Moving to New Zealand soon

**quicksilver** · 6th September 2007, 22:37

Should I bring my Hayabusa?

**canarlee** · 6th September 2007, 22:40

you can buy them here!

what you should look at though is shipping costs etc, it might (probably) be worth selling the one you have there and buying another when you get here!

oh and bienvenido a la casa loca

**ceebie13** · 6th September 2007, 22:47

Well It cost me less than the price of an equivalent ZX9 purchased in NZ to ship mine out from the UK nearly four years ago.

**McJim** · 6th September 2007, 22:50

Probably best to get one when you're here - stateside ones use MPH and it's a pain in the arse looking at the speedo and thinking 100 = 62.5, 80 = 50, 70 = 43.75, 60 = 37.5, 50 = 31.5 etc.

HOWEVER, it might also be that you've got one of those merkin style 'busas with a 3 mile long swingarm. Then I'd definately get a different one when you get here. Local bikes need to go round corners more so than bikes in the USA. we have less money for road development therefore roads are narrower and have more corners.

Welcome.

**Skunk** · 6th September 2007, 22:53

Farrrrk, we're being over-run by foreigners!

Welcome. Hope you can do corners. Even the number 1 highway is one lane each way.

**fredie** · 7th September 2007, 01:06

im looking on comming over aswell . but i need help

**babyB** · 7th September 2007, 01:26

Originally Posted by Skunk

Farrrrk, we're being over-run by foreigners!

Welcome. Hope you can do corners. Even the number 1 highway is one lane each way.

sorry not much help, but welcome

**Cajun** · 7th September 2007, 07:58

quicksilver - it would all depend on how much work you have on your current hayabusa, i mean if you have thrown lots $$$ at it, might be worth bring it, but have to becareful you might have to change alot of things back to stock so it can be vined to be used on our roads (you can always put stuff back on once vined), but remember the new busa is out end of this year, so could always move and buy a new one?

**jonbuoy** · 7th September 2007, 08:59

Anyone know if you can combine shipping? If your bringing a container of furniture and personal effects can you stuff a bike or two in their as well?

**Cajun** · 7th September 2007, 09:00

Originally Posted by jonbuoy

Anyone know if you can combine shipping? If your bringing a container of furniture and personal effects can you stuff a bike or two in their as well?

would think you should be able to, would be best to find a old bike shipping box from local bike shop to help pack it, you would want to empty all petrol etc from the bike before shipping

**quicksilver** · 8th September 2007, 15:54

I'm planning to ship the bike in a container with the rest of my stuff but it still needs a ton of paperwork and duties in NZ as well as the inspection.

**Chickenlegs** · 8th September 2007, 18:05

Don't you only pay tax/duties if you sell the bike within two years and not owned it for more than year, or something?
How long have you owned said motorsickle?
Do you intend keeping it for the foreseeable future?

**NZsarge** · 8th September 2007, 18:13

Originally Posted by quicksilver

Should I bring my Hayabusa?

No, sell it there and when you get here buy a R1!

So when you coming to live in NZ? where abouts you gonna be living? and Welcome to NZ for when you get here.

**NZsarge** · 8th September 2007, 18:19

Originally Posted by quicksilver

I'm planning to ship the bike in a container with the rest of my stuff but it still needs a ton of paperwork and duties in NZ as well as the inspection.

I think I know where you'll soon be able to pick up a Busa here, I think it's done about 15000k and don't quote me on this but I think he'll be wanting about $14.5k (NZ) for it. Black with the Japanese Hayabusa sign or whatever you call it is in gold.