Importing bikes from the US to Canada

As long as you follow the process there is no troubles usually. I've imported 5 bikes and had no issues with any of them.

Years ago, a friends KX250 was stolen from Ocala at the Florida Gold Cup round, it was 1996 and the US dollar favored us to be able to drive from Florida to Canada and pick up a new bike....My foot was broke at the time, so we did it over the course of the weekend in early Jan. Going in, we told the border that we were coming into Canada for a race, on the way out, we stopped on the road and did a few practice starts on some wet sloppy ground so that the bike was dirty, then we put some old used and abused plastics on it, IIRC it cost about 3500 for the bike and about 400 in fuel round trip......still less than the $5500 a new bike was.

used are much less hassle then new, don't get caught lying to them it's not worth it, they can take your truck, trailer bikes.

clear it at the border don't wait to got home to sort out your paper work.

I'll second Chili on this one. Not difficult. Pm me if you have questions.

I will also second Roscoe. Don't fuck around and try to sneak it over. If you get caught you'll be examined internally for the next 20 years if they let you get across the border again,

a couple years ago i tried to buy a brand new '12 YZ250F and when i called the dealer in Minneapolis the guy said if they sold a bike to a canadian they risked having their dealership license pulled.

we ended up having a good friend at a local shop ship it up for us because dealerships in the US can sell to Canadian dealerships (got a better deal in the end anyway)

anyone know if this rule is still in place?

bikes are almost 2000$ more expensive up here so going south of the border is well worth it

Honda need a USA adress , we have give them the father in law house adress in florida , and we are good to go , and for my 150 sx ktm need nothing
2 year appart for each bike the money i save have been put in gas in my motorhome for the winter mx trip to florida
And at the border if you are more than 72 hrs in the state they deduct the 750$ tax free import good to your bill of sale
My son next bike will be buy again in SC next winter for sure

I've done it. As stated, I would buy used if I was you.

Make sure to get a title and bill of sale. Fax a copy of each to the border you will be crossing as soon as you get them. When you show up at the border, go into the US side and tell them you are exporting the bike. They will give you some paperwork, but won't charge you anything. Take the papers to the Canadian side and import it. If you are in the states for more than 48 hours they will take $800 off the price you paid for the bike (see here), and charge you GST on the remaining balance. There might be extra taxes in BC, I imported mine in Alberta. That should be it. They will ask you if you are going to ride the bike on Queen's land. If you are, they charge you an extra $200~ for some registration stuff. I told them no, because I pretty much just ride on closed courses.

It's really not that bad, and for the money you save, completely worth it if you live close-ish to the border.

I've heard horror stories of Yamaha pulling contingency and stuff if you are caught competing on a foreign bike. But I'm really not competitive enough to care. And I'm not sure what level you'd have to be racing for them to care.

I've done it with a couple of used bikes, is the procedure any different with a new one? I assumed it would be the same, no?

Same process, in fact I like dealing new as then there is either a Title or MSO instead of trying to explain to the customs guy the State (X) doesn't title dirt bikes. If you're planning to buy new do not tell the dealer you are Canadian, simply proceed with the transaction like you are an out of State US buyer and give him the US address you intend to use.

no, source of production...

paper work starts

The CDN dollar is crashing... if it doesn't go back to parity it may not be worth the small trip and trouble...