The darsy thread

I imported my 550/4 from Ireland and there was no tax and very little
paperwork: importing *used* bikes costs nothing.

 

Is this a thread hijack?

Champs has never been registered. Therefore tax has never been paid. I think
you have to play catch up if you now put it on the road.

NI <> UK is as simple as Scotland <> England they just have different number
plate formats. RoI is different of course.

 

But only if they've been sold tax-paid in the country of origin. With
no previous registration and presumably no original bill of sale, that
may not be the case.

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Hijacker? Moi?

I saw the bit about `import' and `purchased in Ireland' and thought
it was about importing from Ireland.

 

I tuck it behind the mauve fairing on my black and blue bike.

 

1999 Triumph Tiger or 1998 Triumph Daytona ;-)

 

Congratulations, you've managed to suggest two bikes ruled out earlier
in the thread, one of which is quoted above in the original post.

Triumph. Minging. The two words kinda go hand-in-hand.

 

2001 fireblade in limited edition silver?

 

It's too big and powerful for him, and you know it.

 

More to the point, it's a fucking Honda.

 

Come on dude. Just think of the crowds you could wipe out with this
thing.

 

929 and 954 Blades are really very good bikes

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Really? Oh well I guess you didn't notice the different style/shape of
the Daytona over the years. But I won't let your blinkered view bother
me. I rather like the 98 Daytona. As I was posting from Google earlier
it's a wonder that I saw any of the thread at all.

 

Changeling

 

Also check the definition of 'new' vehicle as regards import from
another EC country for VAT purposes. Even if it is already registered,
if the mileage is very low it is still considered new.

"NMT (New Means of Transport) vehicles are defined by HMRC as
originating from within the EU and are either less than six months old
or have travelled less than 6,000 kms (3,750m)[1]"

Not an insurmountable obstacle perhaps. Has it even got a speedo I
wonder? No bill of sale showing a VIN , date and mileage on purchase
might be a bigger one.


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I did, and they were all ugly, improving slightly over time but never
exactly appealing.

 

Yep, it's got a speedo.

Er, what's to possibly stop you just making this up?

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The last of the Daytonas looked like a slightly less (fewer?) pointy
version of your SV.

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Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

So that's the one person in the UK who likes the ill fated TL-R

 

They looked alright at the front but not so good from the rear, and I
never liked the single-sided swinger.

Shame really, cos the 675 is easier on the eye than a bucket of Optrex.