Shipping a Laverda from Europe to Australia

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I am planning a long holiday in Australia. Hope to find a way to ship my Laverda to AU in order to be mobile during my visit. Intend to sell it up on my departure. Anyone who can advise a good way to ship from Europe to AU? By ship will, I guess, be the posibility affordable? Any hint or exact knowlage will be appreciated.
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Bear in mind that you will have to pay Import Duty on it if you don't intend returning it to Denmark. Insurance, to use on the road in OZ, might also be an issue.
 
I looked into that a few years back now with the idea of touring New Zealand on one of my Laverda.
Cost was prohibitive.

Paul
 
Sisu said:
I am planning a long holiday in Australia. Hope to find a way to ship my Laverda to AU in order to be mobile during my visit. Intend to sell it up on my departure. Anyone who can advise a good way to ship from Europe to AU? By ship will, I guess, be the posibility affordable? Any hint or exact knowlage will be appreciated.
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Become an Aussie. Migrants can bring in their own vehicle. You'll love the place.

Seriously, the best workaround is to sell to an Aussie before you come, under our pre '89 manufacture rules. Aussies can import under certain circumstances.

Which has its own hurdles, for example the no asbestos content certification from an approved overseas certifier.
 
Plenty of guys on here have shipped bikes from Europe to Aus, either as new purchases or returning home following overseas tours (hic!) :LOL:
They'll be along shortly.....
 
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sell yours in Denmark, and buy one in Aus, use the Aus registration and dont tell anyone you bought it.
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Having shipped two Lavs from UK to Aus (well, WA anyway) in recent years the process wasn't too difficult - merely tedious. Import permit required before shipping, needs to be cleaned thoroughly as it will get inspected at quarantine at port of entry (I got caught on one with dirt behind the number plate requiring full quarantine clean)). Then needs an Engineers inspection (not many around who will do motorcycles) to ensure it meets certain safety criteria, followed by a formal government inspection and road test (yes a government ape will ride off on it for a while). You will need a movement permit to be able to ride it to the test station. Then you can get a number plate from the licensing centre and use it. A lot easier if the machines are pre 1989 when Aus Design Regs are less stringent. Insurance is no problem. Interestingly, noting previous posts, no mention of asbestos.
 
Rob7 said:
Having shipped two Lavs from UK to Aus (well, WA anyway) in recent years the process wasn't too difficult - merely tedious. Import permit required before shipping, needs to be cleaned thoroughly as it will get inspected at quarantine at port of entry (I got caught on one with dirt behind the number plate requiring full quarantine clean)). Then needs an Engineers inspection (not many around who will do motorcycles) to ensure it meets certain safety criteria, followed by a formal government inspection and road test (yes a government ape will ride off on it for a while). You will need a movement permit to be able to ride it to the test station. Then you can get a number plate from the licensing centre and use it. A lot easier if the machines are pre 1989 when Aus Design Regs are less stringent. Insurance is no problem. Interestingly, noting previous posts, no mention of asbestos.
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How long ago did you import Rob? I did 2 in 2010. The asbestos issue has only come to light in recent years. The jackboots are now on:


EDIT: Note it applies to any vehicle arriving in Australia, including bikes Aussies may have taken overseas for trips.
 
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If you are a non-resident don't you have to have a Carnet, and doesn't that stop you from selling it here? I thought that was their point, to stop non-regulated vehicle importations
 
Often see o/s registered bikes and the odd 4wd parked in my local touristy town. Not sure you need a carnet for Australia.
Wasn't there some German guy turn up with with a old 750 when Laverda corse came out for the Not the Barry meeting several years ago?. Selling it here could be a problem but as long as the buyer pays import taxes dont see it being a major issue.
The good old days of easy international motorcycle travel are long gone.
 
Correct Rob, all sorts of drama bringing the one bike that wouldn't return in the container.. but we made it work with Carnet disclosure.. No reason why it can't work again for Sisu, but needs to be well resourced.. Asbestos rules are a problem, but I had the F500 stripped of all brake and clutch pads when I received it from Piero some time ago..so no problem.
 
I understand that we don't want to be using things like brake and clutch friction material that contains asbestos because it gets ground into dust during service that some poor mechanic will breathe in when he takes it apart. But what about asbestos that's permanently encapsulated in head gaskets or exhaust manifold gaskets? That stuff would only be a hazard if someone cuts into the gasket with an angle grinder, and that's not going to happen. Old gaskets just get chucked in the rubbish bin without the asbestos ever being exposed. Do they really look for stuff like that when inspecting incoming vehicles?
 
Here is a little asbestos story, I was going to night tech 4 nights a week for 4 years to get my Builders Qualification and working for a Labour Hire bunch to make a living and they sent me to The head Office for The Reserve Bank in Martin Place in Sydney. It was a fantastic place to work and after a while, I was working full time for their maintenance contractors and eventual I was their main Maintenance Contractor and then the fatal words were spoken, Vince we love you and you will have a job here for life here. They always knew they had Asbestos in the building and 3 months later a special bill went through the Federal Parliament allocating $50 million dollars to remove that Asbestos, and then I was told sorry Vince no more maintenance work for you. If you ever see a full-on Asbestos removal site it's like a full-blown Virus research lab, full suited PPE, completely sealed work areas that are air pressure loaded and tested with a staged shower area to enter and exit plus full-time active air monitoring 24x7. It was a hard place to get work at, the first time I saw the cash vaults and gold bullion vaults in the basement was jaw-dropping, they moved the bank notes around in forklifts and the armoured car access was like an episode of Get Smart. Multiple super heavily armoured doors down into the basement with lots and lots of armed guards, and by far the best canteen I ever eat in. I still miss it.
 
chrisk said:
Maurice is the import king. We are onto another mob for shipping from OS. Can’t remember the company name.. Tom, Tom, Mo???
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Here ya go, but dont know how good or bad he is as never used him.

Bikes Abroad

Bikes Abroad provides cost effective international shipping solutions for cars and motorcycles imported to and exported from Australia in a professional and efficient manner
www.bikesabroad.com.au

We used

https://www.getrouted.com.au/

last time but with mixed results as TTW will attest to.
 
There's got to be a win win opportunity for Sisu and an Oz potential buyer for an import purchase - lease back to Sisu for the ride.

Is it a pre 89 bike? The pre '89 import rules require a pre import purchase. A post import agreement on rectifying potential damage should not be difficult between 2 interested parties.

Also, when Border Force stopped turning a blind eye to asbestos, I recall looking up many EU firms whose certification was accepted by Australian Authorities. It is no big deal and shouldn't be expensive without involving middle-men.

I do it here for building asbestos registers, where I collect samples under my licence which are tested in a licenced lab. Small samples of, for example, gasket materials do not need dismantling the bike.
 
Some of those, certain country, 4 wheel drives trucks imported into Oz had asbestos in them and that was maybe 2 years ago. That caused a big stink
 
Vince said:
Some of those, certain country, 4 wheel drives trucks imported into Oz had asbestos in them and that was maybe 2 years ago. That caused a big stink
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Same here, with train carriages built in PRC, brake linings and insulation, incredibly. Accompanied by an asbestos-free certificate…
 
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