Importing bike from USA?

**Jin** · 19th January 2017, 20:47

Thanks for the replies very helpful. Headlight adjustment would be an easy fix. Mirrors? Can't tell if serious

**jellywrestler** · 19th January 2017, 22:38

Originally Posted by v twin

An easy fix usually I think with a bit if reflective tin beside the bulb, just flattens the beam to stop the kick to the right. I did it on mine.

depends on the era of bike the dipping on my Bimota is all done in the headlight lense, so needed to be replaced completely, easy for an old standard size light, but modern stuff with wrap round lights and fairings may be different.

**jellywrestler** · 19th January 2017, 22:39

Originally Posted by Jin

Thanks for the replies very helpful. Headlight adjustment would be an easy fix. Mirrors? Can't tell if serious

think they were shaken when they wee a baby.

**Laava** · 19th January 2017, 23:08

You may need to change to the correct, amber, coloured indicator fluid

**jasonu** · 20th January 2017, 05:26

Originally Posted by russd7

bloody hell,if ya swap the headlight for the tail light on a merrican bike then ya still gonna have the same problim, the light is still gonna shine the rong way. no all ya really gotta do is just turn the headlight round, problem solved. but the other thing ya gotta rememba is the mirrors are gonna be pointin lookin at the rong side of the rode and thats not so easy to fix, ya may have to get new bars so the brakets are on the right side and then ya gotta find right hand drive mirrors to fit a left hand drive bike and if ya look up ebay they are as rear as mary-janes teeth

You will also need to get a metric power band before customs will release it.

**Voltaire** · 20th January 2017, 05:53

..and replace the tires with tyres.

My mate just brought a Kawasaki 1000 CHIPS bike back, if he can get it complied must be pretty easy.

**YellowDog** · 20th January 2017, 07:16

The compiance guys are really anal. They will pick up on anything at all, that is non-OEM. My DR650 had after market brake cables and they had to be changed, before it could pass - FFS

**jellywrestler** · 20th January 2017, 17:31

Originally Posted by Voltaire

..and replace the tires with tyres.

My mate just brought a Kawasaki 1000 CHIPS bike back, if he can get it complied must be pretty easy.

again, round headlight, early eighties dead simple, my bimota is a 1980 SB3 so no worries

**russd7** · 20th January 2017, 19:34

Originally Posted by jasonu

You will also need to get a metric power band before customs will release it.

true that, had forgotten about that but at least he can get a different coloured one as he will need to replace it anyway, a nice red one maybe, make the bike go faster

**skippa1** · 21st January 2017, 05:16

Originally Posted by russd7

true that, had forgotten about that but at least he can get a different coloured one as he will need to replace it anyway, a nice red one maybe, make the bike go faster

I like the older antique look, like a brass band

**pritch** · 21st January 2017, 07:35

Originally Posted by YellowDog

The compiance guys are really anal. They will pick up on anything at all, that is non-OEM. My DR650 had after market brake cables and they had to be changed, before it could pass - FFS

When was that though? Was that few years back when the WoF inspectors had their mass panic attack about standards on brake lines?

**YellowDog** · 21st January 2017, 08:04

Originally Posted by pritch

When was that though? Was that few years back when the WoF inspectors had their mass panic attack about standards on brake lines?

That was in 2007. They were overly fussy about everything and it was a nightmare.

In 2008, when I brought my Tiger in from the USA, they couldn't decode the VIN, as mine was the very first of its kind in NZ. So that's another point to check and ensure you are importing an NZ known model. It took a week to get it sorted, but got there in the end.

Swapping the clutch, throttle, and front brake sides, on the handle bars, was a bit tedious; as was changing the sides for the rear brake and gear selector

**MGST** · 23rd January 2017, 16:39

Who would you recommend for inspection these days? I need 2 bikes I brought from OZ inspected. Rung the usual VTNZ / VINZ / AA, but they all want me to leave the bikes there for a couple of days. Not happening, rare and ultra rare bikes, don't get left unattended. Need someone who is happy for me to hang around while they do the inspection.

**YellowDog** · 23rd January 2017, 16:54

Originally Posted by MGST

Who would you recommend for inspection these days? I need 2 bikes I brought from OZ inspected. Rung the usual VTNZ / VINZ / AA, but they all want me to leave the bikes there for a couple of days. Not happening, rare and ultra rare bikes, don't get left unattended. Need someone who is happy for me to hang around while they do the inspection.

I use Coventry Group in Porana Road.