Importing Older Vehicles from the US

Ballzdeep said:

from what ive read on the RIV website (thank you Cdnfireman) It says that for motorcycles they need to get an inspection to be cleared...and its done at Canadian Tire Crappy Tire is gonna do an inspection on a Harley...hmmm I have been looking at buying a Bagger and bringing it back. Wonder how the hassle is with custom bikes.

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Diamondledinc said:

Anything custom i would watch out. I've heard some crazy stories about modified vehicles, have to be un modified, inspected, then re-modded if the owner chooses to do so. That may have been worth it when the dollar was closer to par, but definitely not now.

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Diamondledinc said:

Anything custom i would watch out. I've heard some crazy stories about modified vehicles, have to be un modified, inspected, then re-modded if the owner chooses to do so. That may have been worth it when the dollar was closer to par, but definitely not now.

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Diamondledinc said:

I've done it a few times. Its really easy. You have to fill out a form, ( its been a few years now ) and basically "export" the vehicle from the states, so you have to let the states know you're taking a vehicle, they'll export the vehicle ( it used to take 36 hours to process ) you'll get the title stamped as exported- then hit the canadian border with the bill of sale, and you'll pay your taxes / ac fee. and they'll link up you up digitally for the RIV inspections. They'll handle all the paperwork. If your vehicle is over 15 years old there are a bunch of standards it doesn't need to meet.

Hope you found a good deal!

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gotboost said:

No lift kits and no kit cars that I know and I would NEVER buy a car from the states way too much junk down there as I know from a last Barrett Jackson car I got ask around see how many people got junk from Barrett Jackson

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gotboost said:

Ballzdeep Adrenaline Motors in Sylvan Lake has a wicked bagger they just got in

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BEL said:

Bought a used (it was actually brand new - US Harley dealers can't sell new into Canada so they registered it to a salesman and then sold it to me - don't freak out, I had tried to buy the same bike in Alberta but each dealer was only allocated 1or 2 and I lost out on their draw of those who put down a deposit) CVO Harley in Texas which was essentially the last one in North America. Sounds like you know the paperwork and process part. But now to your question, the Canadian Tire I went to sent an apprentice outside, he verified the VIN, had me activate all of the lights and sound the horn. He looked at absolutely nothing else and simply went back inside to sign the form. For my $175 I was there less than 10 minutes, which included waiting to speak to the service writer and paying the piper at the end.

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Diamondledinc said:

I've done it a few times. Its really easy. You have to fill out a form, ( its been a few years now ) and basically "export" the vehicle from the states, so you have to let the states know you're taking a vehicle, they'll export the vehicle ( it used to take 36 hours to process ) you'll get the title stamped as exported- then hit the canadian border with the bill of sale, and you'll pay your taxes / ac fee. and they'll link up you up digitally for the RIV inspections. They'll handle all the paperwork. If your vehicle is over 15 years old there are a bunch of standards it doesn't need to meet.

Hope you found a good deal!

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Flatlander_01 said:

This is 100% accurate I was told to have my paperwork at the border 36 hours before I cross, I paid to have mine shipped from grass valley California was $1900 to Edmonton. To the guys looking at modded bikes if you remove the front forks or the engine you can declare it as a parts and re-certify once you get home.

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