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Old 10-11-2008, 11:37 PM   #1
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So as some of you may know, I've been out of the country for a little while now. Talk about being busy.


Living over here is expensive. For example, 4 litres of oil cost me almost $80. Everthing has a price and everyone needs to get their hands in the cookie jar. I just got done transferring the title on a truck. That whole process cost almost as much as the truck did. I've got a house and my Honda showed up last Thursday. Now I've just gotta figure out how to get the bike registered and legal in this country and all will be good, but I have a feeling that this process is gonna be expensive and time comsuming. Once I figure it all out, I'll try to post up so that anyone else bringing a bike into Japan will at least have a clue.
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Old 10-12-2008, 12:02 AM   #2
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Are you stationed over there? If so, how long is your tour? Hope the process is worth the expense.
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Old 10-12-2008, 01:03 AM   #3
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Yeah, I'm stationed over here, gonna be here for the next three years. The truck was cheap; title transfer, 12 months insurance, and parking permit parking permit (so that I can park it in my garage) were almost as much as I paid for the truck. And there is no way that I'm gonna be stationed here for three years and not do my best to ride, the bike's already here, all I need to do is paperwork.
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Old 10-12-2008, 12:16 PM   #4
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Might be cheaper to buy a bike there and register it.
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Old 10-12-2008, 07:42 PM   #5
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Mines already here and the cost to register it will be less than the price of a new bike. It's just the paperwork thats gonna take a while.
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Old 10-12-2008, 07:51 PM   #6
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Good Luck! Do you like sushi? I LOVE it, and I'm dying to have some in Japan.
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Old 10-13-2008, 09:52 AM   #7
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Sounds like a pain in the ass.
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Old 10-13-2008, 11:16 PM   #8
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Good Luck! Do you like sushi? I LOVE it, and I'm dying to have some in Japan.
Sushi is the HEAT!!!! And you know how Ramen in the states sucks balls? FYI, it ain't the same, Ramen out here comes in a bowl that's about 12" around and 6" tall and it is good. Ramen is a meal all to itself.

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Sounds like a pain in the ass.
Believe me, it is a pain in the ass. The paperwork sucks, the waiting sucks, my riding gear still hasn't gotten here and I need to file a claim b/c the asshats that moved my bike pretty much shattered my front fender and gouged my front brake lines. I'm fucking pissed.
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Old 10-13-2008, 11:24 PM   #9
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Sushi is the HEAT!!!! And you know how Ramen in the states sucks balls? FYI, it ain't the same, Ramen out here comes in a bowl that's about 12" around and 6" tall and it is good. Ramen is a meal all to itself.
Damn, sounds awesome.
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Old 10-14-2008, 12:08 AM   #10
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It really is
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