So I found a Honda SL100 I want to get to learn on and cruise around town. The catch...no title.
Anyone ever tried getting one in VA with a bill of sale? Worth the effort?
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March 28, 2009 11:48 a.m. CLynn85 New Reader
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March 29, 2009 7:52 p.m. alex Reader
If it's earlier than a certain year ('72 maybe?) it's fairly easy to do through ITS Titles out of Vegas, for like $50 or so. Later than that, it gets harder, but doable with enough time/money/capacity for wading through red tape.
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March 29, 2009 10:03 p.m. CLynn85 New Reader
Interesting. Didn't even think to check into a service like that. Probably not worth the time, effort, and cash to spend $85 to get the title to a $300 motorcycle, but I will definitely keep that one bookmarked in case I need it in the future. Thanks!
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March 29, 2009 11:03 p.m. alex Reader
Best tactic: get one bike licensed out of the whole stable, switch plates when you ride 'em. Keep the gubmint's hands offa yer motersickles!
Won't work too well if you register your '09 HayaGixxerNinjaSaki 1800 and slap the plate on your '68 CL72, of course, but you get the general idea.
However, if you get a ticket for this, we never talked, capice?
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March 30, 2009 8:13 a.m. CrackMonkey Reader
What's the title situation?
Did the owner have a title, but lost it? They can get a duplicate from DMV.
Was the bike bought out of state? That makes it more complicated.
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March 30, 2009 8:20 a.m. skruffy Dork
Call the local PD with the VIN and be sure it has no "history". No title vehicles usually end up that way for odd reasons. A motorcycle with no title is almost certainly a stolen vehicle.
If the seller isn't willing to go to the BMV and file the lost title paperwork he probably NEVER had a title for said vehicle. It takes 5 minutes.
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March 30, 2009 8:57 a.m. ManofFewWords Reader
Here in Ct a title isn't required after a certain amount of years (20?). A bill of sale is all thats needed.
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March 30, 2009 9:29 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
I looked at that ITS-TITLE site.....I'd be too weary about about signing Power Of Attorney to someone on the internet
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March 30, 2009 10:13 a.m. 16vCorey SuperDork
Grtechguy wrote:
I looked at that ITS-TITLE site.....I'd be too weary about about signing Power Of Attorney to someone on the internet
I've gotten a few titles through them. They're legit.
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March 31, 2009 4:56 p.m. alex Reader
16vCorey wrote:
Grtechguy wrote:
I looked at that ITS-TITLE site.....I'd be too weary about about signing Power Of Attorney to someone on the internet
I've gotten a few titles through them. They're legit.
Yup. They're basically the industry-standard service in the old bike bidness.
I like the fact that they really only exist to exploit a loophole in NV's title laws, and they get $85 to file a few papers. Good for them.
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March 31, 2009 7:52 p.m. therex SuperDork
In VA you can apply for an abandoned vehicle title:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/abandoned.asp
This has worked for cars that I know, should work for motorbikes too.
Of course a title service is the least hassle...
