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Old Apr 30th 2007, 5:17 pm
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Hello!

Could anyone please give me any info or assistance on shipping motocross bikes into NZ?

I know anything involved with dirt or mud is high on the priority list. Our family have 4 mx bikes - we all love motocross with a passion! We all ride hubby, me and two sons 9 and 6.

The bikes will be cleansed thoroughly, fully drained of oil + petrol and the spark plugs removed. The same goes with our mountain and bmx bikes - cleaned thoroughly.

Do you think there will be a problem with bringing them into the country?

Many thanks in advance!

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Originally Posted by NLSE
Hello!

Could anyone please give me any info or assistance on shipping motocross bikes into NZ?

I know anything involved with dirt or mud is high on the priority list. Our family have 4 mx bikes - we all love motocross with a passion! We all ride hubby, me and two sons 9 and 6.

The bikes will be cleansed thoroughly, fully drained of oil + petrol and the spark plugs removed. The same goes with our mountain and bmx bikes - cleaned thoroughly.

Do you think there will be a problem with bringing them into the country?

Many thanks in advance!

Cleaning is the key. They don't like dirt or rust. You can go to the MAF website in New Zealand to get details or check some of the threads here.

I sold my motorbike (can upgrade now!!)

They get inspected on arrival and they might charge you for cleaning. I'm sure others here will have had experience of the process.

Cheers

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Cleaning is the key. They don't like dirt or rust. You can go to the MAF website in New Zealand to get details or check some of the threads here.

I sold my motorbike (can upgrade now!!)

They get inspected on arrival and they might charge you for cleaning. I'm sure others here will have had experience of the process.

Cheers

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Cheers for help Dave! I've clicked on that karma thingy for you! (Sorry, still new to all this).
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Cheers for help Dave! I've clicked on that karma thingy for you! (Sorry, still new to all this).
No dramas...

Ask away with anything. You'll find people here only too happy to help. We've all been through it. We move over on PR visas in June. I have had loads of help from people here. Especially in the early days.

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Originally Posted by NLSE
Hello!

Could anyone please give me any info or assistance on shipping motocross bikes into NZ?

I know anything involved with dirt or mud is high on the priority list. Our family have 4 mx bikes - we all love motocross with a passion! We all ride hubby, me and two sons 9 and 6.

The bikes will be cleansed thoroughly, fully drained of oil + petrol and the spark plugs removed. The same goes with our mountain and bmx bikes - cleaned thoroughly.

Do you think there will be a problem with bringing them into the country?

Many thanks in advance!
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My father in laws bike was in the container and a day away from being shipped when he was told not only did he need the log book for it ( which he had ) but also the original recipt. No chance there so bike could'nt come.
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Besides cleaning and having the log book and receipt what else did everyone do to their bikes?

Do they need draining of oil and petrol etc?

any thing else to prep the bike for shipping?

i think someone said to get a full services ASAP once it gets to NZ.
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Can only speak for bicycles....

I brought 2 road racing bikes over 2 years ago. Strictly speaking, the MAF will inspect the bikes on arrival and insist on evidence of them having been steam cleaned. The reality in my case was that despite being fully declared, no one checked.... I did however ensure they were SPOTLESS before packing them off.

I would suggest at the very least you throw away;
- the tyres and tubes
- all brake Pads
- all brake and gear cables/outers
and fit new ones on arrival in NZ - buy new ones in the UK and ship them over in their original packaging before being fitted (dont buy them in NZ - bike tyres are nearly 3x the UK cost - after taking the exchange rate into account).

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Originally Posted by NLSE
Hello!

Could anyone please give me any info or assistance on shipping motocross bikes into NZ?

I know anything involved with dirt or mud is high on the priority list. Our family have 4 mx bikes - we all love motocross with a passion! We all ride hubby, me and two sons 9 and 6.

The bikes will be cleansed thoroughly, fully drained of oil + petrol and the spark plugs removed. The same goes with our mountain and bmx bikes - cleaned thoroughly.

Do you think there will be a problem with bringing them into the country?

Many thanks in advance!
Ahhh!!!! motorcross!!! the memories, Hawkstone park, Lyng etc/ the smell of fuel, Nunny and Mackenzie going toe to toe!!! Happy days!! I still think about my RM125!!! Sunday riding at armthorpe/ cleaning air filters/ jet washing!!!
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Originally Posted by SecretSquirrel
Can only speak for bicycles....

I brought 2 road racing bikes over 2 years ago. Strictly speaking, the MAF will inspect the bikes on arrival and insist on evidence of them having been steam cleaned. The reality in my case was that despite being fully declared, no one checked.... I did however ensure they were SPOTLESS before packing them off.

I would suggest at the very least you throw away;
- the tyres and tubes
- all brake Pads
- all brake and gear cables/outers
and fit new ones on arrival in NZ - buy new ones in the UK and ship them over in their original packaging before being fitted (dont buy them in NZ - bike tyres are nearly 3x the UK cost - after taking the exchange rate into account).

hth
Hey, thanks for the info. I want to bring over my twenty-five-year-old road bike that my brother had been storing in his shed for the past twenty years. When I got here I cleaned off the cobwebs, pumped up the tyres and took it out for a spin and it rode great. It needs a new saddle, but overall everything else is in surprisingly good order. Okay, it has got a few gay pink and orange florescent stickers on the white frame, but I bought the bike in the eighties and the colour scheme was considered hip back then.
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Originally Posted by Yorksha
Ahhh!!!! motorcross!!! the memories, Hawkstone park, Lyng etc/ the smell of fuel, Nunny and Mackenzie going toe to toe!!! Happy days!! I still think about my RM125!!! Sunday riding at armthorpe/ cleaning air filters/ jet washing!!!
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Heaven indeed! I'm going to miss it. Although I'm looking forward to some NZ mx!

Thanks to all who posted.
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