importing from china

[Corvairkid]

Hello, making a new thread about importing bikes/trikes from china and a how to i'm under taking the process of trying to import a 5 wheeled 300cc water cooled dump bed trike and from what i get from customs, the epa, and the local tax/tag office in Florida is that all i need is a bill of sale, certif of orgian (factory shipping paperwork), and a CAA (clean air act) approval papers that tell the epa this motor does not pollute..as bad.... so hang with me!!! customs told me this could take over a year to do because its a unregistered Chinese vheicale I.E. it was never tagged in china and it brand new! last VW i brought in from Honduras took 8 months to clear customs

heres the smaller 3 wheeled version

http://cqhuajun.en.alibaba.com/produ...tv_trikes.html

[SpudRider]

Thanks for starting the new thread, Kid. I'm subscribed.

[Corvairkid]

i'm smozing up the cash to get a ktm 620 for a grand

[Weldangrind]

I'm gonna be watching this thread with interest. I want one of those trikes in the worst way.

[Corvairkid]

all and all the hard part looks to be passing the CAA the rest is pretty standard paper work for importing cars and trucks i still say if you lean out the carb on one of these it will pass then you can rich-en it up again... just swap the jets out =P

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by Corvairkid

i'm smozing up the cash to get a ktm 620 for a grand

Do tell!

[Corvairkid]

guy in my area owns a salvage/mechanic shop for bikes 3 months ago some kid dropped off his ktm and didn't pay the bill and after trying to break in and steal his bike back and going to jail..... the mechanic filed for ownership of the bike to pay for damages to his building.... we know who won that one... now that the papers have cleared and the title is official his... it will soon be mine but i'm 300 short on the bill to get the bike or 300 short on the bike to pay the bills... and its first come with cash first serve... at least i got a free delivery from the guy that got the zong... this ktm is much more heavy then the zong was i wanna see him lift it in to his truck like he did the zong lmao

[Weldangrind]

Got a kind Grandparent who could help you? Hate to see this one slip through your fingers!

[SpudRider]

Indeed, beg or borrow the money. If you let this deal slip away, you will certainly regret it.

[Corvairkid]

so i figured out where the 300's coming from I'm building 6 lights for a pawn shop's display (yea i do business with some shady people let me tell you what a deal they can make you) but the guy that i sold the bike to gave me a 50% cash and a post dated check to for 10 days from now........so now i need to wait 10 days for the check to clear his account (i still have the bike not that stupid) once it does i think i can do the bike swapping cermoney and then the happy dancing may begin
http://open.spotify.com/track/33YWf8OkucpcFsmaL16qQB let the 10 day montage begin!

[Weldangrind]

Can you put a deposit on the KTM?

[Corvairkid]

dropped 600 bucks on it last night as a deposit and got to dyno it it pulled a solid 55hp at 7-7.5k rpms strong compression on the kick starts i have to get use to a right side chain and a left side kicker....

[SpudRider]