Importing to Australia - Huge problems
Ok I have a huge problem, so heres the short story-
I have been aboard my bike for 18 months, owned it for 3.5 years, now here in Dubai its been stolen. Honda UAE have replaced my bike, GREAT, now I will continue the ride home to Oz. Problem is now I cant get this new bike(Honda Africa Twin 1998) into Oz as I have not owned it for a period longer than 12 months and Australia Government have told me I will not qualify for 'approval for import' I have expalained my story but I do understand rules are rules and they cant just change them for my benefit.
Does anybody at all know how I can get my bike into Oz, with the outlook of keeping it there for ever of course as my bike, not to sell it or ship it out of Oz.
Hope somebody has an answer for this one, I dont want that crimainal that stole my bike to cause any more greif than he already has.
Cheers
Robbo
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