Hi Guys,
I am an Australian Citizen trying to piece together a feasible plan ...,

- where I air freight an Australian Registered Motorcycle to the U.S .
- and once in the U.S .., I would like to buy a U.S made 'Bushtec' TRAILER to tow behind my foreign motorcycle.

Is this possible to do this with my 'Australian Registered' Motorcycle, and then LEGALLY tow that U.S purchased trailer behind my Motorcycle ?

Note: After touring the U.S on my Australian Registered motorcycle (towing the U.S made Trailer) .., I would be planning to then ride down through Central & South America .


Here is more detail ...,

My original plan was to buy my US Made trailer 'online' and have it internationally shipped to Australia before I go to the US ..., but this is a bad idea for a few reasons :
1 - I'd be paying high international freight to ship the trailer from the US to
Australia.

2 - I'd have to pay heavy import duty fees to AustralianCustoms to bring the
U.S Made trailer into Australia.

3 - I'd have to deal with lots of red tape before I can legally get the trailer processed to meet Australias Rigid and pedantic Road Certification

4 - Then Id be paying to ship both my bike (and) paying to ship the trailer from Australia back to the US again .., to then begin my US trip.



I was thinking a better and cheaper alternative ..., would be to arrive in the US with my Australian Registered Bike ..., and then buy the trailer in the US (once I get there) and also get the hitch mounted to my bike in the US also once I get there ?

I just need to know if this is legally possible or not ?



You may be wondering why anyone would be so crazy as to why they would want to do that ?



..., well I want to carry about 4 surfboards on the trailer in a lockable case that is fixed to the trailer to combine a love of two passions ..., ie; an epic motorcycle journey with an epic surf trip.


If this 'Trailer PLAN ' is legal and possible ...., ?

I would be hoping to fly into LA with my bike and surfboards - and immediately go to stay with friends in either San Diego or San Fransisco .

Once there, I would stay there for about a week or two while buying some new (and much needed) motorcycle riding gear and accessories for both me and my bike .., as shipping costs to buy all that gear is super expensive in Australia due to our import taxes taxes and the costs of shipping it there . The money I'd save If I purchased everything in the US (as opposed to Australia) would be a few thousand dollars.

after kitting out me and my bike while staying with friends in California ...,
I would leave my surfboards at my American friends house in California , while I take off for a few months to ride up the coast to the state of Oregon where I will begin the Trans American Trail Ride (heading in a West to East direction)

On completion of the T.A.T ride , I then plan to call in to Jacksboro Tennessee to buy this trailer from the manufacturer there : link -
https://www.bushtec.com/inventory/v1...ssee---4164811

I will also get Bushtec trailers to custom make a towing hitch for my bike (KTM 1290 SAR) while I am there .., ie; so I can tow the trailer ..., and then slowly cruise my way back from Tennessee via the Southern States for a couple of weeks towing the new trailer as I head all the way to my friends house in California to pick up My Surfboards

Once back in California ...., I will then get a custom lockable aluminium box (constructed similar a pannier) but the size of a coffin to carry my surfboards - and have that mounted to the bushtec spartan trailer .



Once all that is completed , I would then load up and leave the US to begin my central & South America Journey .




Why the Bushtec spartan (of all trailers) ?

- It is super lightweight ,
- it is very narrow (my surfboard only just manage to fit between the wheels)
- but most importantly .., it has the largest wheels (16" motorcycle type
wheels) of all the trailers
- and also has the most sophisticated suspension of all the trailers , which is
air adjustable shocks which I can perfectly adjust for the load I plan to
carry.
- it also has anti sway bars and components
- it also has an awesome lockable full 360 degree swivelling helm joint hitch

This is the best quality , lightweight , and most agile trailer of all of them I can can find that will hopefully manage going off road (if I take care) whilst carrying the load of surfboards , but still be rideable and safe on the road.


cheers