The COST of IMPORTING a Motorcycle from Germany to Ireland by RIDING IT HOME!!
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- Опубліковано 7 бер 2022
- So here it is, the final cost of getting the bike home from Germany, really I think it comes down to do you want an adventure out of buying a bike or having it land at your door. Let me know what you think in the comments :)
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#Falco #Import #Aprilia #SL1000 #Germany #Ireland
Sorry for the video being a few hours late, I have the spicy cough as Hachewie puts it and dragging myself to the PC was rough :D
Useful links, if you think of any others you'd like me to add, let me know!!
Trainline - www.thetrainline.com/
Autoscout24 - www.autoscout24.com/
Where I bought the bike - www.dippold-racing.de/
VRT calculator - www.ros.ie/evrt-enquiry/vrtenquiry.html?execution=e2s2
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the Saga of me getting this bike home, I know I did and I hope I can do it all again at some point :)
Noooooooo. Sorry to hear brother. Hope you heal quickly.
@@hachewie Gracias amigo, ah I'm stuck at home for 7 days either way now but hopefully I can work away in the shed over the next few days :)
Thanks for video. I'm planning to go Germany for bike. May be in May.
Ah excellent, I hope you have a great ride back :)
Loved the bike collection series.
Great adventure you will always remember 😁👍
Thanks man, glad it was so we'll received I didn't think as many would like it :)
It was indeed :)
Great video mate, loved the series. This is very helpful info and in the future once I pass my DAS I will look to bring a bike back from Europe to the UK. I would take the same route as you and ride it back. Very inspirational.
OC: Those break lines are schmexy AF 😍 and liking those disks. Look forward to the next one 🤘
Gracias :) Now the only thing is @big pezza has said importing a bike to the UK is a bit different to Ireland so look in to that before you do :) Haha I'm as inspiring as a rotten lemon, but thanks bud and you wouldn't regret riding it back :) Still wish I could just go do it again tomorrow :)
Haha thanks, they're class :) Wait until you see the front discs :)
I would love the chance to ride back through Europe after picking up a bike, the costs wernt too bad, you got a mini holiday out of it. I have a project bike to pick up but fortuitously its only next door 😂😂😁👍🏼 Cool brake lines GB 👍🏼
One day maybe you'll get the chance :) No they were ok overall, fuel was crazy at the time same as now :D A mini holiday was well worth it tbh :) Plus it was a brilliant experience :) Oh a next door bike you were making eyes at eh :P They've songs about that I think :) I am very happy with them :)
I'm about to do this , very helpful,thanks
I hope it went well for you :)
Great to get the breakdown. Looking forward to seeing lots more of the Aprillia. I will be in Ireland last week of April and first week in May. Hope we can get the time to meet up. Just in from shoveling more snow. Cheers from Canada.
Been meaning to do it out for a few weeks, just a case of sitting down and doing it :D Ah I can't wait to get everything sorted 100% on it now and enjoying it :) Ah very good I should definitely be around :) Oh god I do not like snow :D
Not something I'm likely ever able to do, but very interesting to hear the processes involved, and the costs too. Looking forward to you doing some work and riding on the Falco now too.
To be honest I'm jealous of the selection of used bikes you have in the UK so you'd likely not need to ever look elsewhere. Me too :) Thanks bud!
Brilliant and informative. Definitely an adventure buying a bike in Europe plus you got lucky with that great company you dealt with. Btw the braided lines look class. ✊🏻 🏍
Thanks bud! Yeah it was indeed, ah it's all about gauging how people reply to you as well, there were 2 who lost a sale as I just didn't think they gave a shit so I wasn't giving them my money!! Can't wait to fit them :)
@@TheGorillaBiker That’s it it’s all about reading the room and I was the same with my first bike purchase the seller was so sound, got it for a great price plus he gave me a proper big bike tent for free which has been an absolute gem since. Yea like you say if you feel treated well over text they usually follow through in person. Great to have the options of grilling out delivered too. Does that all include shipping like the Reg plate you had to buy or C of that not needed cause it’s not on the “road”?
I ring people, if they don't seem engaged on the phone then nah, like it's a lot of money so I'd only give it to a good company :) That's the job lad, always good to find sound people and stick with them then.
You don't need the plate to get it shipped just all the registration documents :) The plate is only for the road as you guessed :)
Good info buddy
Thanks bud!
Great job keep it up
Thanks!
Awesome bike man!! The Falco is a great value bike!
