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Originally Posted by manav
Best way I can figure out right now is TR and in CKD. Otherwise a normal person cannot import it (even if you pay the duty).
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Why do you say that? If you have an efficient C&f agent, and are not violating any laws, i dont think it should be a hassle to import.
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Originally Posted by kar1zma
i have to ask isnt it better to buy local in india instead of all the heachaches of importing
the sbk scene in india has vastly improved over the past 2 years or so
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There are no major headaches if you have the right contacts. At first i too used to think its a complicated process, but over the years i have realise that it isn't that big an issue to have something brought down and cleared.
The sbk scene in India has definitely changed over the last couple of years. The number of imports you see now is probably 10 times of what you wold see say 4-5 years ago, a lot of this is due to Dhoom. But apart from the R1 & MT01 being officially launches, there isnt much the two wheeler industry has done to cater to the enthusiast.
99 out of 100 imports you see around are illegal baggae imports, which was not the case till early 21st century.
Baggage imports have their trademark shoddy jobs, sometimes levers not being set perfectly, a wire hanging, disconnected cables, this wasnt the case back in the day as most bikes were brough down in 'one piece' on TR, the only hitch here was that bikes were undervalued, but definitly not to unbelievable values.
At similar price point, i would like most others try and import a four year old bike from abroad, than pick something up from the local market. The infrastructure the 'reputed' sbk mechs have here is a joke. They are seasoned, but ae not always bang on with the troubleshooting process.
So basically if you have a chance to bring your 'owned' bike down, and its working out to a similar price that you would pay for in India, do not bother thinking twice. That extra bit of hassle would be all worth it.