Trading/selling a European motorbike in India
Hi everyone,
Completely new to this so hoping someone can help us out!
We are traveling to (North) India in April 2017, by motorbike from the Netherlands to India via Iran and Pakistan.
We haven't bought our bikes yet and we would like to trade our European bikes for Royal Enfields once we get to India, and ship the Enfields back to the Netherlands. If we don't manage to trade our European bikes we are also willing to sell them to a bike shop or individual. All of this obviously means a lot of sorting out, and we are obviously reading up on and taking care of the rules and regulations on the way and also ways to get the Enfields to Europe (we know about the vintage regulations and such).
What we HAVEN'T been able to figure out yet though is the procedure regarding registering European bikes in India.
Would be great if someone knows a thing or two about the following:
1. What types of motorbike brand are popular/in high demand in India and would thus be smart to take with us (i.e. I can imagine a vintage BMW is wanted over there whereas an Enfield is more common and this less in demand, and you can get BMW's here easy).
2. Is it possible to register a foreign / European bike in India and if so, what are the costs? I.e. if it's impossible or terribly expensive to do so (aka if an Indian person would not be able to use or afford the bike) then it wouldn't be of any use trying to trade or sell it over there and we may have to ride ours back.
3. Any contacts for reliable dealers/shops in India (preferably Delhi, but other cities in the North or even Mumbai would be ok too) and/or of motorbike enthusiasts would be much appreciated! Perhaps we can set something up in advance.
Thanks ever so much!
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