i saw an ad on ebay to fright bikes from america to aus for 600, so whats stopping me buying a used bike over therefor 2000 which would be worth 4 or 5 over here? do you still have to pay tax on a used bike?
why are bikes so expensive in australia?
Started by
xr250ftw
, Dec 17 2011 05:58 PM
38 replies to this topic
Posted 21 December 2011 - 01:32 AM
you buy used from o/seas you NEED to know that the bike is a good one
the last thing you need is buy someone else's problems
the last thing you need is buy someone else's problems
Edited by chooken, 21 December 2011 - 02:04 AM.
Posted 21 December 2011 - 01:44 AM
xr250ftw said:
i saw an ad on ebay to fright bikes from america to aus for 600, so whats stopping me buying a used bike over therefor 2000 which would be worth 4 or 5 over here? do you still have to pay tax on a used bike?
Yes... add gst and import tax..
add an Engineers certificate and associated fees to rego it here...
..as chooken mentioned you would be taking a gamble on a used bike...
Posted 21 December 2011 - 01:58 AM
You should see the prices in Brazil! Right now a 2011 WR250F costs U$ 15.814,00 (yes, American dollars). And the average salary here is 1/10 of yours.... This is assault....
Posted 21 December 2011 - 02:29 AM
Don't worry, Obama and his cronies are drooling over getting the Value Added Tax implemented. Then they could fund all the liberal programs of their dreams. FEMA is already the biggest disaster ever to hit this country.
Posted 21 December 2011 - 02:45 AM
RaphaelRoxo said:
You should see the prices in Brazil! Right now a 2011 WR250F costs U$ 15.814,00 (yes, American dollars). And the average salary here is 1/10 of yours.... This is assault....
Ouch !....
Posted 21 December 2011 - 03:10 AM
chooken said:
WOW ... i suppose spare parts are the same
No, apare parts are worst. For example, a very usual assault are the plastics, they are like gold in Brazil. A single rear fender (only plastic) costs absurds U$ 228,00. Yes, the price is right, 228 American dollars....
Posted 21 December 2011 - 03:44 AM
Mmmmm..maybe I should buy a shipping container full of WR250 parts and head on over to Brazil and do a bit of Gold mining..$$$$$$..
Posted 21 December 2011 - 06:11 AM
Go read over on ADVrider about what it takes for a private individual to get a bike into AUS.
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 11:06 AM
CraigoDRZ400sm said:
Mmmmm..maybe I should buy a shipping container full of WR250 parts and head on over to Brazil and do a bit of Gold mining..$$$$$$..
This is not only for Yamahas, all brands are the same.
Posted 21 December 2011 - 11:23 AM
Come to argentina and you will pay u$s5000 for a wr 250 1994 (as mine) and for a new wr450 something like u$s16500, also you can´t buy used bikes on ebay because there is no way to import used bikes to argentina, and if you buy a new one you have to pay 93% of the value on tax.....think it again you are so lucky!!!
I would like to buy this bike http://www.ebay.com....3d#ht_500wt_949
I would like to buy this bike http://www.ebay.com....3d#ht_500wt_949
Posted 21 December 2011 - 11:32 AM
You could always move to the US and buy bikes cheaper, plus you can buy stuff like this too: 
Posted 21 December 2011 - 11:56 AM
Dude come and live in new zealand, my 350sxf cost 14g, wages are shit and the cost of living is super high, did i mention new zealand is one of the most heavily taxed countries in the OECD. If the riding wasnt soooo good here i would have moved to aus along time ago!
Posted 21 December 2011 - 03:22 PM
eflyguy said:
Go read over on ADVrider about what it takes for a private individual to get a bike into AUS.
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 03:24 PM
KTMsandwitch said:
Dude come and live in new zealand, my 350sxf cost 14g, wages are shit and the cost of living is super high, did i mention new zealand is one of the most heavily taxed countries in the OECD. If the riding wasnt soooo good here i would have moved to aus along time ago!
So that's why so many Kiwi's move to Australia....
Posted 22 December 2011 - 02:05 AM
Justin Pearson said:
You could always move to the US and buy bikes cheaper, plus you can buy stuff like this too:
I think I was born in the wrong country.... Would be a dream go to the Wallmart and buy stuff like that!
Posted 22 December 2011 - 02:08 AM
Kompressor22 said:
Come to argentina and you will pay u$s5000 for a wr 250 1994 (as mine) and for a new wr450 something like u$s16500, also you can´t buy used bikes on ebay because there is no way to import used bikes to argentina, and if you buy a new one you have to pay 93% of the value on tax.....think it again you are so lucky!!!
I would like to buy this bike http://www.ebay.com....3d#ht_500wt_949
I would like to buy this bike http://www.ebay.com....3d#ht_500wt_949
Maybe this happens in dirt bikes. But belive me, the stuff in Argentina is cheaper than Brazil...
I've been there 3 times, I know what Im talking about.....
