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1 Mar 2014
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Originally Posted by LiamH91
Hey everyone,
So I have a thread up somewhere else about my travels and I'm delving deeper in to the forum to get more info
So I'm shipping my UK registered bike to the USA pretty soon then on to Aus ... is it possible to sell me UK registered bike in the USA easily? I can't find much info beyond buying one in the USA ...
Thanks
Liam
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I saw your other post on shipping your DRZ and riding East-->West. In my opinion, DRZ400s are easy to find in the US (I have one), and while you may have done your mods on it, I'm sure you could find one here if that is the bike you really want. The cost to ship to the US is going to cost quite a bit, and the hassle if your really want to sell is going to be a pain, and there is nothing special about a DRZ that would make someone in the US want to go through the hassle. Buy one here, ride it and sell it (I realize it is easier to write that than do it, but....). You could even bring your bags, skid plates, etc. and still come out ahead. My other thought is that the DRZ is not the greatest highway bike in the US so a rethink may be in order if you are going on highways. Most roads are paved, even if not repaired since WWII, and in the US, you may have some LONG hauls before getting to your next location. The combination of low-medium highway speed and dirt bike seat gets old fast for me. Now if you are heading west on the TAT or something, that is different  .
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Originally Posted by Solcat
My other thought is that the DRZ is not the greatest highway bike in the US so a rethink may be in order if you are going on highways. Most roads are paved, even if not repaired since WWII, and in the US, you may have some LONG hauls before getting to your next location. The combination of low-medium highway speed and dirt bike seat gets old fast for me. Now if you are heading west on the TAT or something, that is different  .
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THIS I would agree with. I did my first 15k mile tour of the US on one of the original F650GS in 2001. Actually, I reckon most road-oriented Beemers are pretty comfortable, but our (new) American friends tended to look at my bike as a 'dirt bike'. It wasn't a dirt bike in the European sense, but I wouldn't have wanted a true dirt bike for those mileages - and my butt is probably considerably more padded than most guys'!
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First off - thank you everyone for the response!
The shipping is going to be around £1700 UK-Bruswick(GA) and back from LA-UK. The plan is to ride a lot of the TAT and I'm loving my DRZ I have so I'd like to do it on one. I'm also a tall and pretty skinny guy at 6'4 (193cm or something) and about 12st 8lbs (77kg maybe) so aside from the low bars the drz feels like it was made for my stature!
Regards to buying and selling in the US, I'd be open to that if I can find a decent bike at a good price and find the know how to do the paper work. Also if I am unable to sell are there companies in the US like there are in the UK where they buy any vehicle? I know they give a lot less than what it's worth but if worst comes to worst and I need is sold then what can ya do. I will look deeper in to this in the morning ... also for the guys and girls in the US what's the best website to buy used bikes over there? We use autotrader here in the UK.
Liam
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Craigslist.com is always a good place to start. You can search by region or search all of Craigslist (Google it) if you want to look at bikes from all over and spend some time dreaming about various options for fly and rides.
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I've been looking on CL ... I was wondering if you could sear on all of it but haven't found how!! How do you do that?! That'd be awesome!
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