Looking for a Blackbird

[Blackbird]

*In BIRD fashion*

The Reds are Fast!!??

They're just a tad faster than those blew things Geoff rides. Black's where it's at.

Ahem Rhod - black must be slower because you've remained upright on your latest one See what a bunch of squabblers we are Nick? You ought to feel right at home when you leave UK BIRD

[ceebie13]

erm.... first of all welcome, Nick, to the land of the long grey cloud (well it seems to be that way over the past few weeks!). Its good to have another
ex-Blightonian to swell the pommie ranks a bit more. The more whingers on here the better IMHO. So I say to all you Blackbird riders, "I may not have have a BB myself, but the grab rail on the CB is the same. Does that mean I am eligible and can come out to play with all you Bird lovers? pretty please...! :-) I promise I wont show you up!!

[ceebie13]

Hi Nick
... I have just landed in NZ three weeks ago and my Bird is on its way by sea (should be here by Xmas )
Davey

aka Freebird

Been there, done that in Jan 2004. Please tell me you didn't use Frontier Forwarding to ship your bike here. My experience with them was appalling. You could do yourself a favour and get as much of the Customs paperwork done before the bike arrives. That could speed up the entry legalities. They may try and rob you of the GST on your bike's current value so be prepared and have none of it. There can be a lot of farting about having the bike inspected straight out of its crate by MAF at the Seaview Depot ( I hope yours is squeeky clean) and then having it moved from there to a dealer who then has to confirm the brakes meet NZ standards before getting it warranted and rego'd etc etc. (Motomart were very good - they did all that after one call from me after the MAF inspection.) Meanwhile you have to go back to customs armed with Bills of lading, then you have to visit MAF HQ to pay for the inspection...oh the list of "to do's" goes on... But without doubt, it's a great feeling riding your bike for the first time over here. Makes you want to give it a cuddle! Keep your old UK registration plate and screw it to your garage/bedroom wall as a momento. Hope to catch up on a ride out some day. With apologies if I was teaching you to suck eggs!

Rich

[Biff]

black must be slower because you've remained upright on your latest one

Oooooo - you bitch!

[Freebird]

Ceebie13
Thanks I'm open to all the help I can get, have you any details of what paperwork it is I need to sort out?

Look forward to meeting up with you some time

Regards
Davey