I have to complain, sorry!!!!!

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Alfuewi

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An almost brand new bike cannot be admitted but all sorts of junk bikes that we see on the roads here are ok! There has got to be a solution.
 
There is, Ducati Italy is working on it for me.... just sucks I have to make a special request from them, when DNA, has what their requirements are. They are the ones who submit to Ducati Italy what the bike has to have to meet the regulations. ( As per customer service,) but they refuse to pass this on to the customer. It is BS... plain and simple.
 
I understand mate, I've lived here 5 years.. And they can be a little anal with paper work and things you would think too important.. A bit like Germany come to think of it. Maybe see what the loss is like walking into a dealers.. Maybe save your self loads of hassle and pick a new bike up here for not much less.. You know the doller has been dropping a lot lately. I bloody do exchanging it into pounds all the time.
 
My dealer has been kind about all this.. He has expressed intrest in buying it back if Ducati does not come through, he seems to think it wont be a problem... we just have to wait for the Italians to make the forms... Problem is Ducati practically closes down in August for La Feria Agusta... It's a big party for them.... Sorry about the pounds.... 100 times worse than dealing with Euros!!!!!!
 
I actually did the same when I moved. I wanted to take my lovely yellow CBR 600RR with me...but it would have cost me quite some dollars (granted the dollar was far more worth back then) to get it in here...so I got rid of the idea and sold it to my dealer...

But I have not had investigated all the options...I never heard about a letter that takes care of everything...ah well...is now long gone anyway...
 
Been there done that with a Suz Gamma from Canada. If you MUST keep the bike, bring it in as an offroad racing only bike, strip off the street stuff before boxing it so when the customs guy looks at it he will probably believe you. (trust me, they have seen more bikes brought into the country this way than you can count). This way DOT,EPA will release it to customs and they will release it to you. You will then have a bill of sale and a "box j (or some designation) entry form from Customs. Put all the stuff back on it and go and get it registered at your local DMV with a plate and registration and title. State and feds don't talk to each other generally speaking unless the customs guy decides he wants to run the VIN to see if you were telling the truth, if he does you will get a letter telling you to re-export or crush the bike. All the above MIGHT work but probably won't so big risk here. You'll be stuck with a difficult to sell gray market bike. The only hope in hell that you have is that Ducati makes 1 bike for the world market (which includes California) that will meet DOT and EPA specs right from the factory otherwise you can get all the info in the world on what needs to be done but no one to CERTIFY that this work has in fact been done. What you need is the silver stickers that come on USA bikes because probably no matter what you do, if you don't have the paperwork they are used to seeing, you're #$%@! I sure as hell don't know everything so maybe there is a simple way, but knowing the Feds (I work for them) this will turn into a C.F. that will leave a bad taste in your mouth forever. Good Luck.
All this B.S. is why Duc NA does'nt want to help you (litigation).
 
I suppose the thing to remember is that Ducati North America is not Ducati. They are an importation company that only profits by selling the bikes THEY have imported.

It's not fair by a long shot but should be expected that they will give no help at all.

The peolpe to deal with are Ducati Spa. and US Customs.

I know it's no help but people need to remember that Ducati importers outside of Italy are NOT Ducati and are only after their commision.
 
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