Exporting to New Zealand

[John S]

Hi All,

Took a job in Auckland,NZ and would like to take my US breed 2004 r1150r -- all stock except Laser exhaust. The folks down there keep talking about UN/ECE certification for the brake components. Called BMW and they flat-out were not helpful. Any ideas if I am going to have to do any modification? or the likelihood it may be OK? and I won't have to sell my baby.

Thanks for taking a look and any advice.
Best,
John

[KiwiRR]

Hi John

I'm based in Wellington NZ and my R1150R was an import from Japan. I'm unaware of any issues with respect to getting certification for the brakes - If you get paperwork to import the bike (over a certain number of years there'd be no tax) you'd just need to get the registration once over here and then a warrant of fitness (vehicle fitness check every 6 months).