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certificate of residence is the main thing, so it should be quick if he has that, as all he needs then is copies of his passport, current visa stamp and departure card. As far as I know there is no document to prove you no longer own the bike, I would say a signed sales receipt should be enough. There';s not much more you can physically do!

At jungceylon and central in Phuket, both main malls here have areas only for big bikes, totally separate from scooter parking areas, big bikes simply can't get into those areas due to narrow lanes and cramped parking, nothing to do with arrogance. most of the time i have to park my ducati out on the street and it's already been damaged twice by people who park next to it and dont give a shit, because the PCXs have all the spaces that should be reserved only for big bikes, just saying! PCXs have cost me a repair bill haha, get it?!

Complain to the Mall then, don't winge on here..

edit: maybe you need to buy a Sh150i for your trips to the Mall and save the Ducati for the wonderful touring roads around Phuket !!!!

Good point! id still prefer a PCX over the SH150 though! but where to park it... hmm haha

At jungceylon and central in Phuket, both main malls here have areas only for big bikes, totally separate from scooter parking areas, big bikes simply can't get into those areas due to narrow lanes and cramped parking, nothing to do with arrogance. most of the time i have to park my ducati out on the street and it's already been damaged twice by people who park next to it and dont give a shit, because the PCXs have all the spaces that should be reserved only for big bikes, just saying! PCXs have cost me a repair bill haha, get it?!

Does this mean they'll be another scooter model along side all the PCXs parking in the 'big bike' parking areas, blocking all the spaces for actual big bikes, it gets my goat.

Also, it's fugly, prefer the PCX but only in matt black, they look good.

^ Nice bike but that looks very warm for Thailand. But then again, the safety is worth it.

It would be nice if there was a way to connect air conditioning tubes to the outfit.

I've got war wounds all over, safety first! Its actually not bad when you get up to a decent speed, also protects my legs from the engine heat, painful even in jeans at low speeds.

You must be mindful of your surroundings escpecially if its new territory as you suggest, if you're tired, stop, too many accidents occur because of 'letting your guard down' cos you're near home or you haven't stopped in a while etc, a quick break goes a long way. I am always on alert and thinking ahead, but, still having great fun. On single lanes I too stick to the left side and stick to reasonable speeds, I pick my spots to have a little more fun, when i know the roads.

There's no stopping idiots doing stupid things though, it happens, but if you're riding sensibly around other road users then you give yourself a better chance of avoiding incidents. Hard to avoid those damn 3 wheel salengs though, those damn things will turn any where they choose and never ever look first, i'm always over cautious with them due to an incident!

I did some digging and found something about tax on japanese big bikes going down 5% every year until it gets to just 5% in 2017...? True or too good to be true?

Link: http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/showthread.php/37032-The-Wheel-Deal-Bike-Production-and-Taxes

This was posted 11 months ago. Check the link to the story in Bangkok Post as well.

According to the third poster in the thread, the declining import tax is the result of the Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and Japan.

Yes the import tax goes down but they have another tax. I think its a excicse tax or something. I cant find the article but taxes went up sharpely on big bikes between 2012&2013

It went up to 123% in december 2012

I didnt realize it was 123%. I thought it was on a sliding scale based on engine size...

Actually you're right, its from 800-1000 cc at 123%, here is a quote from a news site:

"Meanwhile, the ministry also proposed to Cabinet raising excise taxes on imported luxury motorbikes to 123 per cent for 800-1,000cc cylinder capacity from the current 103 per cent. The new tax rate takes effect today.

The measure is expected to help the government gain more revenue of some Bt150 million. The ministry said those able to purchase such bikes are wealthy enough to pay higher taxes. (MCOT online news)"

I did some digging and found something about tax on japanese big bikes going down 5% every year until it gets to just 5% in 2017...? True or too good to be true?

Link: http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/showthread.php/37032-The-Wheel-Deal-Bike-Production-and-Taxes

This was posted 11 months ago. Check the link to the story in Bangkok Post as well.

According to the third poster in the thread, the declining import tax is the result of the Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and Japan.

Yes the import tax goes down but they have another tax. I think its a excicse tax or something. I cant find the article but taxes went up sharpely on big bikes between 2012&2013

It went up to 123% in december 2012

Its just the way it is over here, they actually raised the tax on imported bikes 8 months ago to 123% - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/606038-new-vehicular-excise-tax-rates-depend-on-co2-emissions-from-2016-thailand/

I bought a new ducati 848, cost 900,000 baht, just over double what it would have cost in the UK, i put it off for ages due to the price, it was hard to justify, eventually i crumbled!

Had it a few times with my duc 848, always thais here, never forget one time I walked up to my bike, there was a guy laying across the top of it, feet up on the tank/shield, back against the back seat with his hands behind his head! i couldnt help but laugh, it was a 'really, your serious?' moment

the 'tards and multistroodles are tasty for sure. Anybody looking for a proper Superbike, let me know via PM. My choice 996 is available. See Classifieds on Thaivisa or on CL Thailand for further info.

That was the one in MCW Phuket right? I went to look at that bike, then went to make an offer and it had sold but was upstairs teasing me. I'll drop you a pm

if it has a white plate the book exists, i'd at least ask for proof, photo copy at least. Without the book the vehicle is worth a lot less

^^ good prices, i just paid 5500 for a single 140/70 rear fitted!

my ex still has a scooter of mine, she gave it to her mum when we broke up even though the greenbook is in my name, i put it down as a loss, sometimes it really isn't worth the hassle although i did try for a while!

