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    Buying gear from Europe

    DHL as well, but Canadian Customs is unpredictable - may take anything between 10 min to 10+ days. You never know. And there is nothing you can do about it. Depends on how lucky you are [emoji1]
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    Buying gear from Europe

    FC Moto shipping is quite slow. My recent order took 3 week - 1 week until FC Moto shipped, 1 week to reach Canada and another week @ Customs. And I still was charged taxes. I prefer to buy from ChromeBurner now. They ship FedEx, usually same day, and arrives in 4-5 days. Yes, you pay taxes (but...
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    Riding bike from seller to home

    Thanks for replies. 1. Re insurance - every time I buy a new bike from a dealership, they are able to register the bike using my existing insurance policy number from the bike I already own (GPBIKES, BWM, etc.). How? To be clear, I'm interested in liability only, just to ride the bike home. 2...
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    Riding bike from seller to home

    1. Can I temporarily use the insurance of my current bike just to get home? 2. I have 2 license plates - one from the bike I've sold a month ago (which I intend to transfer to the new bike), and the other from my current bike. Which one I should put on the bike to ride it home?
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    Safety certificate

    Yeah, that's why I asked. I remember reading that someone used to do safety mobile.
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    Safety certificate

    Is there anybody who can come, inspect and write a safety certificate at ones home? Or such thing does not exist? Looking for a legit certificate, not just check the the bike (I can do that myself). If you know one, please, let me know!
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    Buying gear from Europe

    In each invoice there is a value of goods, shipping cost and total. FedEx, DHL charges on a total sum (this is legalized robbery!). You have to call them, point out that they used the wrong number (should charge on goods value) and they will refund the difference.
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    Buying gear from Europe

    That's a scam that almost all couriers (FedEx, DHL, etc.) are practicing recently! If you call them they'll refund the difference, but in most cases it's not worth the time. I did it only once, because the price of the part was like $10 (which means, there are no charges whatsoever) and the...
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    Buying gear from Europe

    Agree that the best chance to avoid HST/brokerage fee is Canada Post. But... I've, probably, got extremely unlucky few years ago. Ordered very expensive jacket from Germany. It got delivered by Canada Post and I was changed not only HST and brokerage fees, but also 18% duties! Cost me over $400...
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    Buying gear from Europe

    Lately with FedEx you can't avoid it. They simply don't deliver until you pay. I bought Brembo brake pads about a month ago (delivered in 4 days). 1. The shipping was 15 EURO. If I order in US, the shipping would be ~$50 and will take well over a week! Still could be dinged with taxes/brokerage...
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    Buying gear from Europe

    Dealt with them a few times. Very good experience. Delivery usually in 5 days. But note, they ship FedEx, so be prepared to pay HST, brokerage fee and duties (if there is any)
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    Motorcycle that I bought has a Lien

    Unfortunately, UVIP is not always up-to-date. Once, I bought a bike, UVIP showed lien, but the seller actually paid off the loan 5 months ago! He gave me original title release papers. By the time I was reselling the bike, UVIP was cleaned up. My concern would be the other way around. What if a...
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    Ken's Motoworks' Thoughts on Ducati

    Typical GTAM thread [emoji3]. I wonder how you could deviate the thread from "Do not buy new Ducati" to car's rims, AWD, 4WD, and other totally unrelated topics...
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    GPS options?

    I have Samsung Galaxy Tab Active3 Galaxy Tab Active3 (LTE) | Samsung Canada which I'm considering selling. PM me if interested. I also 3D printed a hard case for it to use on a bike.

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