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Originally Posted by dukun
4) should I get an insurance in US that covers EU or get something in one of the countries in EU? Can I get an insurance in EU while the bike is still registered in US?

You can't get insurance in the US that will cover you in the EU - get Green Card insurance from the agency in Belgium - inexpensive (22euro) per month for me a month ago (contact info on the HUBB - do a search).

Not quite true; you CAN get Green Card in the US:
BMW Motorcycle Owners of America | Insurance
but the US-brokered Green Card minimum liability is more expensive than getting from any German ADAC office, or the Luxembourg (not Belgium) Arisa underwriter linked here:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...et-cheap-34822

On the other hand, you may WANT to [consider] getting US-sourced Green Card IF your bike is new and IF you want [optional] comprehensive cover for physical damage--which is not available for US-registered bikes from Euro sources.

It also partly depends on your personal & bike pick-up schedule/ itinerary/ convenience: you NEED Green Card to clear the bike at Euro Customs/ Point of Entry. If your personal arrival in Europe allows time before bike arrival, no problem to wait and get Green Card in Europe before clearing bike; if, on the other hand, you want to go 'straight' from, e.g. airport to pick up bike, then you'll want to have the Green Card document in hand before leaving US.

You can always buy minimum monthly Green Card cover from (more expensive) US source initially, then buy future periods from ADAC or other Euro source.

QUESTION: does anybody at the customs enter the info somewhere in my bike paperwork as to when my bike enters EU? so when a police stops me, can they see in my paperwork if the bike has been present in EU for more then six months?? (it seems from ur post "QDog" that this info rather isn't tracked)

ANSWER: No. There's nothing in the Customs entry paperwork for vehicles that shows bike entry date in your personal bike paperwork (or your personal passport). The info is not cross-tracked at your personal paperwork level that local police would see.