Where/How should I register my bike?
 

Hi everyone

I am quite new to the bike game, so excuse my ignorance :helpsmilie:

I want to go on a big trip riding from a location in Europe heading east as far as I want to go.

I am living in Denmark but the registration tax is unbearable here. The bike I want (Kawasaki VersysX 300) costs 10.000 USD in Denmark but between 5.000-5.500 in other EU countries such as Spain or Germany.
Therefore I somehow want to get it registered there instead. Furthermore, I plan to ship the bike back from whatever country is my last destination to Denmark without registering it in Denmark and then later pay the huge registration fee when I have the money (maybe I just want to sell it, probably not but maybe :cool4: )

I have heard about export plates (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) in Germany which can be valid for up to 12 months (I am gone a maximum of 6-7 months) but I am not sure if they are valid in non-EU nations.

My father's partner is Spanish but lives permanently in Denmark, she has a house near Valencia (which no one lives in). Is it possible for me to change my address to this house and then register it there on normal Spanish plates?

I hope someone can enlighten me a bit, I have researched this quite a bit but can't find any concrete official sites that help me..

Edit: I have not purchased the bike yet, I plan to purchase it in whatever country I plan to register it in.

Best regards, Jesper

Hi Jesper, I'm sure others will chime in but as far as I know there's absolutely no problem using German export plates anywhere in the world. Depending on where you're going I'm fairly sure you can also get a carnet issued if you need one.
If you wish you could also declare yourself a resident of Spain and get a local tax registration number there which would allow you to buy a bike ,but I suspect that the German market is way better and people tend to be meticulous about maintenance there.
At the end of the trip it shouldn't be a problem to bring the bike back to Germany and sell it there. I doubt you could do that easily anywhere I Asia . Hope all this helps. Safe riding. DM

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Having bought in Germany several times and Spain twice, I would say Germany is MUCH easier. German dealers are far more used to export sales, especially in the areas near UK or American bases.

When you bring the bike back to Denmark you will be importing it as a used vehicle and the tax will be much less.

Ah! Great info. Thanks

i was wondering is there really a tax for a bike of a another country of the european union you will register in denmark???

in germany this doesnt exist anymore, it´a principle of the european union...

Denmark has its own incredibly high registration tax. If what you said was the case, nobody would buy vehicles in Denmark.

i haven´t known that...after reading a bit...it´s insane