Moving to Australia - multiple questions

[jade]

Ok so Im moving to australia (sydney - from auckland)
and have briefly investigated shipping costs...
My questions are more compliance related and registering costs
I have a 2000 aprilia rs250 where the only main modification I can think of is aftermarket indicators (cycletreads ones and I dont think they have the right numbers on them to be vinned here)
What is the process involved for taking my bike to australia once it arrives
I guess it goes through quarantine before I can have it
How do I go about getting it legal and what problems am I likely to come across ?
What ballpark figures can I expect to pay ???
Will I be looking at vinning (compliance) - Getting it registered and warranted
or will all this be in one hit ?? I am mostly interested in hearing from people that have done this before

I have owned the bike for more than one year and have no intention of selling it.... ever.
Selling here and buying new is not an option

My second question is about licensing.
I have been on my learners licence for 3 and a bit years - I plan to move to aus in april of next year - so even If I got my restricted tomorow I would not be able to get my full before I go over there
How does getting an australian licence work and will I still be able to ride my 250 on whatever licence I would get ?

What would happen if I DID have a full licence here and moved over there ?
Would I be able to get some type of full international licence or similar ?
I am thinking along the lines of applying for an exemption here to skip straight to my full licence before I leave - would this help me ?
What criteria do you need to apply for the exemption (in NZ) ?
Would being on my learners (because i havent wanted to upgrade to anything bigger) for almost 4 years likely get me the exemption?
also I would add in my story about moving to aus and needing to be able to commute for work
I hope somebody can help me

[jade]

a little help ? Is it because I said australia ?

[Steam]

Go to this page and put in NZ to Aust. http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tri...t/shipping.php
As for getting a bike registered, it's different, over there they don't seem to have a Vinning process to go through, just get a warrant and fill out the form to get a number plate and that's it.
No need to give a chassis number or anything.
In fact it seems possible to steal a motorcycle in the UK or USA and send it to Oz, there seems to be nothing to stop that kind of thing, no checking of frame numbers or ownership histories.
WHen I registered my bike over there I just showed them a hand-written receipt at the QUeensland Transport office, and they gave me a plate and rego papers and that was cool, it was all good from there.

Maybe I missed something, but it seems that easy.

[homer]

an international licence will do for 6 months

So your going to need to get an aus one anyways
as for the bike
id sell it and buy one there
if you take it itll cost you 2 lots of gst
its just not worth it
and then a container or similar
think about a quarter of a container is about 700
think ?

[Steam]

an international licence will do for 6 months

You don't need an international license for Oz, you just go on the NZ one and it's legal for a year.
At any point you can change it over to an Australian one. At least in Queensland you don't even need to take a test or pay a fee, it's free! So nice.
You can change right over to the same stage of license over there.
Here's what the QLD transport site says about it; sorry, I lost the actual site, but google a sentence below and you'll find it.

Overseas licence holders

An amendment was made to the Transport Operations Regulation on 1 March 2006, exempting New Zealand licence holders, and certain other overseas licence holders, from having to complete the written road rules test and pay the prescribed fee for a car and/or motorbike licence.

Applicants from these counties (excluding applicants from external territories of those recognised countries) are not required to take a written road rules or practical driving test when applying for a car or motorcycle licence in Queensland.

[Drum]

Can't help with any of that stuff, but go to the Toxteth Hotel in Glebe and tell 'em Damon sent ya. (or the Coogee, Bondi or King's Cross Hotels too for that matter).

[jade]

thanx for the responses, that helps plenty.. and seems to be easy !
I AM taking my bike reguardless of the cost..
you have to understand how many hours I have put into it... hundreds,
I will never find another like it
Im only going to aus for 3-4 months and should be commuting from where my sister lives in bondi junction to a boatbuilding yard Ill be working at about 40 mins away, when the 3-4 months is up the bike will go into storage and I will be heading to europe to work for 3-5 years type of thing
when Im ready to come home - Ill pick up my baby ..bring her back and buy my first new bike off the showroom floor
I plan on building a box to ship the bike, its also going to have to fit my toolbox so will be a reasonable size... put it on a ship and send it a couple weeks before I get on a plane...
Can anybody confirm the above posts ?

