Custom Bike to NZ

**schuffi** · 23rd November 2009, 08:00

Hi All!

Thanks for all your feedbacks. I have attached a few photos of the bike.

Cheers
Dirk

**Beddhist** · 24th November 2009, 18:29

Originally Posted by spacemonkey

NZ signed the Schengen agreement with them.

Now that is

:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement

**spacemonkey** · 24th November 2009, 18:42

Yup your right.... I stand corrected.

**Laxi** · 24th November 2009, 19:01

Originally Posted by BAD DAD

Word of warning: Check very carefully with NZ Immigration before planning to marry your girlfreind then expecting residency. Unless you enjoy drama check your fact before coming anywhere near our border. A good freind has been married to a Kiwi for years and has got 3 NZ born kids with her, owns property here, has been legally and gainfully employed previously in NZ and is still having to jump through hoops. Looks like he still has a long way to go yet. Good luck.

yep few years ago I worked with a pom who was in the same boat, he got kicked out of the country in the end, wife and kids stayed

**Kyttkat** · 26th November 2010, 00:09

Hi,

I'm new on the Forum, so a quick Hello to all. We're currently in the last stages of our PR Visa application - hope to move next year if successful.

I was wondering if there'd been any more progress on this thread. I have a similar problem, in that I have a heavily modified Katana 1000 (Main feature bike at http://www.katanaspecials.com) on which I've spent over NZ$50,000. As much as I love it, NZ is more important so if I'm unlikely to get it registered successfully then it has to go. As far as I can see, everything seem to be pointing at getting rid

Any views most welcome.

KK.

**pete376403** · 26th November 2010, 20:53

Now that is pretty! Does it have an orginal frame and engine number, with documentation? Modifications would have to be approved by an Low Volume certifying engineer, lights, indicators, etc have to have the E number or equivalent, brake hoses have to be approved, but if you were able to get it on the road in the UK it should be doable here.

**Kyttkat** · 27th November 2010, 10:26

Yes, it does have both original frame & engine numbers and the matching UK reg document. However, that's as good as it gets. I don't have any sort of documentation for the modifications (all done by companies no longer trading or myself) and I'd even be lucky if I could find the original purchase receipt as I've had the bike nearly 20 years.

I don't know what an E number is, but certainly the indicators have no markings, hoses are as good as they come, but again no markings. The pipe is borderline in the UK and only gets past testing as the noise regs only apply to bikes from '84 onwards (again no markings). From what I can see, I'd need to call out and somehow warrant every single mod - which would be crazy as literally the only remaining original, unaltered part is the headlight.

Getting it on the road in the UK is simple as it only needs an MOT (WoF) but I guess I'd struggle to register the bike here if I had to do it from scratch.