exporting 350cc royal enfield from Nepal / India to Ireland / Britain

charras · Feb 19th, 2004, 19:20

hello I am currently travelling around india (hopefully up to nepal) an a wonderful royal enfield, so wonderful in fact that I cannot bear the thought of parting with it and would like to export it back to Ireland

have any of you experience of shipping bikes? , I would be particularily interested in knowing whether the emissions / construction of the bike would conform to european standards (its a 91 model)

any info whatsoever would be most appreciated

Wanderer22 · Feb 20th, 2004, 04:04

Hello Charras,

Your best bet would be to contact a shipping agent in a port city like Mumbai. I bought a carved teak chair in Changmai Thailand and had it shipped back to Canada. Not overly expensive getting it to Vancouver, but the truck trip to Calgary amounted to half the shipping cost. Years ago when working in Australia had a chance to pick up a Vincent Black Shadow at a reasonable price, but turned it down because I just needed a bike for transportation. To this day I kick myself for not buying it and shipping back to Canada. Is yours the big single? I had an Interceptor 750 twin for a number of years. Too much power and too weak a clutch. The singles are a fine bike. Have you thought of catching a freighter back to the UK? Some carry paying passengers and you could likely have the Enfield put on board....
Just some ideas.

Wanderer22

charras · Feb 20th, 2004, 17:45

thanks for the all the info,

my predicament is that I'm on a RTW trip and was planning on shipping the bike back as a retirement present for my father, (well for him to tinker away and keep himself occupied, I'll see about relinquishing ownership rights

, my flights out of kathmandu and ideally I'd like to keep the bike till then,

heres hoping

cheers again

concoran · Feb 20th, 2004, 21:49

Charras, You can actually buy brand new Royal Enfield in UK (London).

rikko · Feb 21st, 2004, 08:25

Charras,

Checkout the Royal Enfield Yahoo group. There are many RE enthusiasts who can help and provide advice with any question regarding shipping, riding and fixing etc.

concoran · Feb 21st, 2004, 09:45

Thanks Rikko, these yahoo groups have me tempted to get an Enfield.

-m2- · Feb 21st, 2004, 19:42

an older Indian spec enfield will definitely not meet euro standards for many things and you should check with your embassy regarding requirements for import and registration. If this is inconvenient, perhaps your dad could check at the home end with customs and the vehicle registration office.

I don't know about european regulations, but when I checked about the possibility of bringing a used bullet into Canada a few years back, only a model older than 15 years could have been brought in unless it met all the current spec regulations.

Feb 19th, 2004, 19:20	#1
charras Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 21	exporting 350cc royal enfield from Nepal / India to Ireland / Britain hello I am currently travelling around india (hopefully up to nepal) an a wonderful royal enfield, so wonderful in fact that I cannot bear the thought of parting with it and would like to export it back to Ireland have any of you experience of shipping bikes? , I would be particularily interested in knowing whether the emissions / construction of the bike would conform to european standards (its a 91 model) any info whatsoever would be most appreciated

Feb 21st, 2004, 08:25	#5
rikko Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 135	Charras, Checkout the Royal Enfield Yahoo group. There are many RE enthusiasts who can help and provide advice with any question regarding shipping, riding and fixing etc. __________________ Amrik

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Feb 20th, 2004, 04:04	#2
Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 459	Hello Charras, Your best bet would be to contact a shipping agent in a port city like Mumbai. I bought a carved teak chair in Changmai Thailand and had it shipped back to Canada. Not overly expensive getting it to Vancouver, but the truck trip to Calgary amounted to half the shipping cost. Years ago when working in Australia had a chance to pick up a Vincent Black Shadow at a reasonable price, but turned it down because I just needed a bike for transportation. To this day I kick myself for not buying it and shipping back to Canada. Is yours the big single? I had an Interceptor 750 twin for a number of years. Too much power and too weak a clutch. The singles are a fine bike. Have you thought of catching a freighter back to the UK? Some carry paying passengers and you could likely have the Enfield put on board.... Just some ideas. Wanderer22

Feb 20th, 2004, 17:45	#3
charras Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 21	thanks for the all the info, my predicament is that I'm on a RTW trip and was planning on shipping the bike back as a retirement present for my father, (well for him to tinker away and keep himself occupied, I'll see about relinquishing ownership rights , my flights out of kathmandu and ideally I'd like to keep the bike till then, heres hoping cheers again

Feb 20th, 2004, 21:49	#4
concoran Explorer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 317	Charras, You can actually buy brand new Royal Enfield in UK (London).

Feb 21st, 2004, 09:45	#6
concoran Explorer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 317	Thanks Rikko, these yahoo groups have me tempted to get an Enfield.

Feb 21st, 2004, 19:42	#7
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	an older Indian spec enfield will definitely not meet euro standards for many things and you should check with your embassy regarding requirements for import and registration. If this is inconvenient, perhaps your dad could check at the home end with customs and the vehicle registration office. I don't know about european regulations, but when I checked about the possibility of bringing a used bullet into Canada a few years back, only a model older than 15 years could have been brought in unless it met all the current spec regulations.

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