Thu, 29 Jan 1998 09:32:42 +1100 (EST) - Message No. 2080
From: "G.Aldis"

Subject: sending an AT to Australia


Hi everyone,

greetings from Australia, Im Greg and I live in Sydney and I own one of the
few AT's in Australia( I think there are 9 or so).

To answer Fredericks question getting an AT registered here is very hard.
There are only 2 ways to get a vehicle registered in Australia that is not
officially imported here.

1-If an Aussie citizen owns a vehicle overseas for more than 6 months it
can be brought into Australia and registered as a private import with only
a safety inspection required. The owner must be able to prove via passport
stamps/visas etc that they were out of the country with the vehicle.

2-if someone migrates to Australia they are entitled to bring one vehicle
with them and get it registered as a private import. I have been told that
there is a time limit on this but Im not sure.

I know of one RD04  with less than 15,00km on it just sitting in a shop
doing nothing because the owner brought it in to the country without
checking and now it can't be registered.

HOWEVER there is an individual putting an RD07 through our design rule
testing for limited importing at the moment and if the bike passes he will
be able to import and register 25 RD07's a year. We should know if thats OK
in about 2 months. Get your friend to contact me here in Sydney and I will
be able to help him further.

My bike was bought in England then ridden overland back to Australia and
registered and then I bought it a couple of months ago and it is a
fantastic bike, the only problem being that if I want any spares I have to
get them from overseas myself.
regards
Greg




Greg Aldis
Sydney Australia
61 2 9385 2094(W)
61 2 93111119(H)
1987 XL600V Transalp
1992 XRV750 Africa Twin
http://www.clubman.org.au/transalp.htm



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