This hurts my soul...

[chaoskaze]

so......................does you friend need a friend in vegas?

[DAEMANO]

He should have disassembled the bike into it's major component groups and shipped it as parts. I guess it's expensive to be dumb, yet some people can afford it.

[alan.chalkley]

Our wise leaders are focused on having safety compliant vehicles rolling around our roads and raising revenue.
They don't give a brass razoo about potholes on our roads or driver (the loose nut that sits behind the steering wheel) education , because these raise even more revenue.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by lupindub

So a few years ago a guy moved to Australia and brought his Ducati 848 along with him. Only problem was that he did not have an import permit. The government gave him a choice.. Either export the bike, get a permit and then re-import, or we squash your bike.

I mean.. really? They give you a choice and it's somehow the government's fault?

If I moved to Australia and wanted to bring something with me, I'll be damned sure to get my paperwork straight first!

Blame government all you want, there is no one here to blame but the bike owner.

-alex

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by mav1178

I mean.. really? They give you a choice and it's somehow the government's fault?

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[Decay107]

Something something, Souls being hurt.

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[lupindub]

Originally Posted by mav1178

I mean.. really? They give you a choice and it's somehow the government's fault?

If I moved to Australia and wanted to bring something with me, I'll be damned sure to get my paperwork straight first!

Blame government all you want, there is no one here to blame but the bike owner.

-alex

Where in my post did I say it was the government's fault?

[bluer]

Originally Posted by mdm

And not only vehicles. Remember Johnny Depp's dogs?

Did they squash those too?

Well, rules are rules. You may not like them but you still have to adhere to them. If he has enough money to say "Meh.....take it", then he has enough money to ship it back, do the paperwork and then bring it back again.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by lupindub

Where in my post did I say it was the government's fault?

You = the owner of the bike for purposes of my post.

But as for you @lupindub, I wouldn't even blame government bureaucracy either. It's just how the rules are, the bike owner chose to not do things right.

-alex

[lupindub]

Originally Posted by mav1178

You = the owner of the bike for purposes of my post.

But as for you @lupindub, I wouldn't even blame government bureaucracy either. It's just how the rules are, the bike owner chose to not do things right.

-alex

Bro, how is this NOT the perfect example of government bureaucracy? They could have handled this situation in a positive spin such as auctioning it, like any sane person would do, but such is not the case in government BUREAUCRACY.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by lupindub

Bro, how is this NOT the perfect example of government bureaucracy? They could have handled this situation in a positive spin such as auctioning it, like any sane person would do, but such is not the case in government BUREAUCRACY.

So just ignore laws that the government set so that the government can auction it with no legal justification for it?

Seems like a good PR spin.

I know it makes sense for you and me. It makes zero sense for the government because they are bound by the law. The law allows for two outcomes in this case, not two + whatever you deem to be the greater good.

-alex

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by lupindub

Bro, how is this NOT the perfect example of government bureaucracy? They could have handled this situation in a positive spin such as auctioning it, like any sane person would do, but such is not the case in government BUREAUCRACY.

Government makes rules to prevent spending hundreds of thousands of dollars ensuring imported vehicles meet basic road standards or catching problems after the vehicle is imported.

"Dude naw, this is a perfect case of red tape paper pushers making bad decisions"

lol you're gonna go far kid.

[lupindub]

Originally Posted by mav1178

So just ignore laws that the government set so that the government can auction it with no legal justification for it?

Seems like a good PR spin.

I know it makes sense for you and me. It makes zero sense for the government because they are bound by the law. The law allows for two outcomes in this case, not two + whatever you deem to be the greater good.

-alex

Okay i'm done arguing with you because you obviously can't seem to grasp the definition of bureaucracy. It doesn't matter if it makes sense or not for the government to "break the law". This wasn't my point. My point was the ridiculousness of the LAWS that have already been set up - i.e BY BUREAUCRACY.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by lupindub

Okay i'm done arguing with you because you obviously can't seem to grasp the definition of bureaucracy. It doesn't matter if it makes sense or not for the government to "break the law". This wasn't my point. My point was the ridiculousness of the LAWS that have already been set up - i.e BY BUREAUCRACY.

I understand your point exactly, contrary to what you may believe.

What was the ridiculousness of this law in question, if I may ask? That's what I am confused about, because you seem to think it's a stupid law and I don't seem to have any issues with it.

-alex