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Post by joneill4 on Apr 16, 2008 12:22:20 GMT -5
Ps @ marlon you only speak english because of the dutch lost interest in australia in favor of the united kingdom  [/quote] I think he meant the extremely strict emissions and import laws, and not the Dutch language. But maybe I'm wrong. |
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Post by marlon on Apr 16, 2008 19:13:04 GMT -5
Haha, i meant the engine emissions!
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Post by milkman on Apr 17, 2008 0:49:58 GMT -5
I think its a conspiracy between KTM and the Austrian Govt, they want the orange ones to spread......
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Post by aero on Apr 17, 2008 5:20:37 GMT -5
There is another way.
If a bike has been registered in one EU country, it is acceptable to the others (in theory).
So register the bike in the UK.
If it is older then 10 years there is no requirement for type approval. If it is less the 10 years, that model was imported so there is no need for type testing. Even if there was the type testing in the UK is extremely easy to get through, nothing like TUV.
So you need your import cert (so you have to pay UK import duty but not if you have paid it in another EU country), you'll need to get the bike MOT'd, then you can apply for a registration. With a UK reg it is just a matter of form filling to get a reg number in Oesterreich!
The down falls are that the bike has to be in the UK and you will need a UK address and UK insurance (£100 full comp for a classic bike if you are over 25). You do not have to register with the police that you are living in the UK like you do in Austria so a post box will do.
I looked into this to get round German TUV for home built one-offs, and that's the way I'd do it.
OK a lot of messing about, It would be easier to prove the bike has already been imported to EU and therefore has a type cert. Germany is the biggest market in the EU for these bikes so I don't see what the problem is.
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Post by bigshingle on Apr 17, 2008 11:05:04 GMT -5
Hey, I didn't know about the Swede SR Club. Maybe that explains why there aren't more Swedes around here.
When you see all the photos of well-cared for SRs in Europe, you have to ask yourself if the desire to own a brand new one and the red tape it requires might not be rooted in an unconscious yearning for self-punishment.
Hate to be kinky, but if that's it, why not pay someone to whip you, and then go buy a like-new SR? Replace any parts that don't meet your standards, and you'll still be many Euros ahead.
I'm thinking of stock bikes like smoris has in Belgium. He posted photos of it a few months ago.
From here Europe looks to be rich in SRs, so a brand new one wouldn't stand out as in other places. For a few brief days it's new and then it too is used.
But ideas for getting around the bureaucrazy are always good — art for art's sake.
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Post by milkman on Apr 18, 2008 3:54:36 GMT -5
We are talking about the EU here people
- they even mandate farmers try and make their cows fart less to reduce emissions
Stick it to them!
Have you tried asking through the German or French SR clubs?
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Post by StewRoss on Apr 18, 2008 4:02:39 GMT -5
My Dutch mate bought a drum-braked SR a while back for a really good price...nice machine. About a 94 model??? SR  |
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Post by redgalvin on Apr 18, 2008 21:34:06 GMT -5
When is enough government enough ? A citizen disarmed is a subject! God bless the USA
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Post by bigshingle on Apr 19, 2008 11:50:33 GMT -5
When is enough government enough ? A citizen disarmed is a subject! God bless the USA Gman, could you black out my location or change it to Madagascar or Tanzania or somewhere?  |
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Post by joneill4 on Apr 21, 2008 6:59:44 GMT -5
When is enough government enough ? A citizen disarmed is a subject! God bless the USA Gman, could you black out my location or change it to Madagascar or Tanzania or somewhere? Ditto |
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