Importing Motorbikes from UK

blade1

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Anyone any experience buying from Superbike Factory in the UK?

They seem to have a lot of bikes and some at very tempting prices and very low mileage

If I recall correctly,not the best after sales.

gooch2k9

blade1 wrote: »

If I recall correctly,not the best after sales.

Not the best pre sales from what I've read. Pretty much sold as seen, not looked over very much if at all.

hairyslug

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Anyone any experience buying from Superbike Factory in the UK?

They seem to have a lot of bikes and some at very tempting prices and very low mileage

A good few good reviews on trust pilot but enough bad ones to put me off buying there before.

Glen_Quagmire

What's raising a red flag for me is every bike on their website looks immaculate and some are very cheap and extremely low mileage

Glen_Quagmire

Any recommendations for shops to buy from in the UK?

UrbanFret

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

What's raising a red flag for me is every bike on their website looks immaculate and some are very cheap and extremely low mileage

They're not actual photos of the bike for sale. They use the same photo for several bikes of the same make and model.:eek:

Glen_Quagmire

UrbanFret wrote:

They're not actual photos of the bike for sale. They use the same photo for several bikes of the same make and model.

Surely that's not true

UrbanFret

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Surely that's not true

Well i recall looking through bikes one night and I kept seeing the same photos. Maybe it wasn't them but I thought it was.
review

cadete

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Any recommendations for shops to buy from in the UK?

If you are after a sportsbike check out A.H Superbikes on facebook, always has a good stock and prices seem fairly good,

Glen_Quagmire

cadete wrote:

If you are after a sportsbike check out A.H Superbikes on facebook, always has a good stock and prices seem fairly good,

Thanks, they actually look like a decent dealer.. Looks like they are specialists in big sports bikes as you mentioned but I'm looking for a mid range street bike

cadete

check out mccallens in belfast, davys bikes bangor(great to deal with mate got a cracking deal here but turns over alot of stock) hursts motorcycles in belfast(newer stuff) or just facebook marketplace,

Hotblack Desiato

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

Ask the dealer if they can take your bike which was originally from the UK.

Doesn't matter where it's originally from, just where it's registered at time of sale.

Personally, you're probably better off just selling it here. Even if you put it up for moderately less than what it's worth it's probably going to be more than the UK dealer will give you and with the weather good it shouldn't be too hard to shift.

VRT and lack of supply here means that prices are higher than the UK, and a dealer will always take their margin off what they'll offer you on a trade-in anyway.

veetwin

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Anyone any experience buying from Superbike Factory in the UK?

They seem to have a lot of bikes and some at very tempting prices and very low mileage

I bought a 2014 Triumph Tiger 800 from them a few months ago. It was photographed accurately and was in mint condition as promised. The price advertised is the price you pay. Their argument is they price the bikes low and there is no wiggle room as they (according to themselves) turn bikes around in a matter of days.

The showroom is a fairly unimpressive extended backstreet garage with 500 bikes shoehorned into it. The bikes though looked clean and as you say many are low mileage. Mine was low mileage fully backed up with service history and MOT certs.


This is the Ryanair model of selling bikes. Don't expect luxurious showrooms with free coffee and wonderful attention. However I would buy from then again. I got a really good bike with great spec way cheaper than anything available here.

650gs

galwaytt wrote: »

Some couriers will inspect the bike upon collection but you will still have to have paid for it in full, first.

Privately of course, there's an element of risk: from a shop it's more secure, but you'll still be paying in advance of collection. And shops would be more diligent vis-a-vis any finance owing on it (clean title), crash history, whether stolen etc. Buying privately you'd have no comeback.

Stolen bikes is a big problem in UK atmo.

One thing I must stress: wherever you buy, you MUST get the V5C Registration document with the bike when it's collected. Under no circumstances does the seller post it off to DVLA as per a normal UK sale. You cannot register the bike here without it.

Make this clear at the start with the seller. If needs be, let them read the V5C which says it or get them to ring the DVLA to confirm it.

I have bought bikes in the UK where the owner refused to give me the v5 even after reading it where it tells them for export they have to, Its no big deal the DVLA will send it on to you with a letter telling you they cant reg it to you and worse case scenario you just wright to the DVLA and ask for a cert of permanent export you can down load the form for this from there site very easy this Ive dont it lots of times no bother

macplaxton

650gs wrote: »

and worse case scenario you just wright to the DVLA and ask for a cert of permanent export

But the DVLA don't issue Certificates of Export any more. As discussed here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?t=2057955160

Gov.uk "withdrawn" https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-a-certificate-of-permanent-export

Advice is clear here: https://www.gov.uk/taking-vehicles-out-of-uk

If you bought a vehicle in the UK but do not have a UK address
You need to:

• take the full vehicle log book (V5C) from the seller (not just the new keeper slip)
• send the ‘permanent export’ section to DVLA
• find out how to register the vehicle in the country you’re taking it to

Do not buy a vehicle without a log book (V5C).

