Permanently Importing non EU bike to UK?
I have just bought a Kawasaki KLR650 in Cape Town to ride to Cairo in 2016.
Ideally I would like to be able to import it to the UK at the end of the trip. I know I will need to pay VAT and import duty but as it does no have EU type approval I understand I would need to get Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval.
Does anyone know how it works? The KLR was discontinued in Europe since with its carb it couldn't pass the latest emission regulations. However I have seen a new KLR up for sale recently which had been imported since from the U.S.
Looking at the test manual the relevant standard is:
Emission levels: CO% at idle = 4.5%
I have no idea how this compares to the EU approval test for official imports, or to the KLR emissions.
Any insights would be really helpful.
Cheers
Andy
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