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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
Both border officials picked up on the US registered bike + European passport issue and wanted to know how I was doing that and where was the paperwork to support it.
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Great that it was all doable, I am not surprised to hear that it took longer to get back into the states than leave it, but as long as you manged it I don't mind. Were you required to contact the friend who owned the bike during the process? I would be interested to know what paperwork they wanted to see.
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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
As it happened we were ok because although I'd bought the bike the paperwork was in my friend's (a US citizen) name. I was on his insurance policy as a named rider.
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This is exactly what we intend to do. We both have family in the US so were going to purchase the bikes in their names and then figure out how to insure them, needless to say none or our family members ride bikes - I have so many questions about this so I feel like I would need to buy you a drink before asking them all! Let me know if you would be happy for a flurry of questions. Couple of bigger ones: - Does the person whose name will be on the paperwork need to be present when you buy the bike? (my friend's sister lives in Florida, my uncle lives in Utah and we want to buy bikes from as close to Seattle as possible!)
- Did you buy from a dealer or privately? Is there a benefit to one over the other?
- As mentioned, none of our family ride so we may need our own insurance policy, did you explore this option before opting as a named driver?
I really appreciate your help!!
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Chez & Hannah (Canada - USA - SE Asia 2022)
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