Thanks! It is indeed, absolutely love this one :)
Only just caught up with your vids - collect cost, seems to me it was a great value adventure holiday with a super "keeper" bike at the end + the meet and bike swop ( seen Hippo's new bike too - looks spot on for his shenanigans 😊). CB500x surprised me ( thought it would be too small - I'm 6ft 3) but see your points re good all round reliable machine. I've been out on my gsx600f four times now and I absolutely love it and all things motorbike 😁😁😁 Back on the horse today as well so getting back out there. Been a crap start to the year myself and wife not well and wife's Mum passed away. Anyway starting to look forwards now and really enjoying your adventures and planning some of my own (a bit less dramatic maybe) Keep up the great vids. ATB Andy.
I agree, very happy with how it all turned out :) Haha that was a huge bonus on the way home, and to get to test it before it was gone forever was brilliant too :D His new bike is class!! It surprised me too tbh, didn't think I'd like it much at all, I love being surprised by things like that tbh :) Haha excellent, that only gets worse as you go until you dream about it and all :D
Ah christ I'm very sorry to hear that, best wishes to you all.
I will certainly try thanks Andy!
Exelente señor me gusta mucho esta programa siempre just ask me who has a Magna exhaust !!!! still gonna look into getting one fabricated though because it would be one hell of a lot lighter , but now getting my Insta 360 x2 and thats not a cheap toy : D
Muchas gracias amigo! Oh very nice :) Ah I wouldn't worry about the weight tbh man, it's not like you'll be racing it. The custom one could be a long term goal :) Haha they're not cheap at all!
Thanks, great info there: I didn't catch the name of the company that got you the export plate. Thanks.
It was the local registration office, a government building say. Dippold Racing set up the appointment and such for me, they're who I bought the bike off. It'd be harder to set up yourself as you'd really need a German speaker.
In the process at min of doin one from Germany learning as go along ...dealer too good help lad goin to check more things your saying ...
Best of luck getting one sorted! It's straight forward enough once you have someone German speaking to give you a hand.
Glad you rode it back. More of an adventure than shipping.
Me too, and I wouldn't do it any other way in the future
I have no intention of doing this but I was very interested to hear about how you went about it and what the costs were. Nice one mate.
Well you do have that absolute beauty of a bike now so no need to ever do it really :) The UK is a great place for bikes anyway, sadly I can't buy from there anymore :( Thanks man!
Not too bad at all! thanks for the breakdown. The price of the trip is worth the adventure and the memories... I must look up how bike VRT is worked out. I wasn't expecting it to be that low. What would be the difference if you brought in from the UK? additional tax?
Pretty ok really all things considered :) Fuel would usually be about 70% of that too it was mad money on the way back. And not at all thanks for watching it :)
So it's 2 euro per cc up to 300 cc, then 1 euro per cc thereafter. My bike new would be over a grand basically as a 998cc bike, but I had about 90% depreciation due to age. The depreciation scale on the website is the important one imo as any bikes over the 90% are worth getting :)
Nice new break lines
Not only do they look tasty but aren't 22 years old :D
@@TheGorillaBiker please call over to my place and show off I busted my finger and can't go for a spin for a month 😣
Ah lad a month :( I saw the post that's bad!
I'll call over as soon as I'm free. Have to isolate now until next week :(
Love the SRAD in the background
I also love it :) Finally have the clutch kit in for it so it'll be back out and about soon!
@@TheGorillaBiker had a 98 black and silver 600. Loved the carb icing in the winter 🤣😂🤣 whilst commuting. Happy clutch fettling to ya fella. Love the journey on the new bike ✌🏻
Ah very nice!! Haha I had mine out recently and it ran like a dog so much so that I thought something was wrong :D It was 1 degree celsius to be fair to it :D
Thanks, all new plates and spacers etc so should make it lovely! Thanks :)
I'm hoping to import a KTM or MV from Germany to Finland in the near future, as the savings will be significant, so thanks for the info, especially about the temporary license plate. Cheers.
Oh nice! Best of luck with that, it'll be a fun ride back too! Glad the video was useful :)
I genuinely haven't found a bike in Germany that's cheaper than Ireland. I found vast majority to be way more expensive. In the market for 2007 - 2008 gixxer 1k and they go from 7k to 10k which is absolutely insane. As an example same ones in Ireland would be €5k - €6k similar in UK. The only benefit really is the selection. Near impossible to find the bike that you want in Ireland. I'm just drooling over so many nice bikes in UK, could always find what you're looking for in top condition.
