Wed, 21 Oct 1998 23:14:50 +1000 - Message No. 4322
From: Michael Richards

Subject: @ in Australia and ECE documents


Hi all,

I am still (after many months) trying to get my beloved @ certified to be
registered in Australia.  The @ has never been imported by Honda here and
the government requires that I prove the bike is safe to use on the road
here. The authorities gave me a year to get the bike tested and certified
or I will have to ship it back to the UK.

The tests for this here are very expensive, about AUD$8000 (8,282 DM,
USD$5041)!!!

My problem is I have only until the end of February '99 to have the bike
pass the tests! I can't afford this huge money for my '96 Atwin.

There is one hope for me and this is where I need help from my European
ATIC buddies.  If I can get copies of the ECE certification documents for
the ATwin then I do not need to have the bike re-tested so much here.  The
ECE documents will exempt me form the Noise, Brake and Light tests.  This
means I will only need to pay about $3000!

So does anyone know on this list how I can get a copy of these ECE
documents? I believe Honda Italy is the head office, can an Italian member
of the list maybe ring them for me? (I have tried, but I don't speak
Italian, and they couldn't understand me!)

Any advice will be greatfully accepted...

Warm regards from 'Down Under'

Michael Richards
ATIC#131 '96 Atwin
Michael Richards
Director
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