[JimO]

Can't help with any of that stuff, but go to the Toxteth Hotel in Glebe and tell 'em Damon sent ya. (or the Coogee, Bondi or King's Cross Hotels too for that matter).

i dont know about that........you may find Damon left a bar tab behind

[Shaun]

thanx for the responses, that helps plenty.. and seems to be easy !
I AM taking my bike reguardless of the cost..
you have to understand how many hours I have put into it... hundreds,
I will never find another like it
Im only going to aus for 3-4 months and should be commuting from where my sister lives in bondi junction to a boatbuilding yard Ill be working at about 40 mins away, when the 3-4 months is up the bike will go into storage and I will be heading to europe to work for 3-5 years type of thing
when Im ready to come home - Ill pick up my baby ..bring her back and buy my first new bike off the showroom floor
I plan on building a box to ship the bike, its also going to have to fit my toolbox so will be a reasonable size... put it on a ship and send it a couple weeks before I get on a plane...
Can anybody confirm the above posts ?

NOPE but, good on ya, sound pretty committed to your goal/plan How about just getting a Bike crate from a bike shop ( IT WILL BE FOC) and pack your tools in there as well, and get another box, or strap on externally and ship as well that way

[fredie]

i know some one that ships bikes all the time too an from nz too aus every week . for a few $100 each bike . i will look him up in sydney

[Jantar]

Im only going to aus for 3-4 months and should be commuting from where my sister lives in bondi junction to a boatbuilding yard Ill be working at about 40 mins away, when the 3-4 months is up the bike will go into storage and I will be heading to europe to work for 3-5 years type of thing

That is a bit different. When you leave aussie after such a short time you will need to take your bike with you or pay tax (GST and import duties) on the bike. I believe that you can only avoid those taxes if you live in aussie, and own the bike for a minimum period. If you leave before that minimum period (I think its 2 years) then taxes will apply.

[fredie]

Anouncement: Bike Shipping Company "Get Routed" (really) is offering to take 125 Road Race bikes FREE to NZ's South Island for the first 3 rounds of the NZ 2008 Road Race Series. Yes Free shipping.

You will have to subsequently pay for:
- 3 x race entry fees
- arange your own inter-event transport
- arange your own accomodation
- arrange your own air travel arrangements

The first 3 rounds are at Christchurch (13-14 Jan), Timaru (19-20 Jan) and Invercargil (26-27 Jan) each is a two day event, part of the NZ Superbike Series.

You'll get 2 x 25 min practices and 1 x race Saturday and 1 x 3 lap warm up and 2 x races Sunday. That's a total for the whole trip of 9 x races and 9 practice sessions, almost a years events in two weeks!

You can see the full race details and supp regs at: http://www.nzsbk.com/id14.html

Containers leave Sydney on either 8th Nov or 19th Dec, and return on 22 Feb 2008.

Obviously if this appeals to you, you'll need to move fast to secure a spot for your machine in one of these containers. Reservation forms are availble on the "Get Routed" site at: http://www.getrouted.com.au/document...gexSYDNEYA.pdf

THIS IS, AND WILL BE A LIFE LONG MEMORABLE TWO WEEKS, and in reality probably only cost you about $2000 all up or there abouts.

I'm sure that those that wanted too could billet with NZ racers if they wished, cutting accomodation costs. Advanced air fares are cheap if you act fast. Car/ute hire shouldn't be too much either. Accomodation and food is similiar to Australia except our dollar is currently worth about $1.18 NZ.

Race entry fees are about $220NZ including transponder, about $190AU

I'm up for it, but would like company. Who is going to come with me?

Life's short and you can't take it with you.
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[fergie]

totally off topic i know but Rob Muldoon once said "kiwis that leave nz to live in Aus have the effect of raising the IQ of both countries"

Take your bike with you, enjoy it, have a bloody good time wherever you travel, cheers

[jade]

^ perfect answer
anybody with more information or experience I would appreciate if you post

as for that information about get routed, thats about 2 months before I wanna leave meaning my bike would be in transit for 3 months before I leave, not appealing

[crashe]

^ perfect answer
anybody with more information or experience I would appreciate if you post

as for that information about get routed, thats about 2 months before I wanna leave meaning my bike would be in transit for 3 months before I leave, not appealing

Go and have a chat to Kerry Jeffs over at Motohaus (09) 815 8384
Kerry D will be able to give you Kerry J's cell phone number.

Ring first to make sure when he will be there, as he is quite often overseas in Japan bringing back bikes.

He may well have a crate or two just lying around for you to have.



Kerry D owns Motohaus
Kerry J owns and runs the bike importer part of it out of Motohaus.