Bringing my bike in

[aff-man]

it was yellow and purple but seems to be sold though:
HONDA
[HONDA] CBR400RR, blk/grey, 20,000km, new wof/regn, 2 onrs $3995,(see detail for ph)

Asking Price NZ$3,995.00
look on www.trademe.co.nz, www.te.co.nz or www.bikepoint.co.nz the last one searches most bike shops

[Joni]

would prefer something with a few less k's - not been ridden to death you know...

[aff-man]

ooooooooo looky here http://www.bikepoint.co.nz/market/Us...5099&Year=1996

i love cbr400's

[Joni]

Now thats nice... really nice!!!! My babay had a custom spray. WOW!!! what a stunner...

[claire]

Hi
I want to bring my bike in from South Africa, rather than buy a new one here. Any tips or suggestions on where to go and who to talk to?
Joni

Hi Joni
I've got a friend immigrating from England and while she was here on holiday we checked out a few bike shops and the most common advice was to sell in the UK and buy here, it may be a little different in SA with the exchange rate though.(I think to her bike wasn't desirable here if she wanted to sell and upgrade). Hope that helps

Claire

[SPman]

would prefer something with a few less k's - not been driven to death you know...

I think that if you know your bikes history, like it and are happy with it and if its not going to be too heinously expensive, bring it in.Nearly all CBR400's in NZ are Grey Imports, as are most other 250/400's. Expect to pay up to $6500 -$7k for a late model, good condition 400.

[aff-man]

Hell my 250 has done over 100000km and it's still going strong. So if it hasn't been raced or wrung out usually a good buy.

[Kwaka-Kid]

Aff-Man a grey import means it was a model made only for a specific market, e.g RVF400's are JDM only, Japanese Domestic Market bikes, they never left the country unless they were sent here as 2nd hand imports, know what i mean? and so as joni said in some countries like UK/SA etc its hard to get the bike worked on, over here we are not so official etc so you can take an RVF into anywhere and still get it serviced. well gotta shoot, and Joni i reckon just buy one over here, and remember we are not as laid back on our speeding laws etc as it sounds like SA is -or at least parts of it that ive heard of.

[celticyankee]

Seems like you got lots of good advice already but.....I just wanted to say I brought my bike here from USA and it wasn't expensive at all. As long as you have papers showing ownership and keep possession of the vehicle for a minimum of 2 yrs after arriving in NZ, it costs $80 for MAF inspection and tax based on vehicle value.

It was really easy and not expensive at all.....what WAS a hassle and expense was getting the VIN inspection.........if your bike is stock you probably won't have any hassles, I had HEAPS of hassles on that process as my bike was built and lots of custom parts........

Hope this helps.......


Safe Journeys to you

[aff-man]

Cheers KK. Yip joni highway limit is like 100km and it don't make sence untill of course you get out of town and the road is only straight for like 1 km at a time (not that it's a problem or anything). Most bikes sold here and have been imported usually have lowish km. When i asked why i was told the bikes were used only to go to the shop and back ect and not for any real riding. I mean i have put about 7-8000km on this bike in just over 6 months and some bikes coming in have like 17000km since 1990 so if you get it fully serviced should run like new.

[Joni]

Thanks guys - I wil find out how much it is and then take it from there...

[fredie]

so what happened too your 400 joni