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Yeah to be fair there isn't a huge saving to be had with bikes that are available here. Part of mine was definitely selection, look for a falco here or a V2 tuono etc.
Selection and condition is definitely a huge bonus. The UK would have been my choice if not for stupid brexit. I saved a little by going to Germany and got a fun trip so I'm happy :)
In my case this might be a very good option given there is basically no selection of Trident 660s for a reasonable price.
It would be a lot cheaper if you find a bike in Britain that suited, I think you need to change the headlight cause the bikes on mainland Europe headlights are set for driving on the right, ie. aimed away from oncoming traffic on dips.
Always nice to fly and ride home though, done it a few times myself.
Can't buy bikes from Britain anymore with customs charges. And the same bike was actually far far more expensive anyway in the UK.
Technically I should have to but it's registered and insured now :P So too late :D
Yeah it was great craic!
@@TheGorillaBiker hey great video. Looking to get one from the UK . Could you explain a bit more on custom charges please. Looking to get a gsxr750 2010 from UK. Any idea how much the custom charges would be ? Appreciate your response . Thanks
hi, thanks for information. Do you know how looks situation when I'd like to buy motorbike in France (insurance, export plaid etc.) thanks, cheers
Lookin to get myself a 97 Bandit 1200, none exist in Ireland but there's a few in mainland Europe. I've been doing mad amounts of research into this, wondering if it's worth looking in the UK too since it's a far easier distance, or if the VAT and customs duty would just equal a short holiday in France or Germany. €800 is reasonable and is what it'd roughly cost to get something from the UK too, so why not do it this way? Thanks for this video!
I think if there's a clean bike you like and want in the UK then the few extra quid is worth it. A large part of why I went to Germany was purely because I wanted to ride back from Germany :D Thanks for watching :)
Great content and fair play to posting it.
I jjust purchased a used 2013 motorcycle from Germany and its going to be delivered to my door, question is; this bike won't come with a number plate, how will i insure it for the journey to NCT centre and will NCT need a registration cert for VRT.
Thanks
Thanks Paul!
When I insured mine they took the VIN, you can also trailer it there or with the help of a friend with a van etc. Just a note, at the VRT point it does need to move under it's own power, has to be a running, riding bike! You'll only need that ownership document from Germany for the VRT and the other docs I mentioned. You don't need a german reg or TUV test or anything like that.
@The GorillaBiker thanks for that. I appreciate the reply 👍
@@TheGorillaBiker just to update you. You were right about insuring through the VIN number, Carole Nash could do this Liberty couldn't. I drove to NCT and had no hassles in getting my Irish reg, all good. Thanks
@@mrpaulie45able glad to hear it!
Hi, is the export plate more expensive for motorbike than car? I saw that from Germany the transit plate for a car is 35 for paperwork and 15eur for the plate. Or is there something else that's needed to have the plate? Thanks..
No, I don't think so anyway, like I think I mentioned I'm fairly sure the dealership added on a cost to help me with the plate. I'm ok with it tho as I had very limited time to get it done and I don't speak German. The lady from the dealership collected me from the train station and drove me there, spent an hour getting it all sorted so money well spent. :)
Whatever the local costs are online are the correct ones.
Good video
Thanks!
Looking into doing this myself at the moment - bringing a bike from holland into the UK (england) - unsure of the particular process IE if i can ride the bike from holland to england (home) or if i will be stopped at the holland and or england borders?
As far as I know you'll need to do everything I did Essentially, export plate etc. Once you have that it'll get you past the border as it did for me, I'd then suggest going looking at a video my buddy @big Pezza just did on importing a bike to the UK as it's a good bit different to Ireland :) Best of luck with it :)
@@TheGorillaBiker i assume Holland being in the EU will have the same process as Germany and you should be able to get that export plate? have you got a link to this bigpezza video!?
@@TheGorillaBiker did you ever get that link for me lol
@@s1dew1nd3r4 this took me about 10 seconds to find :P Here ya go :) ua-cam.com/video/OzpqW--bgZY/v-deo.html
To me, the trip would be well worth it,. Even though you basically went straight back home, the adventure of it would be a trip that you'd remember always.
It was well worth it :) Ah the straight back home was dependent on time and stuff as well, I got some nice roads in too when the weather wasnt horrible!! Definitely would like to do it again in summer tho!
Pete is a legend.
He is indeed!!
Thinking off picking up I bike in the north was it hard to Vrt what's the process please 600 cbr cc
I'd thought I covered it in the video, you just need to book a VRT appointment and bring all the documents they send you in the email after you book, ride the bike there and then pay. Job done.
