Bike in Toronto

[Milan]

I have a bike I am looking at in Toronto.
Last one I got from Canada, the owner drove across, & $450 later, with Haul bikes I had it here in a month.

This owner wont do that.
I have checked shipping & its anywhere from $1500 to $2300.
Plus customs to get it here.

Anyone have other thoughts on options.
As this does not seem doable

[m in sc]

make a Canadian friend?

[bitzz]

Palmetto is in Florida?
Who are you talking to and what kind of service are you looking for?
I sold a bike to a guy in Coco Beach (I'm just north of Toronto), he was in a hurry to get the bike, and he paid $2200, all in, for a door to door up scale motorcycle shipper. He had the bike 8 days after he bought it.
https://www.tfxinternational.com/
You can ship it as freight for less, but you need someone to crate the bike.
https://coyote.com/    https://yrc.com/
The cheapest you'll get is have someone crate the bike and deliver it to a carrier's warehouse in Mississauga, and you pick it up at a carrier's warehouse in north Fla.

How much is Haulbikes?

[rodneya]

If the owner drives it across from Canada, how do you get it registered. If I want to bring a us bike to Canada, I have to book an appointment at the border and bring it through with all the correct import forms.

[bitzz]

Going south needs the same appointments and forms

[Milan]

I have gotten a quote from THX.
$1400 + customs, so the $2200 figure above is correct.

I have a coyote account, but yes it needs to get crated, and there still is the customs stuff.

Haul Bikes wont cross border


I bought a bike previously from St Catherines.
Owner drove across, and Haul Bikes picked it up.

Got here, and went to CBP to get form, then to DMV.

[bitzz]

Maybe I'm missing something here but what "customs". You need a customs broker to file paperwork (you can do it yourself), but there is no customs or duties due is there?
If you're shipping bikes regularly get yourself an account with a customs broker. I use Peace Bridge and that last bike was $280 CDN for the broker.
I could probably be convinced to crate it for you, but I cannot cross the border. You Yanks don't like my kind, I smoke weed.

[Daytona1]

Easy now! We are not all haters. You are always welcome in my section of ga.

[Milan]

when its here in florida, I do have an Import agent. He files everything.

wondering if just sending paperwork to Vermont would do it?

I may try that route for a bike, thats coming, that does not have a title
 ( was de-registered )

for now working with seller on a Niagara Falls vacation jaunt.

[irk_miller]

Tim over at Do The Ton is in Toronto.  He often works in the US. I bought an XR250r from him when he was leaving Hilton Head, SC to go back to Toronto.  There's also a guy over there who's in New Brunswick that has a PO in Maine.  Maybe post over there to see if someone can help or get you to someone who can?