Steve Parry

MrT wrote:
> I wonder if any of you can offer a little advice?
> I'm on the hunt (have been for some time) for a sub £500 'scrambler'
> for mucking about on the local motorcross tracks.
> I'm not after an all-out race bike, but a friends derestricted DT125LC
> barely pulls my 17 1/2 stone!
> Something around 125-250cc 2 stroke or 200-400cc 4 stroke.
> I've noticed there seem to be a few Suzukis (PE175/250 & RM125/250)
> and Yamahas (IT's of various capacities) around near the upper end of
> that price bracket, but is it the sort of thing I'm looking for?
> I'm an experienced road rider, so it's not like I'm a novice out to
> kill myself, but I can drop something old a few times before I splash
> out on something better (I've a hankering for a Suzuki DRZ400) ;-)
> Pokey and reliable is what I want, but do those or anything else fit
> the bill? Anyone want to sell me anything?
> Dale Turley
> http://www.practicalclassics.btinternet.co.uk
> '66 Singer Vogue IV (Brit Difrunt)
> '71 Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible
> '73 Honda CB250K4
> '01 Peugeot 306 Meridian
> '02 Citroen C3 1.4HDi 16v Exclusive

this looks an interesting buy

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ategory=98 08




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sweller

Steve Parry wrote

>> I'm on the hunt (have been for some time) for a sub œ500
>> 'scrambler' for mucking about on the local motorcross tracks.
>>
<snip>
>
> this looks an interesting buy
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...22350260&categ
> ory=9808


What does he mean "Registration will cost around £100 for the buyer"?
When I registered a european import a few years ago it was free.

Put an MOT on it, had some proof of age (if you don't have the original
docs) rode it to the local DVLC and they gave me an age related
registration and logbook (which came in the post). Other than the £25
for the proof of age it cost nil.


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WorkTOG

sweller <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:<Xns93B56CE32D873ringading@130.133.1.4>...
> Steve Parry wrote
>
> >> I'm on the hunt (have been for some time) for a sub ?500
> >> 'scrambler' for mucking about on the local motorcross tracks.
> >>
> <snip>
> >
> > this looks an interesting buy
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...22350260&categ
> > ory=9808
>
>
> What does he mean "Registration will cost around £100 for the buyer"?
> When I registered a european import a few years ago it was free.
>
He means: "I've found another way of screwing a few quid out of the
happy purchaser".

Dr Ivan D. Reid

On 11 Jul 2003 09:42:08 GMT, sweller <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote in <Xns93B56CE32D873ringading@130.133.1.4>:
> Steve Parry wrote

>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=2422350260

That's a bit naughty, putting an untaxed bike on the public
highway _and_ parking it on double yellows!

> What does he mean "Registration will cost around £100 for the buyer"?
> When I registered a european import a few years ago it was free.

> Put an MOT on it, had some proof of age (if you don't have the original
> docs) rode it to the local DVLC and they gave me an age related
> registration and logbook (which came in the post). Other than the £25
> for the proof of age it cost nil.

Indeed, that's what I did for Black Kat as a private import from
Switzerland. They even accepted my age declaration and, due to my not
realising where the customs post was on the Chunnel (I was expecting it to
be on the Brit side, not the French, and I was preoccupied about getting
my work permit sorted anyway) I imported it without any Customs
documentation. DVLA said they'd send papers on to Customs for me, but I
never heard a peep from them (no duty payable anyway; Gamma did go through
customs as she came in on a transport truck).

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On 11 Jul 2003 06:13:05 -0700, chateau.murray@btinternet.com (WorkTOG)
wrote:


>He means: "I've found another way of screwing a few quid out of the
>happy purchaser".

I suspect that he is referring to Single Vehicle Approval which came
into force recently according to Keith of Totton Trail Bikes:

!>!From 17th June all bikes under 10 years old will require a Single
!>! Vehicle Approval certificate for registration. This is not the end
!>! of the world for imported bikes (the car importers have been
!>! living with SVA for several years) but will add approximately £150
!>! to £200 to the cost of getting bikes registered


Ernest