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    Jgixxer1. Did you get a title with the bike but it just wasn't in that guys name? If the guy bought the bike and just never bothered to get the title changed over to his name, you still have a title. Just pretend you bought it from the person who is listed on the title and go to the DMV and get it titled in your name. Its not like you asked the guy for id when you bought it.

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    I only wish it were that simple. The original owner on the front of the title signed it over to "Dealer A". "Dealer A" signed it over to "Dealer B". "Dealer B" signed it over to another individual which is not the guy who I bought it from.

    It's proving difficult to get ahold of the last guy, especially since I'm all the way down here in Pueblo. *sigh*

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    ....just throw away the title and live like i am.

    it is invigorating!!!!!!!

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    Why do you need to get ahold of the last guy? Did he sign the title? Have you taken it to the DMV to see if you can just get a title in your name?

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    Yes, "Dealer B" signed the title over to the last guy and he signed it in the buyer's signature. If he hadn't, I'd be in the clear and could go get title in my name with minimal taxes since "Dealer B" didn't fill in purchase price.

    I need the last guy to go down and transfer title to his name then sign it over to me.

    Since nobody ever did a title transfer, I even tried contacting the original owner on the front of title to see if he would go get a duplicate title for $8.20 then sign it over to me. I left 2 voicemails and like 10 texts explaining the situation and even offered him $400 cash to do me a solid, all to no avail. He won't even answer back. I don't know if he thinks its a conspiracy of he just doesn't like free money. Unless he's trying to plot now that he knows the whole story, and as far as the state is concerned he still owns the bike.

    IDK....I wish I could just walk into the DMV, give them my sob story and walk out with a title...

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    The DMV is hip to the old "no, I only paid $12 for this bike" thing. They will tax you on whatever the price of the bike was when it was new and figure in the age on it for taxes. That part will still hurt. Plus you may have to pay sales tax on it. Just scratch out the last guys name and tell the DMV someone signed it in the wrong spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AdamandNoahsdad
    The DMV is hip to the old "no, I only paid $12 for this bike" thing. They will tax you on whatever the price of the bike was when it was new and figure in the age on it for taxes. That part will still hurt. Plus you may have to pay sales tax on it. Just scratch out the last guys name and tell the DMV someone signed it in the wrong spot.
    I always buy my bikes for $500 and they never question it, and that is what I pay taxes on.
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    I got hammered on my trailer when I went to get plates for it. They ignored what was written on the title for how much I paid and made me pay sales tax on what they felt it was worth even though I bought it from a private seller.

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    Quote Originally Posted by myworld60
    If they ever did lock down HPR and do vin checks. Does it matter who ownes the bike if it doesnt come up stolen in the system? What about the racer that built his bike from spare parts and bought a new frame from the factory with no vin?

    Just some thoughts.
    As long as we aren't a communist country, this will never happen. The police have no right to take anything of ours simply because we don't have proof of ownership. Title or no title, unless THEY have proof that it isn't yours, they can't take it.
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    I know the original owner( Former employer ) & seller, team mate!
    The bike is clean & I know you will get your paperwork...... Don't worry & you have 1 hell of a bike!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbnwc
    As long as we aren't a communist country, this will never happen. The police have no right to take anything of ours simply because we don't have proof of ownership. Title or no title, unless THEY have proof that it isn't yours, they can't take it.
    Really?

    http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...&article=11164
    From the article, "police impounded several machines when their riders could not prove ownership ... "

    http://www.southbayriders.com/forums...d.php?t=100531
    From the post, "A rider with a 2006 GSX-R600 had suspicious VIN numbers was detained and later arrested."

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    Quote Originally Posted by DUCDOC
    I know the original owner( Former employer ) & seller, team mate!
    The bike is clean & I know you will get your paperwork...... Don't worry & you have 1 hell of a bike!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DUCDOC
    ...you have 1 hell of a bike!
    Definitly can't argue with that...

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    What if the bike has no vin and you get pulled over with it in the back of your truck/trailer? Could they take it based on the fact that it has no vin? Or how could they prove if it was stolen?

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