No V5C, no sale. A V5C makes it much much easier to register here. If the seller wants to notify the DVLA, they can fill the export section, send a covering letter or do it all online.

650gs

macplaxton wrote: »

But the DVLA don't issue Certificates of Export any more. As discussed here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?t=2057955160

Gov.uk "withdrawn" https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-a-certificate-of-permanent-export

Advice is clear here: https://www.gov.uk/taking-vehicles-out-of-uk



No V5C, no sale. A V5C makes it much much easier to register here. If the seller wants to notify the DVLA, they can fill the export section, send a covering letter or do it all online.

Got mine 2 weeks ago after contacting them the rules are just for residents they told me, it was no hassle I contacted them about 4 weeks ago and it took 2 weeks to come over to Ballymun to get my new reg and no probs at all

galwaytt

650gs wrote: »

Got mine 2 weeks ago after contacting them the rules are just for residents they told me, it was no hassle I contacted them about 4 weeks ago and it took 2 weeks to come over to Ballymun to get my new reg and no probs at all

I still wouldn't buy any vehicle without the V5C in my hand. Too many opportunities for it to go wrong imho.

UrbanFret

What exactly do you need with you when you go to nct centre . Website info is very vague?

Interceptor

UrbanFret wrote: »

What exactly do you need with you when you go to nct centre . Website info is very vague?

• Bill of sale (receipt with sale price and date of sale)
• Bikes foreign registration documents (UK V5C)
• Your ID, a document with your PPS and proof of address
• Filled out registration application form VRTVPD2, downloadable from revenue.ie website
• Money to pay VRT

UrbanFret

Interceptor wrote: »

• Bill of sale (receipt with sale price and date of sale)
• Bikes foreign registration documents (UK V5C)
• Your ID, a document with your PPS and proof of address
• Filled out registration application form VRTVPD2, downloadable from revenue.ie website
• Money to pay VRT

Great! Thanks. Much clearer than the website.

Dublinstiofán

UrbanFret wrote: »

Great! Thanks. Much clearer than the website.

They asked me for ferry receipt/transportation documentation too to prove when it was brought into the country.

UrbanFret

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

They asked me for ferry receipt/transportation documentation too to prove when it was brought into the country.

I bought the bike in Fermanagh so I should be fine there.:D

Glen_Quagmire

UrbanFret wrote:

I bought the bike in Fermanagh so I should be fine there.

Did you buy from a garage there?

UrbanFret

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Did you buy from a garage there?

yes. Moto tempo lisnaskea.

Wonda-Boy

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

They asked me for ferry receipt/transportation documentation too to prove when it was brought into the country.

Ohhh, that can be a stumbling block if you buy a bike with less then 6,000km on it and you have to clock up a bit of mileage!!!!

Mate bought a 2 yr old Versys 1000 with only 3,000km on the clock, had to do a few trips to the shop for milk via dingle and the wild atlantic way before he went to the VRT.

Interceptor

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Ohhh, that can be a stumbling block if you buy a bike with less then 6,000 miles on it and you have to clock up a bit of mileage!!!!

Mate bought a 2 yr old Versys 1000 with only 3,000 miles on the clock, had to do a few trips to the shop for milk via dingle and the wild atlantic way before he went to the VRT.

Sure, but its not an insurmountable challenge. I went to VRT an old bike with 2k kms on it and they wanted more than the bike was worth in VAT. I was eventually able to comply with the import regulations without paying the VAT but the system is not in the least bit flexible if you don't fit within certain criteria.

Hotblack Desiato

If the odo works off the transmission you could do a "Ferris Bueller" :cool:

KildareMan

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Ohhh, that can be a stumbling block if you buy a bike with less then 6,000 miles on it and you have to clock up a bit of mileage!!!!

Mate bought a 2 yr old Versys 1000 with only 3,000 miles on the clock, had to do a few trips to the shop for milk via dingle and the wild atlantic way before he went to the VRT.

It's 6,000 km not miles (3730 miles)

UrbanFret

Interceptor wrote: »

• Bill of sale (receipt with sale price and date of sale)
• Bikes foreign registration documents (UK V5C)
• Your ID, a document with your PPS and proof of address
• Filled out registration application form VRTVPD2, downloadable from revenue.ie website
• Money to pay VRT

Brought her in today,
Exactly as Interceptor said here.
2012 CBF1000 GT 20,000 miles €269,
Thanks again.

IrishGrimReaper

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