Hi,

My experience comes from buying one (!) car some years ago. Assuming same applies for motorcycles.

Some smaller dealers had only experience from internal and not export plates. But they will handle the necessary paper work, including registration, mandatory (vehicle) insurance and license plate. Germany is a large country with cheaper prices than neighboring countries and therefore they are used to foreign customers exporting. If you find a bike online tell them that you a exporting and ask if they can handle the (export) paper work and plates.

In general doing business in Germany is a bit hmmm traditional: cash is king, for everything you need a permit, but in general very reliable.

However be sure that once you are on site and they know you are a foreigner with a tight schedule that price negotiations are tough and you are very unlikely to be returning to them with any warranty issues.... I would not do business with any back yard dealer in the U.S. nor in Germany.

In my experience the German market is good to buy used vehicles, the Germans do in general keep good care of their cars and motorcycles. But they are also importing form neighboring countries and try to sell them further with German price levels. Make sure that you know what you are buying.

Hope this helps...--BoTZo--