In a message dated 12/31/2005 1:50:43 PM Romance Standard Time, dneprheads@yahoogroups.com writes: It says it can only title vehicles made in 1988 and...
I've asked the same thing (and Googled the heck out of it!). They claim that Soviets were meticulous in their record keeping, but I've never seen any evidence...
This is offered as explanation, not as criticism of the Russian bikes. It may offer some insight to folks who can't figure out how or why Soviet products were ...
Im not terribly interestes in knowing when my bike was produced, I couldnt care less as a matter of fact. However I do need to know when it was produced to...
To be exempt from epa/dot it must be manufactured before January 1, 1978. ... From: "Christian Schneider" <lcarsv01@...> To: <dneprheads@yahoogroups.com>...
An interesting thought on this: From what I understand in Canada it is ILLEGAL to import any product that was made by means of "slave" or prison labor. I...
I like to express my view as a person who is presently doing research on Dnepr's to purchase one as a kit or an old fixer upper. I was attracted to a kit bike...
Buy a fixer-uppper - it'll quite possibly be running and cheaper than a 'new' kit. Just whip out the engine (or ride it until it blows) and then get it ...
I suppose it would depend on a variety of things. The USSR collapsed in 1991. Laws against sweatshop or slave labor produced products are a fairly recent...
... research ... price ... A OLDER "FIXER UPPER" WOULD LIKELY COME WITH A TITLE A "KIT" BIKE COMES AT BEST WITH A QUESTIONABLE MSO MAKING A "KIT" BIKE AN...
... 1978. To be fully exempt from EPA/DOT mandates a vehicle must have been manufactured in 1968 or earlier after 1968 there are some standards that one may be...
... Bruce If you keep your eyes open you may find one for less. We picked up a basket case [with a "new" engine, well it was not] and have it on the road for...
... The limit in the US is 25 years old. I realize that some regs appear to contradict this, but the final word is 25 years from the date of import. I won't ...
Most likely, nobody in Canada ever gave it a thought. At a couple of dozen a year (SWAG) its not like they give a flip. Now if someone wanted to import product...
Just wandering, How the Hell did the Yugos ever get into the U.S. ? Judson ... 1978. To be fully exempt from EPA/DOT mandates a vehicle must have been ...
If you are going to 'go through' the bike, regardless of the yeear, I would go for a flathead model. The look is so much more classic, and in my experience,...
Judson, why don't we make the government go back even farther.... let's see them research if the companies doing business have African descended relatives who...
Welcome to Chicago. And Philadelphia. I am not making this stuff up. Read it and weep. http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/weekend/11872759.htm ...
I think the answer to your questions of kit or fixer upper depends on how much work you want to take on. A kit will likely provide you with less overall work...
Hal, Yes it is ridiculous !!! I go through damn near that scenario every time I have to deal with purchasing parts in the Nuclear Industry. One of those is...
... They were compliant with the existing rules at the time. Scary, but compliant. http://www.inet.hr/~bpauric/eindex.htm When Yugo USA folded in 1989, a...
After a series of long delays my restoration project is getting back on track. My U-2 Cycles rebuild engine is sitting in the Roadway frieght terminal here in...
I drove two Yugos to death commuting 200 miles each way to work, one died from a broken timing belt, other from daughter, those were a tough little POS's. If...
OK all you lawyerheads out there! If nothing can be sold or imported to chicago or Canada that has been slave labor produced.....just think......married Men...
I've posted a few pictures on my web site of my progress so far with re-lacing my wheels. What a PITA! http://www.ferraraworld.com/dnepr_p2_4.htm Regards, Mark...
Hey Mark, Happy New Year!! Good to have you back! I'm surely not going as deep as you are with your Ihor bike, but I started with my wheels. You'll start...
Yeah, that could be the case. I've just been researching importing these things into the US, so for importation, January 1, 1978 is what the US Customs...
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