to check - the documents I read regarding the tax-free status didn't state that you had to own said vehicle for a minimum amount of time. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | XL250 Motosport | R1150RT | 3 1/2 Sport Laverda SF2 BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar
From: Timo Geusch on 20 Mar 2010 14:06 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > > > I'm tempted to bid on a bid in the grim North and I'm just trying to > > figure out what the logistics of getting it back to Kent would be. > > > > Trouble is that it'll take a day and half for the round trip (eight > > hours up by train if yer lucky, 7 hours back by bike). I wouldn't > > mind asking one of our recently unemployed but I'd be worried that > > he'd burn the bike instead (yes, it's got BMW written on it). > > > > Any suggestions how to get a bike (MOTd, registered and all that > > jazz) from Cumbria to Kent? > > There are all those delivery bods who advertise on eBay. Cost about > �100. I've used one of them before but it wasn't the cheapest one. He did a good job but for the sort of dosh he'd want I'd rent a tranny van or get a tow bar fitted to the Mercedes. I believe there might be a possiblity to borrow a trailer from a UKRMer if need be. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | XL250 Motosport | R1150RT | 3 1/2 Sport Laverda SF2 BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar
From: doetnietcomputeren on 20 Mar 2010 14:16 On 2010-03-20 19:05:20 +0100, "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> said: >> This is to take the the states, yes? I doubt you'd be able to import >> it tax free, considering you won't have owned it for very long. Have >> you checked how much it will be? > > I'll have to check - the documents I read regarding the tax-free status > didn't state that you had to own said vehicle for a minimum amount of > time. Certainly coming back this way the vehicle must have been owned and /in use/ for the year preceding import - so check and double check and get it in writing. -- Dnc
From: Salad Dodger on 20 Mar 2010 14:18
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:05:20 +0000, "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: >I'll have to check - the documents I read regarding the tax-free status >didn't state that you had to own said vehicle for a minimum amount of >time. Is there a shortage of secondhand bikes in California, then - sufficient that you have to take your own? |