Certificate of steam cleaning. Required?

[crazyhorse]

I moved both car and bike back from Oz last year, and yes, they needed to be cleaned professionally - not so much as a certificate, but invoice to show it had been done. yes, MAF do check here too - but not sure about Dubai's rules.

[kjames]

thanks for all the advice guys...

i think the plan is to get the bike 'washed' at a local place, so i get a reciept showing it has been cleaned. Then i take it apart when i get it home and just give it a second going over and take a few pics.

The bike really looks like new, i only ride in very dry sand.. so mud and plant matter don't really apply. I dont think i'll have a problem

next question... I'm planning on draining the petrol, and disconnecting the battery. Is that all that is required? Can all the other fluids remain in the bike... can the battery remain on the bike?

thanks

karl

[Mort]

yeah you'll be fine with that.... worry about other suff

[longwayfromhome]

See my experience here.....
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89108

The actual requirement is to have a clean bike. This can be achieved by you prior to arrival in NZ or, if necessary, by a MAF-arranged (and priced!) steam-clean once in NZ.

I had ridden my bike for a year in the dry weather of CA before shipping, including the ride from SanFran to LA on the day I dropped it off. It went thru MAF fine, so its not like it has to be pristine, just reasonable.

[Bat]

Hello there.
I'm hoping to get over to NZ @ the New Year and I see that my bike has to be cleaned before going into the crate?


Are there any other requirements by the MAF or Customs?
I think someone said to drain off the petrol and disconnect the battery?

How does the MOT/inspection system work over there?
If I have a UK MOT will I be OK for the first six months?

I toured the top half of the North Island (in a hired camper, though) the other year and know how good your roads are: brilliant.

Roll on the new Year!

[YellowDog]

Hellow and Welcome to KB.

Usually your shipping firm will remove the fuel and disconnect the battery prior to loading, but it DOES have to be done by someone.

You will need a document stating that the bike has been cleaned. This can be an invoice from the cleaner, or in my case, just a signed note from my Dad who did it for me (as I had long since left).

The UK MOT means nothing out here. It's called a WOF in Kiwiland and not at all tough to pass. It is more of a revenue collection scheme.

To make your bike NZ legal, you will need to put it through a compliance check. It needs to be as original as possible, so this can cause some issues whilst they tick off the VIN against the original spec. This process is quite strict and you may be given some work to do before it can pass.

Once you have passed the compliance, you will then be allowed to buy a Registration sticker (same as UK Road Tax) and also a Warrant of Fitness (WOF or MOT).

There is not such a panic on this process. Once the bike has passed the MAFF inspection, you can then ride it on the road whilst you sort out everything else. I rode my UK bike for a few months without ever getting stopped or questioned, before going through the compliance check.

BTW: Insuring your vehicle is an optional luxury.

Good luck.

[Supertwin Don]

You will need a document stating that the bike has been cleaned. This can be an invoice from the cleaner, or in my case, just a signed note from my Dad who did it for me (as I had long since left).


I'm due to have my bikes shipped over at the end of November - I haven't seen any reference to having to have "a document" about the cleaning - where has this come from?

[Blackbird]

Here's some general info that you might find useful: http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/importing/.

[Bat]

Hellow and Welcome to KB.

Usually your shipping firm will remove the fuel and disconnect the battery prior to loading, but it DOES have to be done by someone.

You will need a document stating that the bike has been cleaned. This can be an invoice from the cleaner, or in my case, just a signed note from my Dad who did it for me (as I had long since left).

The UK MOT means nothing out here. It's called a WOF in Kiwiland and not at all tough to pass. It is more of a revenue collection scheme.

To make your bike NZ legal, you will need to put it through a compliance check. It needs to be as original as possible, so this can cause some issues whilst they tick off the VIN against the original spec. This process is quite strict and you may be given some work to do before it can pass.

Once you have passed the compliance, you will then be allowed to buy a Registration sticker (same as UK Road Tax) and also a Warrant of Fitness (WOF or MOT).

There is not such a panic on this process. Once the bike has passed the MAFF inspection, you can then ride it on the road whilst you sort out everything else. I rode my UK bike for a few months without ever getting stopped or questioned, before going through the compliance check.

BTW: Insuring your vehicle is an optional luxury.

Good luck.

Sounds good to me: thanks for the info!

[YellowDog]

You will need a document stating that the bike has been cleaned. This can be an invoice from the cleaner, or in my case, just a signed note from my Dad who did it for me (as I had long since left).


I'm due to have my bikes shipped over at the end of November - I haven't seen any reference to having to have "a document" about the cleaning - where has this come from?

Your shipper won't accept the bike without then paperwork being in order (in case you stole it).

The bike will be inspected by MAFF at this end. Cleaning in those important little places, like under the mud guards and anywhere else where dirt can sit out of eye site is very important:

Or it will fail and you will have to pay heaps of cash for a ministry funded clean at this end.

[Supertwin Don]

Yellowdog, I've got all the "legal" papers to prove that I own my bikes, what I was worried about was having to get yet another bit of paper signed by someone else to "prove" that I'd cleaned them.
My bikes aren't "showroom" clean, 'cause I use them, but I have my own little jet wash and a big tin of solvent/detergent, so I'm planning on doing it myself.

[YellowDog]

Yellowdog, I've got all the "legal" papers to prove that I own my bikes, what I was worried about was having to get yet another bit of paper signed by someone else to "prove" that I'd cleaned them.
My bikes aren't "showroom" clean, 'cause I use them, but I have my own little jet wash and a big tin of solvent/detergent, so I'm planning on doing it myself.

That's great and I am sure you will be more thorough than a professional cleaner anyway.

All you need to do is to produce your own document to give the shipper to certify that you have thoroughly cleaned it with a steam cleaner and solvents. Date and sign it. Make sure you have a couple of copies and also keep one for yourself as they do have a habbit of losing important pieces of paper.

Job done!

[Molly]

Hi. Can't be arsed to read the other replies but can say that if the bike is thoroughly cleaned MAF will be happy to sign it through as OK. No certificate of steam cleaning has been required for either of the bikes I've brought from the UK. Also, you can elect to have the bike checked at your NZ home. I went this way with both of my bikes.

If making your own crates do your homework on the wood they'll permit. PM me if you want more details (though it's all covered on the MAF website).

Lastly, MAF are good to deal with so don't stress too much.

[Bat]

Thanks, Molly, I think I'll give mine a good wash down and 'create' a nice receipt ................
Thanks for putting my mind to rest.
How's the weather down in Christchurch?
Are the roads OK? I hear the views are good?