need advice on what to do with a motorcycle in anchorage
 

Am going to ride my own, old blackbird from New York to Anchorage in July, problem is, what to do with the bike afterwards. I have been quoted £1000... to ship it back to uk, which the bike, I dont think will be worth it.
My options are either to ship it home, leave it by a lamp post in a dodgy area or give it to some honda dealer....if that would be possible.

Anyone any ideas?????

Cheers

Martin

You have plenty of time to search through the sites and find someone who you can donate your bike to. It cannot be that difficult.

I would not just dump it because that could come back and bite you on the a%%se.

Steve

Find a charity and donate it where it can do some good :thumbup1:

Maybe I'm missing something... if so, in the words of Gilda Radner... "Never mind"... but are you planning on temporarily importing the bike into the US from the UK for personal use, ride it to Anchorage and then dumping it? If so, I'm sure you'll have some customs concerns. :no: Is this a US-registered bike? From your post, it's implied that you are bringing it from the UK.

Yep,
From the uk, ride the wheels off it and leave it somewhere.
How hard can that be?

Why not advertise it for sale to another British national in the States.

If I hadn't done a similar deal with a fellow Hubber for this summer, I'd be up for it.

Rory:thumbup1:

look at rory with the good idea
 

Yep, that sounds like a good idea. I will look at this site and try and word something sensible.
Thank you.

Stuck in Alaska?
 

Dear advice needed in Alaska:

Call former Alaska Governor Sara Palin, I know most of you won't get
this one. Hint: she built the "bridge to nowhere" just google it.

xfiltrate

Stuck in Alaska?
 

Call the former Argentina Military Junta, I know most of you won't get
this one. Hint: they're the ones that can make something disappear faster than Sarah Palin can say "What Bridge?" .....just google it.

Politicians say and do the damnest things. (;>)

Most non-profits don't want something that's had "the wheels road off of it". As long as it's running you won't have any problem getting rid of it. Not sure as to the U.S. Customs ramifications of your leaving without it, but that will be something you'll have to deal with at the time of departure. Do your homework.
If it's still running well and just needs a little maintenance, then the suggestion above about passing it on to someone else wanting to "travel about" is a great idea.

When I say about riding the wheels off it, I will ride from new york to anchorage, in about 12-14 days. A lot of miles in a short space of time.
The bike as it is now...its in great condition, never missed a beat. It will be a shame to leave it, but too expensive to bring home to uk.
I have sent sarah palin an email to see if she wants it...still waiting for a response.

one word.

CRAIGSLIST

Stuck in Alaska
 

Dear Stuck,

There is controversy regarding Former Governor Palin's position
on the Bridge to Nowhere. After checking several sources, Former Governor Palin may or may not have supported funding the proposed bridge.

At this point I am not even sure if the bridge was actually built or not.

What does this all mean in terms of this thread? Probably better not to consult with former Governor Palin if associating her in any way with any bridge, real or proposed. Including the Bering Strait, a once upon a time land bridge, connecting the two continents, that she mentioned early in her campaign.

Sorry for the misinformation. Personally, I admire Former Governor Palin and I wish her continued success.

xfiltrate

Martin
Can I ask who quoted you 1000 for the return trip - that´s a lot cheaper than I´ve been quoted. Cheers mate
Pat

I just wonder how a GB person got the rego for the bike in the USA

If you are refering to posts 6 and 7 above, you can learn all about transferring UK registrations and how it's done here -

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-vehicle-61877

doh

Where does it say he did?
From what I read of this, he is bringing his UK registered bike to the USA as a temporary import. That means it is still registered in the UK. The issue would be de-registering it in the UK if sold/abandoned overseas to avoid future taxes. Not being of the UK myself, I have no idea how difficult that is.
Registering a late model imported vehicle in the USA would be very difficult and expensive I hear.
Buying a US registered bike as a foreigner is not that difficult in some states. There are many threads on the topic here on the HUBB.

The proposal earlier was selling/transferring a UK reg bike between two Brits. The fact that the bike is in USA is quite immaterial to the UK process which is pure paperwork, although there will be a delay getting revised documents into the right hands.

It is a simple straightforward proceess as mentioned in other threads, especially a recent one most Hubbers here know all about!!

I do not see that such a transaction would be of concern to USA as long as the bike exits properly and within time.

If it is abandoned the UK authorities just need to be told it has been permanantly exported or scrapped by way of returning the registration document suitably signed. Thats all.
How USA deal with the consequences I have no idea.

No further forward, but more questions
 

I got a price of £1000 over the phone of bringing it back, but when it came to a written quote, it amazingly jumped to £3450. Funny thing eh?
looks like it will be shipped to Baltimore, at just under £600 and then left in anchorage.
Just another question, for such a short trip of two weeks, how logical/feasible is it to buy a bike in New York (non US citizen), ride it to alaska and sell it there. Anyone any experience of this?

Cheers Martin

A little Info
 

In answer to your logical/feasible question, I would say neither, but it can be, and has been. done in much shorter periods of time......with the caveat being it leaves very little time for any off the beaten track stuff and any real interaction with locals, nor any first hand knowledge gathered of the differing local culture and history (except at the bar at night and little snippets at fuel and food stops).

That being said, It's still a hell of a ride and will always be better than not doing it, be it logical, feasible, or fiscally responsible. Go for it. Sometimes a ride is just that.

If buying in New York, Do your homework ahead of time. Buying the bike should be fairly straight forward. Try and have the deal lined up (or well as can be expected given your abscense) before you arrive in order to waste less of your precious riding time.
Remember to get free title to the bike at time of sale.

All states recognize other states vehicle titles for registration purposes. Some faster than others.
It will be quite easy to transfer the bike (sell) in regards to paperwork and legalities (if bought in New York). Alaska has a long history of out of state motor vehicle title transfers due to a lot of transient military and the nature of "Lower 48" immigrating oil industry and governmental employees transferring up here, as well as a large summer employment segment that services the tourism and fishing industries.
As for selling the bike, we have an active Craigslist community and also the AKlist (a local version of CL).
I would stop in a local internet available place along the way, first taking a picture of your bike, and list it on Craigslist on the Friday or Saturday before your arrival (usually the days with the most CL site traffic), giving an "available date" in the listing. That way you will quite possibly have someone waiting to buy it, or at least interested in it, even before you arrive. You can converse back and forth via email, while on the road, with potential buyers.

Alaska has a relatively limited riding season, more or less, depending on how big a lunatic rider you are.
The later into the summer you arrive, the harder it will be to sell here to the local market. That being said, a good deal will always be a good deal, so if priced aggressively for sale, it will sell no matter what.
So finding "the good deal" on the New York end of things will be the most important part of your whole motorcycle buying/selling experience.

If necessary, due to your being pressed for time, you can leave it with me and I'll wire you the money when it sells. I'll be shipping my own bike over your way next season to ride the Isles and Continent, visiting lots of family all over (my father was born in London) so you can just buy me a pint for my trouble when I show up.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

sell it to FN
 

Take the bike to an Indian reservation and sell it....they don't need any papers for anything or licenses...they'll just give you cash and you walk...take the plates off it and say sayonara!

What a ride
 

It would make a wicked snowmobile given you can find a few old parts !