Seems to me it really was just the cost of a holiday. So next time take a few more days, and better weather. The upgrades are sensible and things you would probably do anyway buying a secondhand bike. So all round a strangely sensible option . . . . 🤔
Pretty much yes!! :) Absolutely, now that I know how doable it is I'll plan to buy more that way, and definitely in better weather :D
Yeah pretty much stuff that might be needed on any second hand bike so I'm not really upset by any of them, and I'm a stickler for brakes anyway so would have likely done them either way. Haha my family don't agree :D
Hey, planning on importing a bike into Ireland. But planning on using the currier to get it here. For the vrt you mentioned they need the date bike entered Ireland. Would you reckon if I ask the currier for an invoice would that work or should I try obtain that information another way?
Yeah you should absolutely just get an invoice from them, when you do it yourself you've to show a ferry booking etc. An invoice should be fine, but if you're unsure just drop in to the VRT centre and ask. I wouldn't know exactly as I never imported something that way.
@@TheGorillaBikerok cool, thanks for replying 👍 great video, very informative
Not at all! Glad it was helpful!
Buying you lunch was worth it for the welcome hug! :D haha
Really interesting seeing the cost breakdown, and it could be done a lot cheaper too I guess if you went with cheaper accommodation and ferry ticket. Is great the dealership looked after you so well. I guess if you did it in summer, you could have had an amazing bike tour on the way home if you did it as a holiday, rather than a task! 🙂
Ooo, them brake lines looks lovely 🤩
Haha a better trade for me I think :D You'll get another auld hug and a lunch when you visit here :)
Definitely could shave off at least 100 quid, camping in summer would be my way of doing it, campsites are usually grand.
Yeah they were very sound!! Absolutely, I still really enjoyed the spin home, and was locked in by already booked work trips and available days off and all that boring adult stuff :P
They do don't they :) So so nice!
@@TheGorillaBiker I need to look into when will be best possible to venture over to Ireland, am hoping I can do something in April but all depends on funds
Aim for May if funds allow andet me know, I can book a few days off then and show you around :)
@@TheGorillaBiker cool 😎
Interesting, do you know if the €300 for export plate + insurance is a flat rate or does it depend on the size/type of bike etc?
From what I can gather from local government websites over there it does depend on vehicle type, cars seem to be about 150 for 11 days in the same region for instance. That said I think 300 euro for the plate, insurance etc etc is pretty good as they only take your passport details basically. Not sure would it be any cheaper with a smaller bike.
@@TheGorillaBiker i think its handy definitely - im looking at doing it but from holland to england, not sure if i have to dereg anything in holland before i leave their border or just ride it or put it in my van to bring it home and then notify hmrc when i get back :S
Do u have to pay vrt on a bike from Germany. I live in kk too. Was looking to buy a 2020 onwards sx1000. Would it work out cheaper. There is no choice here, only bike world, pretty shit options here really.
Yep. You've to pay vrt on absolutely anything unless you're bringing it in as spare parts etc.
I live in the US now 😂
It depends on what's available in Ireland and how much vrt is, there's a vrt calculator for motorcycles online. Also make sure the mileage is high enough that you don't.have to pay import vat. I think it needs to be over 6000km
Thank you for that.
No hassle!
and if the bike is currently a german track bike with no documents how does that work with getting it back to ireland and registered with irsh number plate?. also the german export plate covers you for insurance etc, what about when you got to the uk? as it is no longer in the EU
I have absolutely no idea. Personally I wouldn't touch a bike that didn't have all of the documents in order if you planned on registering it.
@@TheGorillaBiker yeah normally I would not either except this one is a show race bike left in someone's house with loads of nice extras haha , things you'd do for carbon fibre haha, thanks anyway very informative video
@@AdamMc07 Ah yeah I get it! I'm sure there probably is a way to get it back and sorted, probably need to have a verified bill of sale at the least and transit documents. If it's worth the hassle then go for it :) Thanks!
If you use a transport company do u need the export plate??
No, only if you plan to ride it across borders yourself.
Hi , who did u insure the bike ? Carol Nash won't insure me, it is France I would like to buy from
So I did the export plate, that meant I had 7 days to ride it home basically, that included temp reg and insurance. Not sure if France offer a similar thing, I'm surprised Carole Nash won't do it from the VIN number, I did actually inquire about that at the time and they never said it'd be a problem.
