Another unlikely project (TOG take note) - Page 3

 


Write, in big block letters, "THIS MAY NOT BE THE SMARTEST PROJECT I
EVER STARTED."

 

Here's someone parting out a 650 V-star that slid into a ditch,
bending the frame:
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/mcy/1592605664.html

I briefly considered it, but decided to hold out for
the real thing. I know a dealer with a license to bid on
insurance write-offs and he said he'd look out for one
at the gov't auctions for me.

However I wonder if this whole project is bad Juju, considering
that it depends on some biker wrecking his scoot (and probably
getting hurt as well).

SQ
'06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / the usual relics in triage

 

There's gotta be a bent Hinckley Bonneville, Thruxton or Scrambler
somewhere in North America. If it's in the US it'll be easier
to bring it across the line than one intended to be registered here.

Or - maybe I'll take the frame etc down south with me when
I go traveling, buy the donor bike in Phoenix or wherever
and assemble my new ride on a flat rock somewhere in
the Arizona desert (do Roadrunners really go "Meep meep"?)

One thing making it easier is that the new style Bonnie
has a removable frame member to facilitate motor replacement.
However I've never done this before. So when I get the donor
bike I'll probably just stand there for a while with a wrench
in one hand and a beer in the other, wonder where to start.
Naturally I'll take lots of pix with the digital camera
as a record of where and how things bolt on as I remove them.

Any helpful suggestions appreciated
TIA, SQ

 

wrote:


I'm not sure I would agree with you on this one. RIV will have
regulations on almost any kind of title or status of vehicle you bring
across the border. After RIV you will have the Provincial inspections
and regs related to a rebuilt, salvage or parts vehicle. I'm not
saying it's not worth pursuing, but I wouldn't characterize the effort
as easy. Those pinheads in government live to make new and onerous
regulations, intended to make life difficult for people.

If I didn't make a comfortable living doing it, I would be embarrassed
to admit I am one of those pinheads. ;-)

Here is a very informative FAQ from the RIV web site.
http://www.riv.ca/HelpFAQs.aspx

I didn't know vehicles over fifteen years old can be imported pretty
much free of paperwork or fees. That gets the old hamster going full
speed in that rusty wheel in my head.

 

don (Calgary) wrote:


The point is that the bike I bring in, it's never going to be
registered, so no Provincial inspection necessary.

I just found this on a bike blog:

 > A friend of mine dropped his Triumph Bonneville last November
 > while making a right turn from a stop sign, and the insurance
 > company totaled it. And it was his fourth day of riding.
http://f800riders.org/forum/showthread.php?p58052

However, it was in or near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a long way
from here, and besides, I heard that Confederate troops under
Richard Ewell occupied the town a while back so who knows
what's going on around there.

SQ