Hi there
I am Canadian and French, living in Montreal for 48 years. I travelled to France two years in a row with a Canadian passport in 2014 and 2106. Twice I purchased an Africa Twin, and twice had them registered to my name, using my Canadian passport. It was very easy.
All you need is a French address and a host that declares you live there (hébergeant). "Lives there" doesn't necessarelly mean on a permanent basis. At least nothing pinpoints to that in the forms I filled. He will have to supply a bill from EDF/GDF proving the address (very common in France). Cost to register a bike to your name shall be around 60 Euros. if the bike has the old style yellow licence plate, you will need to upgrade to the newstyle white licence plate for around 10 Euros.
To insure your bike, you may need a proof of insurance and driving history if you don't want to pay like a first year rider.
The whole process is very easy.
BTW Both bikes did North Africa and are now in Montreal. Cost of shipping was around $800.00cad each time ;-)
BTW YOu can ride/drive outside of Canada with your Canadian driving licence for a whole year by having a "permis international" done in Alberta. CAA does it. Cost is $25.00cad
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