that's one of the criteria going into the final price.

To get a feeling of what's gonna be you can play with this https://www.facile.it/

It's not necessarily the best offer you'll find on the market but it gives you a realistic idea of what you'll end up spending.

Buona fortuna :)

Ps: don't know about the UK market but I always have the impression that "older" second-hand bikes in Italy tend to be relatively cheap, as long as you avoid popular bikes like the GS.

They are, for instance, comparatively cheap to where I live, Germany, as Italians generally have a feeling that older bikes (think 10y and 50+k km) are basically going to explode around the corner...

No worries, we are ready to start mercilessly taking the piss as soon as you'll switch to broken-Italian :lol: :lol: :lol:


And, by the way, welcome to the forum!

I am not sure about anything any more. Pre-brexit it wasn't a problem but now it seems everything is a problem. The last I heard (few months ago) there was no agreement yet between UK and Italy on driving licences. UK and other countries in Europe yes, but not Italy. My wife had an Italian licence, had it converted to a UK one and managed to persuade somebody to convert it back to an Italian one again on the grounds that the test was taken in Italy in the first place. In Italy it seems to be a case of knowing someone in the right office to get you through the red tape otherwise you're screwed. There seems to be a similar problem in banking as well, various banks say you can keep your UK account if you move to Europe, unless its Italy, or Netherlands I think, in which case no agreement has been made and they will close your account.

I believe I can drive in Italy on a UK licence for 1 year so I am really hoping they sort it out by then...but somehow I am not holding my breath. Following the principle of Sod's Law, whatever can go wrong will go wrong!

si piu' o meno quello che volevo dire io...

ok ;)

va beh..intanto cambia il faro;)

I am quite positive you mean waste.
We have waist champions here but our friend here did mention only his age,not his weight.


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He did choose fatbob as nickname tho...

Uhm…

Is that a clue?


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By the way, where exactly in Italy are you planning to move and settle down?
It might sound weird to ask but what we call burocracy (and it can be already troublesome) can turn into a nightmare according to the region you are going to be in.

Starting from insurance fees and ending up to frontline clerks and office efficiency.
Apart from wheather and food, I mean.


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I'd say Monza, Lombardy. :lol:

Half nightmare then.

Hahaha!


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A parte le battute ma la cosa ha un fondo di verita' perche' nelle spese deve includere il costo di cambiare il faro o la lente del faro che e' fatta per illuminare il bordo strada e nel caso che importa la moto rischia di accecare chi viene in senso contrario quindi se non lo cambia non gli supera il collaudo alla MTC , e nel caso di BMW Italia cambiare il faro o la lente rischia di farsi male davvero .

Welcome to the country of "raccomandazione"! It's a fabulous system, when it works..........

Be aware: in Italy, to live comfortably you need lot of friends (or cousins, even better!) working in the right place.

To comply with Italian laws, you'll need to install one unit like this: https://www.ebay.it/itm/114548255256...3ABFBMgN-s8Jxg

I don't know if those are approved and certified by Italian M0T (they are cheap Chinese copy of the original ones), if not you've to buy the BMW OEM parts................

As many colleagues already suggested you the best option is to sell it and buy a new one here.
After Brexit the situation is getting more complicated, my only suggestion is to ask to get the help of an expert agency (see as example: https://www.aciroma.com/importazione...terra-extra-ue) or you will get lost in bureaucracy.

Forgot to mention, if you become resident (for more than 60 days) you cannot drive vehicles with foreign plate.

Ecciaragione, ciai. Rimbambito, io, Ziocan!

Waste, corretto il post

(sul mio waist, belly, weight, e via discorrendo, meglio dimenticare)

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“Ziokan”

Literally, “uncle dog”.

Though somebody should explain to our British newbie what the real meaning is.

Preferably from Veneto.

I am not.


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Because he will probably need it a lot when dealing with Italic burocracy.


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And BMW dealers. Just in case.


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