Sending Motorbike To Australia

[tinytot]

I amwanting to know if anyone has ideas about what i need to do about bringing a motorbike to Australia, I am wanting to purchase an Honda wave or the like, I then want to find out who i contact to send motorbike to Australia and the costs, Does anyone have any information about this and is it easy or expesnive to do? tinytot

[kurnell]

Getting it to Australia is the cheap part. Ensuring it passes Aussie standards will be the expensive part.

[pattayabuggy]

I don't see the point, is it not easier to buy a small motorcycle in Oz, surely a lot cheaper too.

[neverdie]

Kurnell is spot on, it will be very difficult to get the thing to comply with Australian standards, which are very strict to say the least.

For the money you are going to spend on the thing to bring it up to standard (if possible) and pay for engineering reports etc, you would be able to buy two possible three little scooters already on offer in Australia. Perhaps you want it for the race track

[kurnell]

Bikes are cheaper here. Much cheaper.

[pattayabuggy]

Bikes are cheaper here. Much cheaper.

Thanks, how much more expensive in Oz? It seems that most purchases I make these days, I could actually buy cheaper in my home country the UK. 

I am not talking about day to day stuff, food, etc.

[kurnell]

At least double from memory.

[jackspratt]

There is no customs duty in Oz on motor cycles, but a 10% GST applies (based on what you paid, plus the cost of transport and insurance).

The bigger problem is whether the bike complies with Australian standards. Perhaps an email to Honda/Yamaha head office would get a response on the compliance differences.

You could also make the same inquiry of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/veh...eral/index.aspx

[BSJ]

You could be in for "A world of hurt" if you get it wrong.

From the Australian government web site.

The Registered Automotive Workshop Scheme (RAWS) allows for the importation and supply of used specialist or enthusiast vehicles to the market in Australia. Under this scheme only a RAW can import a used vehicle into Australia. RAWS arrangements do not apply for vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1989 or vehicles that are to be imported under the Personal Import Scheme. For these vehicles please refer to Vehicle Safety Standards Bulletin 10 (VSB10) Importing Vehicles into Australia.

If you do not wish to become a RAW and would like to arrange for the importation of a used vehicle, you will need to contact a RAW to arrange for the importation of the vehicle. You can find a listing of approved workshops and their schedule of Approved vehicle models through the Search for a RAW. Before the vehicle can be fitted with a Used Import Plate (required for first registration and for use as transport in Australia) the RAW must modify the vehicle to meet the Australian Design Rule (ADR) requirements as referenced in the RAWS legislation.

http://raws.infrastructure.gov.au/