Taking an overseas bike to the States

[djrashonal]

Take it in parts in household goods. Put it back together. Registering depends on state regs.

Since motos are considered HHG anyways is there a big difference taking it apart/shipping as a pile of parts vs. having them crate it and add to it my HHG shipment? From what I could tell in my research the Japanese version of the S2R1000 are pretty similar to the ones sold in the states, thus leading me to believe I shouldnt have to change much, if anything to get it up to EPA code(?).

[Raux]

Yes as a whole bike its considered a vehicle and customs can seize it if its non us version.

[NAKID]

Yes as a whole bike its considered a vehicle and customs can seize it if its non us version.

Motorcycles are HouseHold Goods. They can't seize it. Everything is sealed at the location it is packed and unsealed upon delivery.

[ducatiz]

I own two bikes that were foreign models with foreign vins.  One is a 2001 900SS from Japan.  The guy who brought it back was navy.  If you're active duty overseas, there is a procedure you can use.  You do not have to use an RI.  He paid about 200 to get the paperwork done.

The other bike is a 600ss and was never sold in the US, but the owner paid an RI to get it conformed as a 750ss -- Ducati wrote a conformance slip for that one.

[Raux]

Bikes are usually crated by themselves now.

[djrashonal]

I own two bikes that were foreign models with foreign vins.  One is a 2001 900SS from Japan.  The guy who brought it back was navy.  If you're active duty overseas, there is a procedure you can use.  You do not have to use an RI.  He paid about 200 to get the paperwork done.

The other bike is a 600ss and was never sold in the US, but the owner paid an RI to get it conformed as a 750ss -- Ducati wrote a conformance slip for that one.

So since the 900ss was sold in the states, but was a Japanese model he only had to do some paperwork and pay a few hundred $$, but since the 600ss never came stateside the guy had to go with an RI?

Any idea what the procedure is? I'm looking at this: http://ramstein.bookoo.com/i/55015468
The guy said he bought it last year in Japan from a wholesaler who sold used bikes since it is so hard to import your bike to Japan, then PCS'd here (Germany). It's fully registered and street legal in the USAEUR system with plates, but he has no info on the bike whatsoever. He said he has the keys and hes only put 1000mi on it since owning it. No maintenance records - nothing.

We're not rotating out for 3 years, so even if I can't take it back to the states, if I can get a good enough deal on it then maybe I can get my money's worth riding it around Europe.

[Raux]

Theres a shop called italo tiele markt not far from the ducati dealer is zweibrucken. Tell oliver about it and see if you can get it to his shop for a look. Tell him jerry sent you. I havent spoken to him in a while but he is good people and a genius with ducati

[Raux]

http://www.desmo-m.de/en/

[Raux]

Oh and he did have an 888 sp3 and an original tt f1 in the shop

[djrashonal]

Theres a shop called italo tiele markt not far from the ducati dealer is zweibrucken. Tell oliver about it and see if you can get it to his shop for a look. Tell him jerry sent you. I havent spoken to him in a while but he is good people and a genius with ducati

That's perfect! How's his english, because so far, my German is shit!

[Raux]

Perfect english.

[ducatiz]

So since the 900ss was sold in the states, but was a Japanese model he only had to do some paperwork and pay a few hundred $$, but since the 600ss never came stateside the guy had to go with an RI?

precisely. 

Any idea what the procedure is? I'm looking at this: http://ramstein.bookoo.com/i/55015468
The guy said he bought it last year in Japan from a wholesaler who sold used bikes since it is so hard to import your bike to Japan, then PCS'd here (Germany). It's fully registered and street legal in the USAEUR system with plates, but he has no info on the bike whatsoever. He said he has the keys and hes only put 1000mi on it since owning it. No maintenance records - nothing.

We're not rotating out for 3 years, so even if I can't take it back to the states, if I can get a good enough deal on it then maybe I can get my money's worth riding it around Europe.

Conformance letter from the manufacturer.

[djrashonal]

precisely. 

Conformance letter from the manufacturer.

Do I reach out to Ducati NA or Ducati Japan for the conformance letter? (or, since I'll be bringing it from Germany, Ducati Europe?)

Thanks for the help!

[Raux]

They wouldnt do it for my 98 st2

[djrashonal]

So according to the VIN decoder on mad duck here: http://www.mad-ducati.com/Technical/VINInfo.html
The bike in question has a north american vin 2DMM416AA6B094340).
2- produced in Canada
Dm- ducati

6B - 2006 made in Bologna?

If this is the case, does it change anything about importing it back to the States from here?