Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:12:48 +0800 - Message No. 5236
From: Matthias Becker

Subject: @-Import to Germany


Hi Guys,
As it might happen that we (@tic #458 & #459) might have to leave our
present hometown Singapore for good, we would prefer not to part from
our "African Queen".
Out of that reason we would like to ask for some help on that topic.
- Has anyone imported an @ to "good old Germany" before ?
- Which "traps" do you see and how to possibly avoid them ?
- Could the guys in Offenbach (Honda Deutschland) be of any help, even
if it might be a parallel import (eine   "graue") from their point of
view ?
- Has anyone the official addr. of H.M. Deutschland (e-mail) ?
- Does the KBA (Germany's vehicle authorities) have e-mail ?
- Do I have to go through the Horrors of a "single Approval"
(Einzelabnahme), or is there a chance to pass   that  hurdle via the
proof of similarity (Baugleichheit) and how to prove that. Would a
"vehicle compliance   statement"(KFZ Brief)-copy of an existing and 
road going @ be good enough, and  how to prove to the TÜV    (German
vehicle inspection organisation)that they are  similar ?.

This is what it says on the plates and stickers:

 - Plate on the right mainframe downtime behind the engine reads:

               HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD
               JH2RD07A 4TM210583
              84db(A) at 3750min/-1
   No HOMOLOGACION TIPO  A-0529    P.V.A.  92/6535
   TYPE  RD07/A    CYLINDRÈE  742cm/3    GENRE  MTTE


 - Sticker on the right mainframe uppertube (near stearinghead), reads
in white letters on a black background:
  
   MESURE DE BRUIT A L'ARRET
   NIVEAU SONORE        84,0 dbA
   NOMBRE DE TOURS    3750   min/-1
   MARQUE ET TYPE DE SILENCIEUX:  HM MAY E
   IMPULSIONS D'ALLUMAGE PAR 2 TOURS:  2

- Sticker beneth the other one, reads in black letters on a white
background:

   E13   10R - 012482 

- Code embossing on the engine reads:

   RD04E2601002


Out of this a.m. info we suggest that it is a model in compliance of the
traffic and emission (gases and loudness) rules and regulations of at
lest one European country.
- Can anyone confirm the a.m. statement ?
We also believe that it is build in 1996, as it was registered for the
1st time on Nov.13th 1996 and as it is an "RD 07-A"(with its fake air
ram, the sidepannels in grey colour and with the rims in natural alloy
silver instead of the previously (including model '95s "RD 07") golden
anodized ones.
We also think it is a model "XRV 750 T", in the 60 HP version as it does
175 to 180 km/h (don't ask where we tried that).
- If someone could confirm any of our suggestions by decoding the info
on the a.m. plate or stickers,that   would be of great help!

As I'm going to Australia on Tuesday for at least two weeks and my
roaming function on my laptop might fail (a great excuse for s.o. to
stupid to operate it !), please don't wonder in case of no reply until
April.

Thank you in advance and please keep the black stuff on the tarmac

         pia & matthias
  (@tic #459 & #458)



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