You are very wrong about this . I an my associates have imported 367 bikes from Japan and 48 from USA over the last 6 years , all were bought at Legitimate auctions , mostly Harleys , Buells, Fireblade, Ducatis, BMW, GSXRs,R1, R6 etc all inspected by Japanese and US customs prior to export , none were stolen, here is a small percentage of stolen bikes that have entered Thailand , but the Japanese police own investigations show that most Stolen Japanese bikes end up in the middle East or broken up for spare parts.
Most stolen Japanese cars end up in Africa and Middleast but last year large quantities of stolen Japanese cars and bikes appeared in the British market.
Registering legally imported big bikes in Thailand is a big paperchase and expensive hassle, but can be done .
Bikes have to be dismantled by us prior to importing to Thailand and reassembled here to attract lower import duties,
And Peter from Siam Superbike had access to the legal bikes wholesale market here, he never knowingly bought anything dodgy.The same scam that was perpetrated on him was also done to a Big Pattaya Bike shop last year.
Get your fact right.please.
Monstorman