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From: Mark Olson on 26 Feb 2010 14:24 Timo at Work wrote: > On Feb 26, 5:33 pm, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >> turby wrote: >>> You have at least 2 months to prepare. Stick an ale in the fridge, >>> hide the babes, oil and sand the roads if you must. A Yank is on his >>> way. >>> Yesterday I spent a ridiculous amount of money on a motorcycle halfway >>> round the world, sight unseen. It's a '08 BMW R1200GS (I know, hack, >>> ptooie, a BMW) stored in Heidelberg. I'll fly over around May Day to >>> pick it up and take a little cruise around the Continent. I figure to >>> hit the Isles by the time the sun comes out. (I'm practicing my >>> boorish behavior, just for you guys.) And don't be surprised to see a >>> bike on the right side of the road, OK? >> Oh dear- wasn't Timo selling his relatively late model GS for not >> many quatloos? > > RT, not GS. Bah- two sticky out pots, one on either side, what's the diff. I have (briefly) ridden both BTW.
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 26 Feb 2010 16:29 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember turby <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> saying something like: >No, it's at Knopftours. There are pics and a description on the >website - knopftours.com. Stefan Knopf has a good reputation among >tourers. The seller is local to me. We met in person in San Diego and >did the transfer yesterday. The seller did me a huge favor, saving me >the hassle of flying it over. He flew it over a year or two ago, did >one tour from Germany to Greece and back and left it there. If it's been in Europe for that length of time it'll need to be registered properly by now before you can use it with a degree of legality. You might find it impounded if you get pulled somewhere along your trip.
From: turby on 26 Feb 2010 18:49 On Feb 26, 1:29 pm, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote: > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the > drugs began to take hold. I remember turby <keens...(a)hotmail.com> saying > something like: > > >No, it's at Knopftours. There are pics and a description on the > >website - knopftours.com. Stefan Knopf has a good reputation among > >tourers. The seller is local to me. We met in person in San Diego and > >did the transfer yesterday. The seller did me a huge favor, saving me > >the hassle of flying it over. He flew it over a year or two ago, did > >one tour from Germany to Greece and back and left it there. > > If it's been in Europe for that length of time it'll need to be > registered properly by now before you can use it with a degree of > legality. You might find it impounded if you get pulled somewhere along > your trip. I've just come from the AAA. California wants $1374 frickin dollars to register it! Sales tax, road tax, penalties for lapsed reg ($195), a dollar here, a dollar there, 15 separate fees! AAAARGH! hmmm. So where can I register it on the cheap? I think I'm screwed. Besides needing a street address, I think any other jurisdiction will want to look at it first to verify the VIN. IIRC, besides the import duties, Germany doesn't allow much in the way of aftermarket add-ons for the TUV inspection.
From: wessie on 26 Feb 2010 18:59 turby <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:64210d90-0d50-4e88-855f- b7fba0932681(a)a5g2000prg.googlegroups.com: > On Feb 26, 1:29�pm, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...(a)REMOVEgmail.com> > wrote: >> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the >> drugs began to take hold. I remember turby <keens...(a)hotmail.com> saying >> something like: >> >> >No, it's at Knopftours. There are pics and a description on the >> >website - knopftours.com. Stefan Knopf has a good reputation among >> >tourers. The seller is local to me. We met in person in San Diego and >> >did the transfer yesterday. The seller did me a huge favor, saving me >> >the hassle of flying it over. He flew it over a year or two ago, did >> >one tour from Germany to Greece and back and left it there. >> >> If it's been in Europe for that length of time it'll need to be >> registered properly by now before you can use it with a degree of >> legality. You might find it impounded if you get pulled somewhere along >> your trip. > > I've just come from the AAA. California wants $1374 frickin dollars to > register it! Sales tax, road tax, penalties for lapsed reg ($195), a > dollar here, a dollar there, 15 separate fees! AAAARGH! > can't you just pay a few $ to get it registered in Mexico? EU/Swiss authorities won't give a toss as long as you have a valid registration document, insurance and a credit card for the fines. http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ has lots of useful info inc. links to insurers for foreign registered bikes. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: turby on 26 Feb 2010 19:13
On Feb 26, 3:59 pm, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > turby <keens...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:64210d90-0d50-4e88-855f- > b7fba0932...(a)a5g2000prg.googlegroups.com: > > > > > On Feb 26, 1:29 pm, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...(a)REMOVEgmail.com> > > wrote: > >> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the > >> drugs began to take hold. I remember turby <keens...(a)hotmail.com> saying > >> something like: > > >> >No, it's at Knopftours. There are pics and a description on the > >> >website - knopftours.com. Stefan Knopf has a good reputation among > >> >tourers. The seller is local to me. We met in person in San Diego and > >> >did the transfer yesterday. The seller did me a huge favor, saving me > >> >the hassle of flying it over. He flew it over a year or two ago, did > >> >one tour from Germany to Greece and back and left it there. > > >> If it's been in Europe for that length of time it'll need to be > >> registered properly by now before you can use it with a degree of > >> legality. You might find it impounded if you get pulled somewhere along > >> your trip. > > > I've just come from the AAA. California wants $1374 frickin dollars to > > register it! Sales tax, road tax, penalties for lapsed reg ($195), a > > dollar here, a dollar there, 15 separate fees! AAAARGH! > > can't you just pay a few $ to get it registered in Mexico? > > EU/Swiss authorities won't give a toss as long as you have a valid > registration document, insurance and a credit card for the fines. > > http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/has lots of useful info inc. links to > insurers for foreign registered bikes. > > -- > wessie at tesco dot net > > BMW R1150GS <slaps forehead> Of course. Pay a few bucks and you can do _anything_ in Mexico. |