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In Canada Honda Furys bought from Canadian dealers come from Honda Canada who buys them from American Honda because of an ancient distributor agreement unfortunately still in force. Honda Canada pays a wholesale price higher than the US Honda dealer's price! It's a good deal for American Honda but not for Honda Canada, Canadian Honda dealers or Canadian buyers . The Fury retail difference between Canada and the US is ≈ $3,000. For that premium fee Canadian buyers get a one year warranty and nothing else. Remember the $ is at par. It would be a good deal at pre 2004 $ values but not today. Canadian buyers have another option if they are willing to forgo the warranty.
Phone 10 of your nearest Honda dealers south of the border using Honda dealer search. Ask for the owner or general manager. Tell him you are calling all 10 to see who has experience selling across the border and who has best price. You are out of state so there is no state sales tax. There is no one year warranty from Cdn dealers either. If you have a US address (of a friend's US address) the US dealer can register you for a US warranty but it is technically against their dealer agreement so don't hold your breath. You will need to forward the MSO (Manufacturer's Statement of Origin) and the bill of sale to your US border crossing customs agent 72 hours in advance of importation. Cdn customs will ask for GST and give you the RIV (Registrar of Imported Vehicles) form to complete your safety inspection at Canadian Tire ($204) prior to licensing. You will also have to license, insure and pay provincial sales tax on your Fury. You may want to inquire about insurance once you have your bill of sale to cover the physical importation period as well. Oddly enough there is no duty on US retail sourced motorcycles coming into Canada regardless of origin (the Fury is made in Japan and thus is not covered by NAFTA). The dealer should be able to give you an OTD (out the door) price of up to $1000 off retail if he wants your business and you may need a transport permit from state licensing (≈$25). If the dealer is willing to US register your Fury for US only warranty he gets an additional 5% holdback from Honda which can be factored into the deal (≈$600) but you are not likely to benefit since he is contravening his dealer agreement for his own benefit and won't have much if any competition from dealers who won't do the same. You will make the best deal with available dealer stock so expect to pay more if you choose to order a color he doesn't have in the showroom.
Please post your findings if you choose to go this route.
Phone 10 of your nearest Honda dealers south of the border using Honda dealer search. Ask for the owner or general manager. Tell him you are calling all 10 to see who has experience selling across the border and who has best price. You are out of state so there is no state sales tax. There is no one year warranty from Cdn dealers either. If you have a US address (of a friend's US address) the US dealer can register you for a US warranty but it is technically against their dealer agreement so don't hold your breath. You will need to forward the MSO (Manufacturer's Statement of Origin) and the bill of sale to your US border crossing customs agent 72 hours in advance of importation. Cdn customs will ask for GST and give you the RIV (Registrar of Imported Vehicles) form to complete your safety inspection at Canadian Tire ($204) prior to licensing. You will also have to license, insure and pay provincial sales tax on your Fury. You may want to inquire about insurance once you have your bill of sale to cover the physical importation period as well. Oddly enough there is no duty on US retail sourced motorcycles coming into Canada regardless of origin (the Fury is made in Japan and thus is not covered by NAFTA). The dealer should be able to give you an OTD (out the door) price of up to $1000 off retail if he wants your business and you may need a transport permit from state licensing (≈$25). If the dealer is willing to US register your Fury for US only warranty he gets an additional 5% holdback from Honda which can be factored into the deal (≈$600) but you are not likely to benefit since he is contravening his dealer agreement for his own benefit and won't have much if any competition from dealers who won't do the same. You will make the best deal with available dealer stock so expect to pay more if you choose to order a color he doesn't have in the showroom.
Please post your findings if you choose to go this route.
And it saves our northern friends some jingle
