whats up people heres what i got... i need to know what me and my wife need to get across the canadian border to pick up a bike and come back.. what do i need for the bike that i bought? (as far as the title etc?) do we need to bring birth certificates? i need as much info as i can get please...

 

bring your driver licences/birth certificate. If you are with a child make sure you have the birth certificate. thats it. as for the bike, you shouldnt need anything, unless the suspect you stole it. LOL Just the pink slip and maybe proof of insurance listing the bike.

 

ok cool.. just making sure there werent gonna be any customs trouble with the bike.. as for the insurance.. there is none.. he owns the bike and never rides it so he dont keep insurance on it. we are just throwin it on the back of the truck and headin home....

 

Um lets see........I could have had some fun with this if gotrice hadn't replied first! As far as I know all you need is something to prove your citizenship and a drivers license. Last time I was down to the US, I wasn't even asked to show anything, my hubby had to show his drivers license.

Anyways, here is a link to the Canada Border Services Agency

As for the bike, I'm not sure but you'll probably be dealing with US customs on that.

Have fun in our great country and watch out for the beer, it'll sneak up on ya!!!!!

 

I hear that about the beer!!! But it's so good ya dont want to stop drinking it!!

 

I know! Let me see, my personal favorite, Labbatt Blue! If I can't get Blue I get Alpine, the only two kinds I'll drink. Don't know what I'm going to do when I go to Alabama for beer, but then again the Jack Daniel's distillery isn't too far from where I'm staying!

 

sweet thanks for the info... if anyone knows for sure what i need to show or have when dealing with customs about my bike i purchased in canada please give some info..

 

Molson XXX and Moosehead are great but the molson will kick your *** if ya dont watch out!!LOL

 

I'm not sure specifically what you will need, but I would recommend that you obtain a bill of sale along with the title. Usually customs will require some dollar amount for items purchased and being brought into the US. This is where the bill of sale will be handy. It will prove that what you are claiming on the bike is what you in fact paid.

 

I'm not sure about a bike, but I drove up into Canada w/a buddy of mine to buy a couple of sea-kayaks a few years ago. The place we bought them from does a lot of business w/the US, and so they had the whole thing worked out. Essentially they escorted us to the boarder, and helped us w/the paperwork at customs. I don't know if you're paying tax on the bike you're buying, but you may be entitled to a refund. We didn't have to pay Canadian tax on our boats at all.

I'm pretty sure you have to have a passport to head up into Canada now, but back then it was just a US drivers license. Then bring with you some sort of receipt and proof of purchase (title/etc), and you should be good to go. They're very helpful, if a bit slow, but definately ask about the taxes.

Good luck, and take pics!