VRT in Kilkenny for 135 euro, seems mega affordable ,
is that because it came from Europe,
would it have been much more if buying from England i wonder?
Oh yeah the VRT was grand, older bike so well depreciated.
Yes it is, England you'd have to pay customs which would have added a nice amount more. It'd be a good trade off tho if you didn't want to travel as far
@@TheGorillaBikeraw ok, thanks for the reply, hope America is treating you well :)
@@OBF497 it's pretty decent now to be fair! Can't complain!
Do you need to show any proof of mileage when doing vrt or all you need is that 2 documents (small and big)
No you just need a receipt and all that also. The mileage is on the German registration etc so that you can't clock it though, not sure on other countries but from Germany it's all there.
All he’s giving me is that two documents plus something like selling contract between myself and him with both names on it.
That should be all you need. You may need to get them officially translated depending on the VRT person you get.
@@TheGorillaBiker thank you
Hi I have a Question having bought a bike in France will I have to get paperwork translated into English thanks adrian
Think I mentioned in the video I personally didn't have to, but I've read plenty of situations where the VRT person made people get them translated. I translated it with Google translate and had that prepared myself just in case, the fella who helped me actually just translated it on his phone as he went.
38 Euro for a plane ticket, WTF?? That seems crazy cheap. I would have got nice hotels and abused the shit out of the breakfast to. God, I love to eat! For me, to get a nice mini holiday, the adventure/experience, etc...I would totally do what you did versus getting the bike shipped back to me even if it saved money to ship it. The brake lines look amazing and same for the rotors.
Yeah it's very very cheap, ryanair have let me down far too many times but overall for things like this they're so so handy, the next cheapest was 100 euro.
Haha they were good breakfasts too :P Literally ate myself to bursting :P Eating is second to bikes :D
Yeah exactly, it's just overall a better use of the money imo, fair enough if it's not something you can do but I only had to take 2 days off and I'd do it again!
Wait until you see the front rotors :)
hmmmh bit diffrent to import to UK. still think a bit brave to ride a bike all the way home with not much checking :S but its a good holiday !
Especially now eh. Much more to it? The VRT process here can be a pain but once the bike is old enough it's pretty cheap :)
Haha my way of looking at it was the less I knew the better in a way, I've found many things since pulling it apart a bit....the rear hub carrier bolts are a bit scary :D As 2 of the 5 aren't right at all :D It was!
@@TheGorillaBiker SO i started the process in october and i am still not done but covid has slowed things down
Okaaaaay that's fairly horribly slow. I now feel the VRT process is very simple and straightforward :D
Total cost of bike plus transfers plus transport… cheaper than buying the bike in Ireland?
Yup.....prices here are gone crazy :'(
Hi. Did you have to pay customs duty?
Everything I had to pay is in the video. No customs as it was from Europe.
@@TheGorillaBiker Me again. How did you get your lid over? Ryanair say nope to carrying onboard.
@@DUKESCOURTSTUDIOS I just walked on with it as my handbag, women get to carry them. I did have it in the helmet bag
Did you paid just vrt?... Is any more tax here in Ireland?
Just vrt once it's a European registered vehicle
Thank you very much.... Wow... You answered so fast... No1 you tuber... 👍
Haha definitely not no.1 anything sadly bud :D
Hi I have contact the same motorcycle dealer in Germany but they said they don’t do any transportation to Ireland, please help me with transport company I can contact with, thank you 🙏
Yeah I didn't even look in to shipping it here. Unfortunately I can't directly recommend anyone to you as I've never personally used any transportation service!
I contacted a guy to transport a bike from Germany and he wanted €1150. Doesn't seem to be worth buying the newer bikes in from Europe
Christ that's a bit much!! Was the bike worth a lot or what was the craic there? Yeah the newer the bike the less the difference and the higher the VRT, it s a case of diminishing returns. But for selection of older bikes it's brilliant
@@TheGorillaBiker yep seems an awful lot. He's at it for a living. I'd rather spend the money doing what you've done rather than paying for it to be delivered.
Ah yeah fair and all, but the lady who brought in a bike I was talking to got it for 500 euro and that was door to door!
Yeah absolutely, I mean if it's more expensive to get it shipped I'd never ever looked at delivery! :)
That's a lot. I got my bike last year for a lot less brought over.
A small price to pay for the memories and experience.
Honestly when you consider prices for transport are 500+ at a minimum it really makes it a no brainer :)
@@TheGorillaBiker for sure. You got yourself a nice little Euro trip.
I did indeed!