Fri, 19 Mar 1999 09:16:11 -0800
- Message No. 5284
From: Frank Evan Perdicaro
Subject: Re: Importing to the US
> So can you tell us *WHICH* major dealer said no problem?
> I think I would drive to any part of the US and pick up a
> new, legal AT.
Both of the Erion brother of Hawk GT fame have imported ATs.
I have looked into the issue and found three individual AT dealers here
in the SoCal. One will do new imports, the other will do new or used,
and the third will do used only.
The problem is price. They want WAY too much money. If you have
$12,000 you can get an AT this month. $6000 makes the issue much
more complicated.
My TAX FREE Africa Twin-in-California plan goes like this:
Buy a Harley 883 in (tax free) New Hampshire, register it and ride it
to Chicago.
Take this "used" bike on the weekly Lufthansa motorcycle flight from
Ohare to Frankfurt.
Trade the bike in for a brand new "Export Only" AT in Germany --
pay no taxes.
Fly back on the Lufthansa return leg
Register the AT as a dirt bike
Accumulate enough miles so it is not "new".
Petition the California DMV and register it as street bike, but pay
no tax becuse you have passed the mileage designation for "new".
This is a completely legal way to get a brand new AT without paying
even a dollar (or a Euro) in tax. All you need is the time and
flexibility.
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