if you have owned the bike for more than 6 months then you can declare it as part of your personal possesions when crossing the border - or at a centre in switzerland.
once declared you can run the bike on UK plates for 1 year, before the end of the 1 year you must take the bike for the MFK test (swiss MOT) and then you will be given a set of swiss plates and registration certificate. They will take your english plates from you and also transfer your UK licence to a swiss one if you have not done it already, do this asap to avoid any questions or requirement to re-sit the test.
you can delcare the bike at the border which is easy to do, just some paperwork filling and stamping OR ask at the STVA ( swiss dvla) where is a local office and they will do it there, you will get a import form with a stammnummer - this number is an import reference number and you can give this number to insurance companies to insure your bike whilst on UK plates.
PLEASE note there is a massive difference in cost in insurance from Uk to here - its far more expensive ! go to
http://www.zurichconnect.ch/site4/gm/en/versicherungen/motorrad/berechnen-form.htm for a good overview of costs.
tcs.ch also offer insurance.
road tax has to be paid but the STVA will send you the bill in due course, to go on the motorways there is the 40chf sticker which lasts until end of jan.
As switzerland is not part of EU they will only accept swiss insurance and MFK test.
Where will you be working and is HR dept sorting out your permit, have they informed you about the mandatory health insurance also?
You can PM for some questions as i know the process quite well.
rob
