Originally Posted by calstar

Buy a used bike(or better yet two if finances allow), ride the hell out of it/them, sell before you return. You'll probably be able to get pretty much what you paid for them, makes for inexpensive rentals.If you fall in love with it/them ship it home, one way shipping expenses and declared value will be much less than if you bought it/them new. A couple of things: 1( don't try to save a few bucks by declaring a ridiculously low value, it isn't close to the expense, financial and mental, of possible hassles with the fed 2)might be fun to check out French CL if they have one, didn't look on CL before posting. Whatever you decide, I gotta think its a "win/win" situation....enjoy yourself!

Brian

Brian