Hey Chris, keep looking for those R80's mate were ready to start the ball rolling, Locky.

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My 1985 R80 RT is for sale... ready to go anywhere. only thing not nice are the panniers are very battered.

Hi Chaps

Nice to hear from you Locky and a friend has bought the R80RT and will be preparing it for a trip and we should get it for a good price, as he will ask me to sell it in a fw weeks. I will take pics this week and e mail them to you.

Hi OldBMW, let me know more and where abouts are you? PM me.

Cheers


Chris

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I am an Australian looking to buy a motorcycle in the UK to travel around Europe and Morocco for 12 months or more. I used to think I was a reasonably intelligent person until I started to deal with this. This website is about the only useful place I have found for info, but I’m still unclear on some things.
I think I can purchase and register a bike using the address of a friend in London who can vouch for me staying there. Or maybe, as someone suggested, get the dealer to use their address.
Except for registration I need insurance (third party minimum). I would like something a little more comprehensive to incl. theft, breakdown etc.
Gail Goodman from Motorcycle Express/Motorcycle Services has indicated they can cover the compulsory liability (green card) for AU resident riding in Europe. There seems to be a few other options for this including this Knopf guy or Arista.
Comprehensive insurance for the bike seems impossible to get.
Carole Nash would cover everything…if only I had a UK licence…which requires UK residency.
The same problem exists with other UK insurance companies contacted thus far. So I can’t get even the minimum compulsory insurance in the UK where the bike will be, but I could get it from Germany or anywhere in the EU where i can't register it, because i don't have the friendly address??? Which all means i can't register the bike in the UK either for want of insurance.

I have been told no-one will cover the bike outside Europe/UK but “green card” insurance can be purchased at the borders. Does everyone traveling in Morocco (which is hardly the end of the earth) do so without bike/theft/breakdown cover?
Is there a more straight forward way of doing this?
Does anyone know of an insurer that will cover AU licensed rider to register a bike in the UK.

Is this whole thing retarded or is it just me?

I know some of this is canvassed elsewhere on the forum but there is nothing quite definitive.
Any help would be…helpful.
Sorry for the essay.

Jim

A lot of UK insurers include cover for Morocco in the "green Card" scheme.

Sorry, can't help with any other info :-(

Hi Guys,

I'm looking to do this too? I was hoping the whole process was only going to take a couple of days max.

I don't like the sound of spending 10 days waiting around for bike registration.

I'm heading to the UK later this month.

I have somebody that would be willing to give me an address however does there need to be a real proof of address such as utilities bill etc?

Dagsadoo and co were you succesful in doing this?

Thanks,
Travis.

You are best to buy a second hand bike privately. You can pay the seller before you buy it and they can send the document to the DVLA (the organization dealing with vehicle registrations) for it to be registered to you and have the paperwork waiting for you on your arrival. It usually takes 7-14 days for the new document to arrive. They would have to fake your signature though.

The DVLA don't care if you live here or not.... but you WILL need a UK address to register the bike too. They do not check your residency and you DO NOT need any proof for a second hand bike.

One thing to remember.. Being the registered KEEPER of the bike does not make you the owner, although this is assumed unless there is documentation saying otherwise (eg. Finance agreement).

Your problem will be obtaining insurance without a UK address and UK license, although i'm sure someone will cover you.

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