Xjr1300

[crazy steve]

...you'll find loads of them for sale at about $3,000 upwards... some less..

I see lots for 3000 pounds, but that's nearly $4700. I do like the look of these, but add the cost of shipping and the probable impossibility of getting one past US customs/emissions and all it will ever be is a dream...

[DGXSER]

They truly seem to be the only Standardish version left of these bikes. I do like the look of them. I also like the 4-2 exhaust, but would prefer the EFI system. Yeah, getting one across the pond would be about impossible.

[James England]

but would prefer the EFI system. Yeah, getting one across the pond would be about impossible.

Many people here don't like the EFI version. It's not as easy to tweak and the bikes are more stifled due to emissions etc. It can all be rectified but costs more. They also have a 4 into 1 with a huge, ugly silencer on it

If you do the eBay search and sort by 'lowest price' you'll find them cheaper than £3,000. These are actual sales and fairly usual prices....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-YAMAH...item2a1efa91c5

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-XJR...item1c28d09dce

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-YAMAH...item35bdf01239

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-YAMAH...item20c7c7b0df


Do used bikes need to pass emissions laws in the States? They don't here. We can import any bike whatsoever and run it. Emissions laws only apply to NEW machines here..... what about over there? I'm thinking of removing the emissions 'afterburner' fitted to my bike... also a common mod. here. It won't make any difference at all to any testing of the bike on its annual check. It would make a difference if the bike were NEW though.....

[DGXSER]

James, not sure about the importing, but almost all of the states have done away with the emissions checks on vehicles. Few years back, your car or bike had to go through an emissions check each year. Fortunatley that is no longer an issue.

So, if you can get it imported, then registration and such should not be an issue. I just have no clue on the importing.

[b.walker5]

Over here there are plenty of private shipping companies that will handle all the importing paperwork and such, and once it's here it has to pass a detailed safety inspection before it can be registered.

I'm guessing that there will be plenty of the same sort of shippers over there, but your epa requirements, if still valid, might be a problem.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/det...g-a-motorcycle

http://www.importexporthelp.com/importing-cars.htm

http://www.epa.gov/oms/imports/ici-list.htm

[jetmechmarty]

James, not sure about the importing, but almost all of the states have done away with the emissions checks on vehicles. Few years back, your car or bike had to go through an emissions check each year. Fortunatley that is no longer an issue.

So, if you can get it imported, then registration and such should not be an issue. I just have no clue on the importing.

No emissions? Since when? Vehicles registered any where near Atlanta have to pass emissions every year. Motorcycles are currently exempt. Also exempted are vehicles over 25 years old. Vehicles registered any place near Chattanooga have to pass anual emissions all the way back to model year 1975! It appears Georgia and Tennessee have not done away with emissions inspections. I believe there's an emissions/safety inspection sticker in the windshield of my work truck. It is registered in New York.

[James England]

I don't think emissions areare a problem for used machines in either USA or UK, actually. Yes, there are stringent requirements on new bikes but not used.

I looked into buying a couple of CBX1000's from the USA. There are places that specialise in bike shipping.

One forum member had a Midnight Special sent from the USA to Norway, I recall!

[DGXSER]

No emissions? Since when? Vehicles registered any where near Atlanta have to pass emissions every year. Motorcycles are currently exempt. Also exempted are vehicles over 25 years old. Vehicles registered any place near Chattanooga have to pass anual emissions all the way back to model year 1975! It appears Georgia and Tennessee have not done away with emissions inspections. I believe there's an emissions/safety inspection sticker in the windshield of my work truck. It is registered in New York.

Marty, I knew there was a reason I said "Almost" there. Every state I travel to or through on a consistant basis I have not heard or seen anything required. Ohio ha dit for a while, then it went away, then it came back, and now been gone for a long time. Not sure Indiana or Kentucky ever had it, I know I do not recall having my cars tested when I lived in Ky.

James, I looked into this a little last night, what I found is that the US EPA will require the bike to be tested at running conditions to ensure it meets the EPA requirements, if I read it correctly, the requirements at time of its build. So the 1999 or 2000 XJR1300 would need to meet the US EPA requirements for a new bike at that time.

I did a little searching, and it seems someone on the XJ forum had looked hard into getting an XJR1300 into the USA and found it would total up to about $25k time it got to him. I like the bike, but not $25k worth.

[Rooster]

Brokerage

I am currently having a generator shipped from Bangor Maine and have set up an importer number with the Canadian government so now I need to talk to my brokerage firm to give them the details about "the bike" then they can tell me with accuracy whether or not I can import any XJR1300.

[James England]

I did a little searching, and it seems someone on the XJ forum had looked hard into getting an XJR1300 into the USA and found it would total up to about $25k time it got to him. .

It doesn't cost that much... no way. I looked into importing two CBX1000's... big, bulky, heavy bikes and I was looking at $5,000 per bike for sea freight in a container of bikes. I looked into it last year and actually spoke to a freight forwarders here in the UK. They do everything required to get the bike into the UK.

I reckon an XJR1300 could be bought here in perfect running order for about $3,500 if one were to shop around. Plus £5k shipping = $8,500.

[James England]

I am currently having a generator shipped from Bangor Maine and have set up an importer number with the Canadian government so now I need to talk to my brokerage firm to give them the details about "the bike" then they can tell me with accuracy whether or not I can import any XJR1300.

Canadian V-Max bikes are more powerful than the UK ones and we import loads of them into the UK

[crazy steve]

Originally Posted by DGXSER
I did a little searching, and it seems someone on the XJ forum had looked hard into getting an XJR1300 into the USA and found it would total up to about $25k time it got to him. .

It doesn't cost that much... no way. I looked into importing two CBX1000's... big, bulky, heavy bikes and I was looking at $5,000 per bike for sea freight in a container of bikes. I looked into it last year and actually spoke to a freight forwarders here in the UK. They do everything required to get the bike into the UK..

That's probably an accurate number.... The problem is to import a vehicle that doesn't already have US EPA cerification means it has to be certified. This is true of anything newer than 1977. And not just anybody can do this; there's only certain companies that are 'approved' to do this. There's a limited number of models that are 'ok' to import without this, but Yamaha only has a few and the XJR isn't one of them.

[b.walker5]

James and Don, go back and read my last post, and follow the links. The first one talks about the emission requirements (new or used) and the third one lists the EPA approved importers that can handle the importation into the US.

James, I think you'll find that the restrictions on getting something into the US are considerably more stringent than getting things into the UK, and its even easier getting things into here.

[jetmechmarty]

Once you have a gray market vehicle in the US and you us it, what do you do when it breaks? It's not like any dealer is going to have all of the parts you need.

[b.walker5]

Ebay....