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Forced to export-Must sell.

Joined Aug 2005
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Hello Husaberg enthusiasts,

I am soon to conclude my experiences with owning a Husaberg motorcycle after importing a 2002 650FE into Canada from Washington state. The bike has been deemed inadmissable by Transport Canada and has to be exported. If only it :x had a competition or restricted-use (off-road use only) vehicle label on it I would have been able to keep it.

Therefore I will be attempting to export the bike back to Washington and sell to anyone that is interested. I purchased the bike about a month ago and it was in like new condition. Now it has about 300miles on it and has been dropped once with the tip broken off of the clutch lever.

If you are interested I can send some pictures and we can discuss a price.
 
It seems ironic in this case as BMG of Canada is the importer for the U.S.

Perhaps they can help you as they have been the best thing that ever happened to Husaberg other than this website.

They probably have a few stickers laying around :)
 
I am confused,the FE650fe is sold in both Canada and the USA. as an off-road vehicle and as such is legal for export both ways without restriction.
Only Honda pre-print "OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE" on the NVIS cards and most manufactures use a 17 digit VIN,for both road and off-road bikes.
 
Please xplain with a little more detail how transport Canada deems your motorcycle inadmissable. Will they not allow you to liscence the bike for the street? And you can't unless you have someone at the desk that is persuaded to "add your serial number to Transport Canada's liscencable units list".

I'd like to see you keep your berg, so let us know some more details of your predicament.

Fryguy
 
In this Province(Nova Scotia) the machine would have to be first registered as a off-road bike.After this is done you can add the required parts(horn, mirrors etc) that are required to pass the provincial safety inspection test.Since the federal and provincial requirements differ for road legal compliance you can then apply for a road legal permit.
 
The bike was previously registered in WA state. Has turn signals, horn, rear view mirror, speedometer. Hasn't even made it to the inspection stage because in the form 1 process when importing a vehicle a fee of $182 is paid to have RIV (Registrar of Imported Vehicles) out of Toronto inspect the VIN to see if the vehicle is admissable to Transport Canada's safety requirements. The Husaberg is not on their list http://www.riv.ca/english/US_vehicle_admissibility.pdf.
If on the form 1 the customs officer checked the 'restricted use vehicle' box instead of the 'motorcycle' box it could have been imported as a 'restricted use vehicle'. If the bike had an 'off-road use only','restricted use only' or 'competititon' label I could take a picture of this and the 17 digit VIN and send to RIV and they would review the case.

Therefore my only option is to export the bike.
 
My 04 had the "Off road use only" and "closed course competition only" stickers on it when I bought it. PM me your address and I will send them to you if it will help.

Ken
 
Do your inpectors look at U.S. Titles?
If so take the title to WA,have it re-titled
as an off road only bike.I have done
this in MI
 
Keep trying!

You should keep moving up the chain of command. When I got my new Berg I trotted down to my friendly insurance office and they told me that they had no listing for Husaberg and that I couldn't register and insure it. Well I didn't leave and said that they only started importing them and maybe they're records weren't up to date. We went back and forth and eventually when they saw I wasn't giving up, the agent phoned a superior and repeated the situation to them. The agent was instructed to punch three x's in the manufacturer's Transport Canada code position (best that I can remember) and proceed with the serial# brand etc. Then VOILA! I was riding a street legal berg in Canada!

The point of this recounting of events is to show that persistence can often pay off and there always seems to be a work-around that someone up the chain knows about. Be polite but firm. Also suggest politely but strongly, that since this brand is available in Canada built to the same specification as the American model (BMG can help here) that you had a more than reasonable expectation of being able to bring it in to Canada and you feel as if your rights are being unfairly trampled. This situation sounds unfair and prejudicial and opposition mp's love to stir the pot in these cases also. As a last resort you should be able to present a strong argument for a refund of any bureaucratic fees and other expenses incurred battling the bureaucrats over the importation of a bike that is sold in Canada!

Don't let them screw you over! persistence will pay off!


GO GET EM TIGER!
 

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