11-05-2021, 05:18 AM
(11-05-2021, 04:19 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: All of this makes sense to me, for a car or m/c which otherwise doesn't exist in the U.S. market.
But why would this a apply to a bike which is literally a DLX with a few improvements ? The importer should just be able to prove that the bike imported is a CB1100 DLX plus a few mods. A different exhaust pipe cannot stall this process in a country where literally any exhaust can be mounted.
I know it's not gonna fly, or nobody is mad enough to try, but which items on the RS are really the show-stoppers, in your view ?
As MrP says, one loophole is vintage vehicles over 25 years old can be imported into the US, (but still not registerable in California).
Importing a newer vehicle into the US is an expensive proposition. Certifying a $2m Ferrari may be worth it, not a $10k bike. And as far as the exhaust, there are 50 different state interpretations, but if it comes in and is inspected, it would be hard to pass that gate.
In Germany, i understand even very minor modifications have to be TUV approved.