importing a new goldwing from the US into Canada

 Has anyone any experience with this?
The price differential is huge and makes it seem worth the hasssle to
import.. A $23,099US ($24,532CAD) bike in the US costs $32,289CAD in Canada.
Apparently the problem is with warranty service in Canada. I heard they
won't do warranty work but if you pay up front for the service, it can be
claimed from US Honda or, you can take it to the US for the work.  Is this
True?
Wayne

 Wayne wrote:

You could buy a lot of service for $8k, so if that was the
only gotcha a lot of people would be importing their own bikes.  I
think you will find that there is probably an import duty or tariff
which accounts for some of that $8k difference.  I don't see why
Honda USA would reimburse you for work done during the warranty
period, they would just tell you to get it serviced at any of their
thousands of dealers in the USA at no cost to you.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/impusae.htm

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 wrote:


I don't know what's involved with getting a new bike across the border
but I have a friend who makes a very good living buying used US bikes
and bringing them up here. He does well with importing factory parts
too.

While we have seen some reduction in retail prices due to the
strengthening Canadian buck it is only a fraction of what it should
be.

I think once you get the paperwork sorted out and look after the
obvious stuff like metric vs imperial measures you can find value in
cross border shopping.

All that said I believe you are correct about a duty or tariff
applying to new models.

  

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 On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:17:22 GMT, Calgary


Harley is about the only one that has kept it up to date.

If the Gold Wing is built in the US, which I believe it is, there
would be no duty, just the same GST you would pay on the higher priced
vehicle plus a few minor changes.

Do US bikes have automatic daytime running lights?

There is a $200+ fee to RIV and that is about it.
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 Bob Mann wrote:


Not as such in the automotive sense of DRL[1], but US-spec motorcycles
do have their headlights turned on at all times when the engine is
running without the option of turning them off, so the answer is yes.

Ever since about the 1978 model year I believe this has been the case.
My 1977 KZ650B1 had a headlight on/off switch, my '81 KZ750E2 had the
same switchgear, showing the on/off headlight positions but there was
no switch lever present to actually turn the lights on and off.

[1] IIRC automobile DRLs usually run the high beams at partial power.

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