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Hey guys Any body know whom to approach for legal check up?

Please let me know....
PS to Mods - anybody u know who have gone through this process?
Any reference?

See, a genuine & valid Registration Certificate does NOT signify that the bike is legally imported. It maybe illegally imported too. ok?

Secondly, RTO can/will NOT help you. No use approaching them now. Who knows why they registered an illegally imported bike? It maybe due to negligence, ignorance of facts or maybe some bribery...(?) Only recently have they started asking for Invoice/ Bill, Import Documentation, etc.

Firstly, ask the owners directly. Some might clearly say their bikes are illegally imported. Those who claim they've paid tax, ask for the receipts and documentation.

Below is the official website of DRI. With the motorcycles' models, tax documentation, location & Reg. numbers noted, you can e-mail these people to ask them whether they're completely tax paid legal or not. They might help you:

YouCanHelp

And secondly, if you help confiscate a illegal Sbk through the first link, you can earn upto 20% its value. But don't do it. Why kill another biker's dreams, right?
Explore the above site for more info.

If these DRI people don't help you, you can go through RTI Act procedure which is also specified on the site, but leave it as the LAST option, ok? Good luck...

Hi Samarth,

Thanks for all the info.... it really helps in my buying!

brother there no way you can check the bike legally from DRI people and if you write any mail to them first they will never reply as they are so busy & DRI never collect duty it actually collected by customs as i reside in Delhi i have seen each DRI office how they work & each customs office

hi

Hi Sunny, i spoke to DRi people..they have asked me to get in touch with the customs.. do u know anybody in the customs?else its difficult to get through them

Its OT, but if your looking to buy a used bike, I know of a zx12r which is supposed to have clean papers. I myself am looking to buy a used 600cc or litre class in Bangalore with clean papers. If you know any bike, then do let me know.

i am not looking for kawasaki for sure... either yamaha , suzuki or Honda...
check your mail - prince

first things first

there is absolutely noway for you to know whether the bike is a legal import or not by just looking at the rto papers. that won't help.

the dri people also probably wouldn't be able to help you in this matter. only place is you contacting to customs. which is not easy and you can't go to them each time you get some deal. they won't really entertain anyone for such a minor thing.

anyway, here are my 2 cents

become friends with a dealer - i know it's gonna be like a goat becoming pally with a tiger - but you never know, if the chords strike they strike.
OR you can get in touch with any biker who has been buying these bikes and would actually care about the authenticity of papers and blah blah. i am sure there are quiet a few experts here.

just in case you are unable to do so, and still want someone to help you out, then do the following :
1. ask the seller to show you the bill of entry papers. also insist on he scanning and sending you all the relevant papers for the bike.
2. ask the seller to send you the pictures of the bike's chassis number, engine number and VIN number.
3. after you have received all these - you can either make some sense looking at them all - OR - you can write to me on [email protected] : i can safely say i have almost seen it all. and i always endorse buying legitimate bikes. via showrooms, via dealers, or via me.

lemme know if you need any help

thank you samyak.. i have Pm'd you pls check...

Hi Guys,

i am buying the imported/used bike - Busa. so need your help on this. Bike details:
Hayabusa - 08 - new shape - Imported (not TR) - registered in 08
Bill of entry - yes
Duty paid reciept - yes
RC - yes
its a KA 01 registered - how trustworthy it is?
asking price is 8.5

there is a letter from customs in one of the para - it says "Chassis & engine number matching, but however the above mentioned model is not found"

Also it came with chassis & engine only & the plastics came seperately but with the same packet (as its mentioned 3 packets) to save on the duty...

total value after depriciation - 3620 USD

Now i need to know
1> is this bike will be legal?? will i have probs with the the DRI?
2>how do i make sure the documents are real and not fake..

guys please help me on this.. need to finalise this quickly!!!

Hoping to be legal. I feel the price is bit pricey though. 2008 means there were bikes of Indian Invoice , right ? Then still why is the bike imported ?

The bike is not legal. It was probably brought in parts and even they would have been under invoiced. The duty paid (if paid at all) is negligible, and will attract full duty with heavy penalty if caught by the authorities(DRI).
RTO papers will not reveal anything. Papers can only be verified from the customs department, and even if they are genuine you are still liable for duties and penalties.
The asking price seems to be on the higher side too, for a bike with these papers.