Hi all,

Im in Augsburg, Germany, nice little town....

Heres a recap: Im a US citizen with a us drivers license, also a french citizen with French passport. From US I bought an old BMW boxer on the German Ebay sight unseen, and flew into Germany to pick it up and take off.

Well, I just registered my new (1979 r100rt) bike here in germany. I registered it at the "BurgenBuro" which is basically their DMV. Didnt ever visit the ADAC, though i probably will in France. I don't speak German, and the fella who was hapling me had never done it before, but we regisitered it "for export" which meant that they gave me regular metal plates and insurance but they are only good for 5 days. Long enough to get me to France where I'll register it more permanently, without having to worry about the TUV, which expires on this bike next month.

Soooooo the total cost for this temp registration was: 75 Euros. That includes plate, insurance, and papers.

I tried to find out the best I could about getting more time on this temp registration, and found that it is possible to get 15 days on it, but first you have to visit the customs office before the Burgenburo. I just opted out on that, and will drive extra fast to France : ).

BTW, if anyone in US is wondering about the relative cost of BMW parts in Germany, forget about it. I went to a BMW Motorcycle dealer and had them get on the computer and give me some prices and they averaged 50% more than US. Some parts were twice as much, honest. Got my Bing carbs synchronized for only 20 euros, however.

gregory

[This message has been edited by Universalcat (edited 20 June 2005).]

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