Same deal in Taiwan.
They slap a government tax / test to ensure they are safe to run on the roads here... duh...
It brings the price of a new America or Speedmaster at about $20,000 usd.
The other stupid rule is that we can't change anything on the bike, everything has to be just like it left the factory. So, no changing pipes, headlights, even mirrors! The H-D crowd is crying buckets!
And every 6 months, I have to pass a DMV check... so, every 6 months, I have to put it all back to a factory looking bike.... pass the test, and change it all back to my liking.
That's a lot of work!