Somebody just got a white one of these in my condo block, first one i've seen up close, nice bike! looks a little bigger than a 250, I was impressed.

With a work permit most dealers will ask you to pay a minimum of 30% deposit (normal in most dealers for foreigners, some may be lower) and your net monthly income has to be more than 3 times the cost of the monthly finance.

I think that you best contact MV Agusta Thailand, I would not try to import a motorcycle myself if a official importer is available. The downside is that MV Agusta Thailand does not yet have the F3 800. Last time I asked they said "soon".

For contact I currently only have a mobile telephone for you 089-5173377... He speaks English if you not talk to fast...

Thanks Richard, I will give them a call. I wasn't aware there was a division over here so that's really good news! Thanks everyone else for taking time to reply.

Any know anything about importing an MV? I did read that harley were going to sell Buell's and MV's but that was a while back and cant find the info. I've got a ducati 848, had it 3 years this month, I've been waiting for a smaller ducati panigale to be released which I planned doing a trade on, but there is still no news of any kind of a release date and it's possible it may never appear / be replaced with something entirely new in 2014.

The new MV F3 800 really does it for me, but I can't find any info about getting an MV over here, anyone have any experience at all? Thanks!

I would start by disabling the ABS, pull the fuse as per: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/639258-er6n-abs-can-you-disable-it/

I'm no abs pro, but obviously its job is to release the brakes for a fraction of a second on wheel lock, so possibly a failure in the sensor... Just trying to think logically. The kawa guys in phuket are not great, i had an er6 and currently have a d-tracker, fine for general servicing but not for fault finding. Might be worth taking it to a bike dealer in phuket who has more experience with abs as all their models has it, bmw or ducati? theres no many of them mind you

The GoPro is excellent, a few different mounts available for bars, tanks etc. That would be my choice too

You sure it wasn't someone you know? It takes a lot of balls to bypass security, pick a locked door after they knew you lived in that specific condo, then go right to the drawer with your spare key, and time it just right so you were in the shower when then entered (not too early, not too late).. They would have only had minutes while you were in the shower.

I always thought those disc locks would work pretty good for theft unless they had a flatbed.

There was no security, and the condo was pretty much glass throughout so it was quite easy to see in, so it was my fault for not being more cautious, I did have a disk lock on it, 2 in fact, they took those keys also which were in a separate drawer, well they took any key that looked like a disk lock key. It did occur to me it was someone I know, but then 2 days later they did it to a guy down the road, 100 yards away, he had an R6, they got caught in the act, managed to get away tho, they did not return!

I owned a 2012 Ducati 848 in Bangkok so obviously I am familiar with taxes. $14,000 in Canada, 930,000 baht in Thailand. Its not as easy to steal a high end sportbike. Chips in the key and even if that is bypassed or you use a trailer, you're going to stick out in traffic. I suppose they could take it to another country but the insurance I had was only a 50,000 baht deductibleoff the new price for the first 2 years which is less than the depreciation anyways.

You don't buy a nice sportbike to save money. I tried the guy in Pattaya but he said it wouldn't be easy to do as he only sells used bikes. Support is not a big deal as I can grab any parts from friends in the airline business tax free and service isn't going to be much different froma Hayabusa or other big bike.

I think you worry a too much about theft as I never once even had anyone so much as sit on my Ducati. Not once did I even use a disc lock. Just park it around a busy area where people will notice a flatbed pulling up or the steering lock being broken. Even iof its stolen, I get a brand new bike.

Even the police were hesitant to stop me at checks when they couldn't see my skin and were dam_n surprised when my helmet came off. Not every falang is an English teacher.

I have an 848, it was targeted by thieves, they broke in to my condo and stole one of the keys out of a drawer, it was the spare key, they even took it off the keyring so all looked normal as it was on a bunch of keys, i only spotted it as i had cash in there and that was gone too which made me investigate further, I believe I disturbed them when i came out of the shower (yes while i was in the shower!!) i noticed the drawer a jar, all happened within minutes, straight away I hid the bike and the next day got the key cancelled and re-issued.

I've had it nearly 3 years, so yes theft is rare on big bikes but it does happen.

I have to say I have always loved all Ducati's but lately.....

I have seen more & more up close, heard them, played with them a bit etc.

Where I lived before I rarely saw one in person so it was easy to not get too excited

I am a bit worried as I am starting to feel a bit feverish

It gets you sooner or later! I went in to the new ducati shop in phuket in 2010.. 'just to have a look' before I knew it I was leaving with a receipt for a 50k deposit, i'd never seen the 848 in the flesh, it was like a drug I had to have no matter what, it was a fever!

Funny you should mention that one as it ( evo ) has been my desktop background

for awhile now

Beautiful bike your a lucky guy !

Did you get a Evo or street fighter?

I ordered mine in March 2010, there was no evo then, just the standard 848, not the street fighter, 1 month after collecting it in July Ducati announced the evo! Couldn't believe my luck, my buddy enjoyed ordering the evo dark though and reminded me about it for quite a while haha

I've been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the baby panigale, was expecting it november last year but it never appeared, fingers crossed for early next year, that will be the next one!

I have to say I have always loved all Ducati's but lately.....

I have seen more & more up close, heard them, played with them a bit etc.

Where I lived before I rarely saw one in person so it was easy to not get too excited

I am a bit worried as I am starting to feel a bit feverish

It gets you sooner or later! I went in to the new ducati shop in phuket in 2010.. 'just to have a look' before I knew it I was leaving with a receipt for a 50k deposit, i'd never seen the 848 in the flesh, it was like a drug I had to have no matter what, it was a fever!