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| Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 07:32 pm | 2nd Post |
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I do not see how they can prevent you from bringing in a trike that you already own. Nor can I see any reason that it must be in the factory original shipped condition. My son in California is going to be working in Vancouver, CA this fall. His company is shipping his bike, trailer and all of the spare parts (for his job) that he needs just to preclude the problems that you are having. Can you locate a bike dealer that would be willing to accept shipment of a bike you bought in the US, and then "sell" it to you for a small nominal handling fee?
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| Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 07:32 pm | 3rd Post |
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First of all don't expect any help from Honda. The idiotic part of this is they can even make you change safety improvements to a bike (ie braided lines) if they weren't stock issue. Where are you located? Maybe someone knows of a local deal.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 08:16 pm | 4th Post |
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That smells like a bucket of last year's fish. I think the Canadian bike dealers have a strong lobby and created those laws. Bob Farrell (Ulster) was telling me of all the dirty tricks that Australia has in their customs laws. Same sort of stuff.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 11:01 pm | 6th Post |
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Lindsay Cycle does conversions on used bikes IIRC. I don't know if that helps at all. Import anything you want and have them trike it.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 11:14 pm | 7th Post |
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AZgl1500 wrote: That smells like a bucket of last year's fish. Not the government. It's Honda that creates the flack. Head office makes more bucks from Canadian sales so they don't like us going shopping down south. Honda won't honour warrantees or supply a few bits of paperwork. US dealers don't care. Money is money to them.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 12:07 am | 8th Post |
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AZgl1500 wrote: I do not see how they can prevent you from bringing in a trike that you already own. Nor can I see any reason that it must be in the factory original shipped condition. Problem is John that Honda did NOT make the trike and therefore it is not on the"list of approved imports You are SOL as they say for bringing in any modified bikes Just try and bring in a complete Orange County heap ( I mean wreck oops I mean 2 wheeled something You get my drift you must import a stock bike and then Trike it here with imported trike kit ...modifications you do after import is a whole different story!!! Last edited on Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 12:08 am by ccsailor ____________________ 08 Navi Rest not! Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die." - Goethe Wide acceptance of an idea is NOT proof of its validity Dan Brown 2009 Loud Pipes Just cover up poor riding skills!!!!! |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:49 pm | 10th Post |
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Here is a company in Canada that trikes and sell trike kits and full trikes ..So I do not think that there is a problem with a trike in Canada http://www.triwing.com/
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| Posted: Fri Jul 4th, 2008 09:29 am | 12th Post |
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I think most trike companies will not sell just a kit,because of insurance reasons .I think there was a big claim from someone who fitted his own kit and then had an accident and blamed the kit for it ,So now the kits are fitted by the shops ,but the company in Canada will sell kit only ,,Ciaran
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| Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 02:45 am | 13th Post |
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Tri-Wing are based here in Victoria, BC, I had a chat with one of their staff some time ago. If they are open tomorrow, Saturday, I will pop over to see what they have and post the info. On the other hand you could always email them. At the time they told me they export a lot of them toEngland, Europe and the US. I note on their website that their pricing is in US dollars, so Canadian pricing may be more expensive. Perhaps they have secondhand or trade in models to choose from. Wheels and tires are also not included in the price due to a weight saving advantage but they do give recommendations. http://www.triwing.com/components.htm 1767 Island Hwy Victoria, Tel: 250-478-9584 Last edited on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 02:51 am by Wingle ____________________ <-----------Zoe and Duff Doing nothing is very hard to do ... you never know when you're finished. - Leslie Nielsen Metallic Blue Green is the new Black! |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 03:25 am | 14th Post |
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When I came to Canada in 1990, I brought my bike with me, an East German MZ TS250/1 with Stoye Sidecar. (This is a 249cc two stroke single) (These utilitarian motorcycles have cult status in England and in Europe in general) I bought it new in 1979 and rode around Ireland England and France and Spain with it. Altogether it has around 200,000 miles on it. When it finally arrived in Victoria, I got a letter from Customs saying that the bike was not approved for use in Canada and as it was only 11 years old at the time, it would be have to be shipped to Vancouver to be crushed at my cost. I was told there was no alternative. I contacted the Department for Vehicle Importation in Ottawa, I've forgotton the address, it has been 18 years, and I was assured that I could store it until it was 15 years old and then I could register it and insure it at that time, and there would be no duty. It was also suggested to me to ride the bike solo for both my road test and to show to the insurance company without the sidecar. In this way I could use the bike without the sidecar if I wanted to. Otherwise it would have to be ridden as a unit always. At least there had been a registered MZ, in Canada at one time in the past so there was a precedent. It is much more difficult to day get a newer MuZ into Canada. These are a Yamaha 660 engined model, Baghira and Skorpion singles designed in England, built in Germany and exported to the US amongst other nations. Government and their agencies can be very rigid and inflexible but they get people trying "it on" all the time. As long as you are prepared to ask the 'right' questions and discuss matters with them you can get a more favourable arrangement from them. If you live near a border crossing you will get more correct, relevant and up to date information, in other words than someone in a distant office on the phone.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 04:04 pm | 15th Post |
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Thanks for all the info, I live just across the St. Clair River from from the United States and I just got off the phone with the office of imported vehicles and what they told me is not pretaining to safety issues as far as I'm concerned because the fellow on the phone told me the only trike that is allowed to be imported is a 2000 - 2006 Boss Hoss Trike so I looked them up and not interested and why I say it isn't a safety issue is for those who might not know these trikes have V8 engines 300 - 550 HP with auto trans. No thanks I also asked if an american happened to be here in Canada and was on a trike and I bought it from him here and they said I would't be able to register it and it would be shipped back to the states. I received a quote here in Canada the other day at $47,000.00 and the same thing in the states is $33,000.00 Thanks...........JR from Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 04:40 pm | 16th Post |
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Hey JR ,Thats not too bad ,here in Ireland it would cost you around 65000 US dollars ,
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| Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 05:47 pm | 17th Post |
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After posting last night I looked further on the web and crossed referenced with Google Earth to get an idea of where this outfit's address was but to no avail. The original address for them is now part of the Juan da Fuca Recreation Center in Colwood. Perhaps they had an office there at some time. It seems the only way you can contact them is either by phone or email. I left them my email address and if they have a local manufacturing plant I may be able to see their product and will take photogs and post them. While looking at their website, they are manufactured in Canada to fit various motorcycles. It would appear to be a true trike in that it dispenses with the use of the rear wheel. The exhaust has to be modified to allow fitment of the sub frame. It can be colour matched to your bike. It is shipped without wheels and tires for a financial saving with recommendations for various wheels and tire fitments, should you decide on steel wheels or alloy etc and it is designed to be fitted by your good self and it comes complete with a full assembly manual. I will keep you posted 
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