So many potential pitfalls….
To begin with, you’ll need to import the bike into Canada in order to register it there. I don’t know where you get reliable information about doing that (When my sister wanted to import a US registered trailer I found out how to do that somewhere on the internet), but it’s a place to start.
Then there’s the issue of registering it locally in your province. I don’t know whether that’ll be possible (and neither does anyone else until they know what province you live in), but I have some doubts. In the US, you could go on the internet and look up the rules for whatever state you live in—some will allow registering a bike which is not present, but many won’t. I have to believe the same thing is true in Canada.
There may also be issues of insurance, safety or smog inspections, or similar. Again, you’ll want to look into requirements specific to your home province; it’s probably best not to take anyone’s word for anything until you see it in print on a government website.
You might consider registering it instead in the US state where it’s already registered—some states allow this to be done remotely, and some allow it to be done remotely by a non-resident. There are some threads here on the HUBB you can find with a site search which will start you on your way
Last, of course you’re not allowed to keep a foreign-registered bike in Europe indefinitely—that would constitute permanent importation, about which there are many, many rules and regulations. The reason I left this for last is that lots of people bend or break these rules, and most—but not all—get away with it. It’s definitely worth thinking about in terms of risk vs. consequence, and of course I’m not suggesting that you break any laws.
Hope that’s helpful.
Mark
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