International reshippers, youshop etc

[Erelyes]

PMO that they charge a bio security levy and they didn't even open my box. Wonder if you ring up and say you found some exotic insect they missed do you get a refund

Perhaps they scanned it, and the levy is to pay for $$$$$ whizbang x-ray machines.

[R650R]

Someone here had tyres shipped over ex USA and was still cheaper than NZ but cant remember the details.
Looking at set of decent Dualsport tyres, trying to see if worthwhile...

[yevjenko]

Someone here had tyres shipped over ex USA and was still cheaper than NZ but cant remember the details.
Looking at set of decent Dualsport tyres, trying to see if worthwhile...

This guy shipped some tyres from jakewilson. I did look but they have an embargo on sending some makes of tyres outside the us, and what they could send was about the same price as what i could get here

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...suit-amp-boots

it does take the piss that the distributors over here are charging so much to the bike shops though

[R650R]

Cheers that's just the one I was looking for. Looks like only worthwhile on superbike tyres.
Looking for new 17 and 21 dualsport tyres, buying them here in NZ looks cheapest.

[BMWST?]

i asked for the price on a small OBD "gauge" The gauge itself is 165 US,they wanted 100 bucks to ship the thing.

[yevjenko]

i asked for the price on a small OBD "gauge" The gauge itself is 165 US,they wanted 100 bucks to ship the thing.

Did you look at one of the services that will repack into smaller boxes?

[imdying]

You'd have to be a real jew to want to get tyres from overseas!

For the ODB, have you considered getting a $10 bluetooth dongle and using your phone?

[ruaphu]

You'd have to be a real jew to want to get tyres from overseas!

?

Meh, not really.

Tyres for our big cruiser run to around $750-800 bucks depending on supplier for decent hoops (not budget chite)

A local of KB here put me onto jakewilson.com. They had a front and rear landed at my door for the same price as a rear tyre sourced locally. It left $250 in my back pocket for other bike bits, eventually spent at my local bike shop.

I tried to negotiate a semi decent price with local tyre resellers but no luck, their loss my gain.

The local bike shop i frequent still fitted and balanced em. They know the score. They still supply all the other consumables and servicing i can't be bothered doing and replacement biker gear when we want/need it. They order in chite we want when we show em stuff from the interweb. So bottom line they get their moneys worth outta us.

Can't see the issue really of importing my tyres if of it makes my dollar go further, more so if save a decent amount, to me $250 is a decent amount, nothin jew about it. Granted, ya hav to be daft to do it for nickel and dime savings.


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[Gremlin]

You'd have to be a real jew to want to get tyres from overseas!

Unless you're just trying to have fun, there can be a marked price difference between here and overseas.

When I enquired about the Mich PR3 Trail arriving, I was told 6 months away, when they were available in the USA. Ordered in a set for a mate and I simply because you couldn't buy them here. Then they fooken pitch up a month or two later... More recently tho, the tyres are arriving soon after launch, reasonable price (aka, not too much gouging) so no point bringing in.