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Springbok_Rider
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PostPosted: 12:17 - 23 Mar 2013    Post subject: Ducati Monster / CBR 600 Panniers? Reply with quote
Hi,

I'll soon be heading back to the UK to buy a Monster or CBR 600 and will ride it back here to Norway (not paying two or three times what I should).

I've yet to make up my mind and need to test ride both. However, I'm having trouble finding decent panniers/saddle bags for the ride back - particularly for the Monster.

Would anyone happen to know of a company that provides a good assortment of MC luggage?

Thanks,
Antony.
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TotalGSXR
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PostPosted: 20:16 - 23 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I personally hate all things made by 'Oxford' but I have a set of their sports panniers and they've been fine when I've used them. They held together and because I kept my stuff in big bags within the panniers the stuff stayed dry. Pretty cheap too.
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Springbok_Rider
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PostPosted: 10:58 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Awesome, thanks for letting me know.
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TotalGSXR
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PostPosted: 11:09 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just a thought, if it's the CBR600RR instead of the F, then you may have problems due to the under seat exhaust.
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Fbyte
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PostPosted: 12:50 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Search for "Kriega". They are really good.

I have used US10+US20+US10 and is more than enough space for two weeks trip.
They are easy to attach and you can secure it to the bolts under the seat (cbr600f)
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Springbok_Rider
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PostPosted: 13:47 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
If I do get the CBR it'll be the F4i (https://www.mcnews.com.au/testing/honda/cbr600f4i/Images/e_600p.jpg) - so hopefully there won't be any problems.

Still leaning towards the Monster though. There is one dealer with the above CBR and a M800 in stock so hopefully I can test ride both at the same place when I head over.

Thanks for the Kriega tip - checking them out now.
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 13:49 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
A friend of mine from Norway did the same sort of calculation to work out if it was worth importing a bike from the UK. In the end, when you added the import tax and the cost of travelling etc, it worked out the same.

Are you sure this is the best way to go about it?
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Springbok_Rider
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PostPosted: 14:03 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
A friend of mine from Norway did the same sort of calculation to work out if it was worth importing a bike from the UK. In the end, when you added the import tax and the cost of travelling etc, it worked out the same.

Are you sure this is the best way to go about it?


I'll be heading to Australia later in the year so just want a bike for a few months. Would prefer not to take out a loan as I would need to if buying here. I'll be riding the bike back to the UK to sell it after the summer. Import tax here is crazy and definitely wouldn't be worth it though if I was transferring.

If anything, I think this is mostly a good excuse for a road trip.
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sickpup
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PostPosted: 18:21 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Springbok_Rider wrote:
I'll be heading to Australia later in the year so just want a bike for a few months. Would prefer not to take out a loan as I would need to if buying here. I'll be riding the bike back to the UK to sell it after the summer. Import tax here is crazy and definitely wouldn't be worth it though if I was transferring.

If anything, I think this is mostly a good excuse for a road trip.


Unfortunately the bike will still need to be registered and insured in Norway as that is the country of your abode. Unless of course you are going to commit fraud and register and insure the bike within the UK but most countries get a bit annoyed when people commit fraud for some reason.
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Springbok_Rider
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PostPosted: 19:57 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
sickpup wrote:
Springbok_Rider wrote:
I'll be heading to Australia later in the year so just want a bike for a few months. Would prefer not to take out a loan as I would need to if buying here. I'll be riding the bike back to the UK to sell it after the summer. Import tax here is crazy and definitely wouldn't be worth it though if I was transferring.

If anything, I think this is mostly a good excuse for a road trip.


Unfortunately the bike will still need to be registered and insured in Norway as that is the country of your abode. Unless of course you are going to commit fraud and register and insure the bike within the UK but most countries get a bit annoyed when people commit fraud for some reason.


I'll be getting UK insurance with European cover. I only plan to have it for 4 or 5 months some of which will be outside of Norway before I ride it back to the UK and sell it there. I have a UK license which is still registered to my parents address so there isn't any fraud.
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PostPosted: 20:09 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
sickpup wrote:
Unfortunately the bike will still need to be registered and insured in Norway as that is the country of your abode. Unless of course you are going to commit fraud and register and insure the bike within the UK but most countries get a bit annoyed when people commit fraud for some reason.


Guess I'm a fraudster then too. In Belgium, you get 6 months of grace (for registration purposes), maybe it's the same in Norway.
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Springbok_Rider
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PostPosted: 20:12 - 24 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
instigator wrote:
sickpup wrote:
Unfortunately the bike will still need to be registered and insured in Norway as that is the country of your abode. Unless of course you are going to commit fraud and register and insure the bike within the UK but most countries get a bit annoyed when people commit fraud for some reason.


Guess I'm a fraudster then too. In Belgium, you get 6 months of grace (for registration purposes), maybe it's the same in Norway.


I was just reading up to make sure. As far as I can tell in Norway you can drive a foreign registered vehicle for one year. I'm not registered as "residing" here otherwise it would be illegal.
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