Temporary import a EU bike into USA/Canada

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Hi everyone,

I'm having some doubts. Before posting this I did a search on Google and I became even more confuse. I did wrote a couple of emails to the NHTSA because I thought they have the competence to answer my request, unfortunately I got no answer back, maybe the email was flagged as spam, who knows.

Ok, here is my concern. I was wondering if I could ship my motorcycle from Europe to United States (and while there driving it to Canada and back to US) for a couple of weeks/months and send it back to Europe after my journey there.

What are the laws about this ? Is it allowed ? Under what circumstances ?

How do I insure the bike during my stay in US (and Canada transit) keeping Euro plates.



Rental of a motorcycle is out of the question, it would be an outrageous amount and the bike will not be suitable for my trip.

Buying a bike in US is not an option. I will be traveling on a tourist visa and I have no rights to register a car in US without a SSN and a permanent address.

Thanks.