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Lair said:
That's $4500 in today's money. That guy's losing his ass.
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The 2007 Honda Monkey is 215,000 Yen. Add about $300 for overseas shipping and they are only about $200 more then they were 4 years ago.



Problem is now with the EPA involved and the changes in laws, I won't ever import another new bike again.
 
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Z said:
The 2007 Honda Monkey is 215,000 Yen. Add about $300 for overseas shipping and they are only about $200 more then they were 4 years ago.



Problem is now with the EPA involved and the changes in laws, I won't ever import another new bike again.
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I was kidding. It was a reference to the plummeting value of the US dollar.
 
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50 Donkey said:
so bringing one over is still cheap but impossible to make street legal? Is that what you are saying Dan?
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Nothing is impossible, but getting caught during the importation process is a 10,000 fine and you get to send back the bike to Japan. You have to deal with US customs, the EPA, the US DOT and NHTSA.
 
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Z said:
That's the bike I have, but when I bought it new in 2003, those bikes were 2100 shipped to my door from Japan. That's quite a tidy profit margin he's got going there and they hard to make street legal since they don't have a 17 digit VIN. Mine was a pain in the tail, and I'll never do it again.
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Want to sell yours?
 
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