Bikes are expensive in NZ!

[What?]

Yep, bikes are expensive here. It is all to do with how the importers see the value of things - price ex factory has absolutely no bearing on sale price.

Bring your gear, too, Rizza. For example, Shoei helmets are less than half the NZ price in the states. Draggin jeans sell here for $269, as opposed to $79US, and on it goes. The only draw-back is if you want to go racing, your helmet has to have the local standards sticker, so you will have to buy a new helmet here...

[rizza]

What are some common websites in NZ where I could look to see how much riding gear costs? If you were going to buy a new helmet on the internet, where would you order from?

Do any of you ever use eBay? Things are very cheap on there. Even after shipping charges you could probably get a good deal.

[Duke of Rogan]

NZ's version of ebay is www.trademe.co.nz, but I've never had a good look here for gear or bikes, but I see they have categories for it.

the best way to buy second hand gear or a bike is via www.trade-exchange.co.nz which is the online version of a weekly newspaper, however they dont do online auctions/purchases, but will give you a better idea of NZ prices.

hope this helps.

PS. its a mid-winters day here in Auckland and not a cloud in the sky!
great day for a ride (if I was unemployed)

[R1 mad]

to bring a bike in...
It will cost approximately $700 NZD in freight charges.
$100 in customs clearance fees.
$300 for a 'certificate of compliance'
$300 for a warrant & rego(roadworthiness & roadtax)
$25 for plates etc.

that means around the $1500NZD mark if You're bringing in Your own bike for private use. if it's a modern bike with 'fixed' headlight etc. the headlight will be angled incorrectly for the LHD market & so that will need replacement too.

If Youy sell it here within a year You may face some sort of duty/tax (gst 12.5%).

would the light be adjustable of would you need a new one. How much would a R1 light cost. Would the speedo matter if it was in miles

[Cajun]

speedo would not matter, many bikes speedos sold new here were in miles

R1 light well you would have price one up via wreakers, or a dealer

[imdying]

Would the fixed light thing apply to jap imports (that have RHD roads anyway)??

[Cajun]

np jap imports are find since they drive on same side of road as we do

eg reason we can get jap import cars

[Mental Trousers]

i think i want to live in auckland just because i want to be in a big city with some action.

Ya lucked out there cos Auckland is turning into nanaville. All the motorsports events are leaving there, anything arty pissed off to Wellington etc a long time ago. Pretty soon all Auckland will have left is a bunch of sailing boats.

Dunno what the exchange rate is at the moment, but coming over with some money and exchanging it will get you something comparable to what you could in the States before leaving.

[GB500nz]

Bikes cost more here because they're prime transport: they get used every day. When I got back to Auckland from a visit to California I saw more bikes on the road in the first ten minutes than I'd seen in two weeks in the States.
trademe.co.nz is the best place to look for bikes. Anybody who's serious about buying or selling a good bike goes there first.

[raster]

I wonder if Rizza did actually get to NZ as his last post was in 2003

[Shadows]

I wonder if Rizza did actually get to NZ as his last post was in 2003

Fucking LOL good spotting

[Mental Trousers]

ugh .

[mjvduc]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



I would reckon to bring your own bike(s) and heaps of spares and tires, compare to Europe you pay a lot more and very often it is hard to pick up aftermarket stuff or accessories.

As a first timer you shouldn’t be charged any GST and duty tax, if you plan to import on a regular base import the stuff for “Racing USE only” or tell “them” you wanna start a business and you need all that for your show room ……

I wasn’t that clever and I had to pay 40% for “importing” one leather suit.:spudgrr:


mjvduc

[Troll]

If Youy sell it here within a year You may face some sort of duty/tax (gst 12.5%).[/QUOTE]

the exemption to gst/duty is only if you have owned and used the bike overseas for over 12 months and are moving here permanently and it does not include kiwis returning home

[Dafe]

Yeah dude, I've done a few bike dealings recently. Best place in NZ to buy and sell is trademe.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...0026-1255-.htm