Good information, Joe, I was not aware of this site. The only way to reasonably cost ship a frame from Japan to the US is via the EMS service. Shipping to Canada has different parcel size restrictions, so the post office service can handle it and it's cheaper than EMS. Different size restrictions depending on country of destination....go figure?.
I suspect that the reason that most Yahoo auction sellers go that route instead of ebay, where they can anticipate a larger response and higher prices, is that these sellers don't want to hassle with the foreign language.
Dennis Young Hotaka, Japan
> I would try http://rinkya.com/
> Pay attention to the terms because mistakes are your problem, not the
> irs. If properly packaged it seems that EMS shipping is possible and y
> ou could expect about $200 shipping and perhaps $100 in fees. Exam
> ine everything carefully as to the fees and rules. The Japanese market
> Bilstein supension for my Subaru Wagon was purchased and shipped
> throug
> h Rinkya. That ran about $350 I think (I bought it from the guy who
> imported it).
>
> They say they don't ship "bikes" but I think they mean motorcycles
> . You would need to check on that.
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