je me presente, Patrick, j'ai 54ans et je compte bien etre en retraite d'ici à deux ans😉. Alors avant d'etre trop agé, je voudrais realiser mon reve faire le tour des états unis en moto 😎. Pour ce faire j'aurais besoin de quelques renseignements, d'autan que j'ai deja du mal avec la langue Gauloise alors avec le Yankee 😄😄.1) je compte partir 3 mois le max pour eviter les complication de visa.2) je pense que le plus economique c'est d'acheter la moto, pour trois mois cela reviendra moins cher, meme si avant mon départ je doit la brader ???.3) Existe t'il des assoc" de francophone pour ce genre de periple (je ne parle pas des agences de voyages ou autres organisme pro") mais des groupements un peu comme l'on trouve chez nous pour St' Jacques de Compostel par ex".4) Que dois je prevoir pour tous ce qui est assurances (du véhicule et pour moi meme).5) quelqu'un a t il deja fait ce genre de periple. Voila dans un premier temps je vais m'arreter là je ne voudrais pas abuser 😉 Merci
Tour des Etats-Unis à moto
by Corvette17
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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Bonjour à tous
je me presente, Patrick, j'ai 54ans et je compte bien etre en retraite d'ici à deux ans😉. Alors avant d'etre trop agé, je voudrais realiser mon reve faire le tour des états unis en moto 😎. Pour ce faire j'aurais besoin de quelques renseignements, d'autan que j'ai deja du mal avec la langue Gauloise alors avec le Yankee 😄😄.1) je compte partir 3 mois le max pour eviter les complication de visa.2) je pense que le plus economique c'est d'acheter la moto, pour trois mois cela reviendra moins cher, meme si avant mon départ je doit la brader ???.3) Existe t'il des assoc" de francophone pour ce genre de periple (je ne parle pas des agences de voyages ou autres organisme pro") mais des groupements un peu comme l'on trouve chez nous pour St' Jacques de Compostel par ex".4) Que dois je prevoir pour tous ce qui est assurances (du véhicule et pour moi meme).5) quelqu'un a t il deja fait ce genre de periple. Voila dans un premier temps je vais m'arreter là je ne voudrais pas abuser 😉 Merci
je me presente, Patrick, j'ai 54ans et je compte bien etre en retraite d'ici à deux ans😉. Alors avant d'etre trop agé, je voudrais realiser mon reve faire le tour des états unis en moto 😎. Pour ce faire j'aurais besoin de quelques renseignements, d'autan que j'ai deja du mal avec la langue Gauloise alors avec le Yankee 😄😄.1) je compte partir 3 mois le max pour eviter les complication de visa.2) je pense que le plus economique c'est d'acheter la moto, pour trois mois cela reviendra moins cher, meme si avant mon départ je doit la brader ???.3) Existe t'il des assoc" de francophone pour ce genre de periple (je ne parle pas des agences de voyages ou autres organisme pro") mais des groupements un peu comme l'on trouve chez nous pour St' Jacques de Compostel par ex".4) Que dois je prevoir pour tous ce qui est assurances (du véhicule et pour moi meme).5) quelqu'un a t il deja fait ce genre de periple. Voila dans un premier temps je vais m'arreter là je ne voudrais pas abuser 😉 Merci
bonjour moi je suis canadien francais pour moi c'est facile d'aller au u s a mais avoir un service en francais la bas impossible je vait souvent la bas tu doit avoir une bonne base en anglais mais si tu te prend un vol pour montreal a partir d'ici c'est facile de louer une moto ou acheter avec ton passeport j'imagine pas de problemme pour entrer au usa montreal est a 45 minutes des etats unis bonne chance c:est peu etre plus facile comme ca
sylvain
Salut Sylvain
Donc tu penses que je devrais plutot partir du canada, pas de soucis ensuite avec un passeport Francais et un véhicule acheté au canda de passer la frontiere U.S pour trois mois ????
bonjour moi je pence que louer pas de problemme mais acheter je ne sais pas car tu peux venir prendre tes vacance au canada et dire au frontiere americaine que vous terminer vos vacance au etat-unis j'ai parle a des gens de paris l'an passer qui on fait ca et pas de problemme mais informe toi car les loi americaine ont change dernierement
sylvain
Bonjour
Louer OK mais sur trois mois cela va me couter une petite fortune 😕
bonjour,
acheter ne va pas poser de probléme mais l'immatriculer oui, et l'assurer je n'en parle meme pas . ensuite pour avoir une moto fiable et pas trop perdre à la fin sera un autre probléme . mais je suis d'accord avec toi sur le tarif pour louer . une solution est peut etre d'avoir quelqu'un sur place qui achete, immatricule et assure la moto dont tu te serviras . à + philippe du lot
acheter ne va pas poser de probléme mais l'immatriculer oui, et l'assurer je n'en parle meme pas . ensuite pour avoir une moto fiable et pas trop perdre à la fin sera un autre probléme . mais je suis d'accord avec toi sur le tarif pour louer . une solution est peut etre d'avoir quelqu'un sur place qui achete, immatricule et assure la moto dont tu te serviras . à + philippe du lot
philippe du lot
oui je sais bien que je perdrais à la revente, mais par rapport à une loc" d'aprés ce que j'ai pu lire 1500€ pour 15j ça nous raméne en gros 9000€ pour trois mois, il n'y a pas comme en France l'équivalent des plaques en ww fournies par le garage ???
bonjour achete une moto au quebec tres cher car les taxe plus assurance tres eleve et le plaque tres dispendieuse alors je vais m'informer ici pour location a long terme je te redonne des nouvelles en passant j'ai une goldwing 1100 1980
sylvain
Merci Sylvain moi jusqu' y a un mois je roulais Vmax je l'ai vendu avec ma corvette C4 pour m'acheter le modéle au dessus, C5 de 2002 😉
bonjour j'ai fait beaucoup de telephone j, ai de l, information a vous donne mais ecriver moi sur mon e-mail perso et je vous reponderai car j'ai des numero de telephone a vous donner pour assurance achat de moto
sylvain
bernardcb900@hotmail.com
bernardcb900@hotmail.com
Bonjour,
Je me permet d intervenir dans votre conversation car tu as l air d avoir quelques sources d infos pour acheter, pouvoir rouler en moto aux States. Mon idee est de traverser les usa, le mexique jusqu au Perou car j ai la residence la bas. J aimerais alors savoir sur les formalites, les couts pour pouvoir acheter, se ballader et sortir des states avec la moto. Merci Eric
Je me permet d intervenir dans votre conversation car tu as l air d avoir quelques sources d infos pour acheter, pouvoir rouler en moto aux States. Mon idee est de traverser les usa, le mexique jusqu au Perou car j ai la residence la bas. J aimerais alors savoir sur les formalites, les couts pour pouvoir acheter, se ballader et sortir des states avec la moto. Merci Eric
bonjour si tu veux avoir une moto imatriculer du quebec tu vien ici a mtl tu demande un visa tu va au bureau des vehicule pour avoir un permis international tu doit avoir un permis de moto valide en france et tu peux acheter une moto pour usage mais ici les immatriculation sont tres dispendieuse cette annee si tu loue au state pour 2 a 3 mois c, est probablement pas plus cher mais il faut que tu parle anglais mais si tu veux de l, aide ecrit moi je pourrais peu etre aider
sylvain
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