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Importing a Motorbike from France

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  • 24-11-2015 6:08pm
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    Joopa
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    I have been looking at importing a motorbike from France but running into an issue with a dealer in that he can only sell it to me if there is evidence of living in France for 3 months even though I am planning to bring it into Ireland...
    Anyone done this or a suggestion of how to import a bike into Ireland from France from a dealer?
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    KT10
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭KT10


    Ring Derek in Overlanders, he'll probably be able to tell you whats involved as I understand they buy bikes in from Europe for their shop in Wexford.


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    two wheels good
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    Do you know any local resident who can take ownership and then transfer it to you? I know of a non-resident who bought a car privately in France and exported it without problem.


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    100 horsepower limit on some yokes in France ?



    http://www.motomag.com/Europe-et-moto-le-Parlement-enterre-la-loi-des-100-ch.html#.VlkHTWt2AyM


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    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    gctest50 wrote: »
    100 horsepower limit on some yokes in France ?



    http://www.motomag.com/Europe-et-moto-le-Parlement-enterre-la-loi-des-100-ch.html#.VlkHTWt2AyM
    Only after 01/01/2016 ;)


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    colm_c
    Registered Users Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭colm_c


    Why has no one asked the most import question -- what bike are you getting OP?


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    colm_c
    Registered Users Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭colm_c


    Mesrine65 wrote: »
    Only after 01/01/2016 ;)

    It's actually the other way around, the 100hp+ restriction will be removed from France in 2016.


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    fear_factory84
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭fear_factory84


    I was able to register a bike imported from Italy without transferring it in my name in Italy only without the registration paper and a buy/sell contract in English.
    Perhaps it was from a friend that trusted me and waited for my shipping of all the paper to deregister the bike in Italy after my successful Irish registration.

    This is something a stranger or a shop wouldn't do.

    I used Overlanders for the shipping and everything went good.


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