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What tax do I need to pay (how many percent?) for buying motorcycle or cars in US and bring it to Canada? Also, can I also do the same monthly payment if I buy it in US? Can you please introduce me any reliable compaby for shipping? Thank you.
I am thinking about buying 2010 Yamaha Road Star Midnight Warrior from US. It is cheaper than buying in Canada.
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If a bike is made in the US or Mexico there won't be any duty. However you wil have to pay the taxes you would normally pay in your province. In addition, you will be required to take it to a designated provincial testing station to insure that the bike meets Canadian standards. This one is just an approx $50-75 exercise.
HOWEVER, Canadian banks WILL NOT loan you the money for an out of country purchase and US banks WILL NOT either because you are not a citizen. So unless you can find the money to pay for it outright, it will definitely not work. Also if you have to have a bike shipped here, it's expensive because then you have to add shipping & BROKERAGE fees because it MUST go through a broker if a shipping company is bringing it in for you.
Another problem you will have is that most motorcycle companies in Canada WILL NOT honour the warranty on a US vehicle, either car or motorcycle. So you have to decide if all these issues outweigh the advantages.
If a bike is made in the US or Mexico there won't be any duty. However you wil have to pay the taxes you would normally pay in your province. In addition, you will be required to take it to a designated provincial testing station to insure that the bike meets Canadian standards. This one is just an approx $50-75 exercise.
HOWEVER, Canadian banks WILL NOT loan you the money for an out of country purchase and US banks WILL NOT either because you are not a citizen. So unless you can find the money to pay for it outright, it will definitely not work. Also if you have to have a bike shipped here, it's expensive because then you have to add shipping & BROKERAGE fees because it MUST go through a broker if a shipping company is bringing it in for you.
Another problem you will have is that most motorcycle companies in Canada WILL NOT honour the warranty on a US vehicle, either car or motorcycle. So you have to decide if all these issues outweigh the advantages.
Do you ride your bike on the actual street when there's no bike lane?
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I tried riding in the little gutter part of the street but there is so much crap, leaves, glass, etc there that I need to dodge, so I feel like I'm gonna cause an accident. My city is a college city, but it isn't so big and it doesn't have many bike lanes. To get to school I just need to go straight up one street, but this street is very busy during work traffic hours. Do you just ride in the street?
Thanks for all the helpful information!
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Not only do I ride on the "actual street" when there's no bike lane - if conditions exist where the bike lane is not safe - I'll move OUT of that & onto the street. And it's all perfectly LEGAL!
Missouri law states word-for-word... "Every person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle at less than the posted speed or slower than the flow of traffic upon a street or highway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as safe, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction, except when making a left turn, when avoiding hazardous conditions, when the lane is too narrow to share with another vehicle or when on a one-way street. Bicyclists may ride abreast when not impeding other vehicles."
"as near to the right side of the roadway as safe,..." does NOT mean hugging the curb or gutter. As you've found out, the gutter is full of road debris. Riding next to the curb also HIDES you from motorized traffic. ALWAYS ride at least 3 feet away from the curb. ALWAYS go around parked cars leaving 4 to 5 feet of space for the "door zone" should some fool not look first before opening that door.
Do I ride on the street 100% of the time? Damn right I do. I'm on a legal street "vehicle" - in all 50 states, Canada & every country in Europe. Multiple links below. Class starts now.
Not only do I ride on the "actual street" when there's no bike lane - if conditions exist where the bike lane is not safe - I'll move OUT of that & onto the street. And it's all perfectly LEGAL!
Missouri law states word-for-word... "Every person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle at less than the posted speed or slower than the flow of traffic upon a street or highway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as safe, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction, except when making a left turn, when avoiding hazardous conditions, when the lane is too narrow to share with another vehicle or when on a one-way street. Bicyclists may ride abreast when not impeding other vehicles."
"as near to the right side of the roadway as safe,..." does NOT mean hugging the curb or gutter. As you've found out, the gutter is full of road debris. Riding next to the curb also HIDES you from motorized traffic. ALWAYS ride at least 3 feet away from the curb. ALWAYS go around parked cars leaving 4 to 5 feet of space for the "door zone" should some fool not look first before opening that door.
Do I ride on the street 100% of the time? Damn right I do. I'm on a legal street "vehicle" - in all 50 states, Canada & every country in Europe. Multiple links below. Class starts now.
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