It's the "Left Coast" why ask why...LOL it has to do with smog laws and protecting dealers...not to mention paying sales tax.Nice pics! Thanks for sharing. I wont even begin to try & understand WHY you have to have 7500 miles before you can register it in Cali?? :cookoo:
Prevents me from going to Mexico or AZ to buy a bike for less.Nice pics. But y the hell do u gotta have 7500 on it b4 u can title it in Cal? That don't make any sense.
Wise? Maybe not, but I did the same thing, and have lived to tell about it.Is posting your circumvention of California Laws wise? Fraud??
How would you feel if you were forced to move to CA with a motorcycle that had less then 7,500 miles? What would you do? Sell it for a loss, and buy something in CA just to be a "Legal Eagle"? The Military made me move to CA. When I got here my bike had 1,148 miles on it. It was an '03. I could park it until it was 5 years old or I could ride it until it had 7,500 miles. Which would you do?Also from the DMV website.
If you acquire a new vehicle from another state, you may not subsequently drive it to accumulate over 7,500 miles to circumvent the law. DMV cannot accept an application to register the vehicle, and you cannot register or operate the vehicle in California.
Misrepresenting the mileage/falsifying documents is fraud, also illegal.
The other option is to find someone with a head unit that has enough miles and make the swap for a day or two.
-Gilman
It's the "Left Coast" why ask why...LOL it has to do with smog laws and protecting dealers...not to mention paying sales tax.
Prevents me from going to Mexico or AZ to buy a bike for less.
Wise? Maybe not, but I did the same thing, and have lived to tell about it.
How would you feel if you were forced to move to CA with a motorcycle that had less then 7,500 miles? What would you do? Sell it for a loss, and buy something in CA just to be a "Legal Eagle"? The Military made me move to CA. When I got here my bike had 1,148 miles on it. It was an '03. I could park it until it was 5 years old or I could ride it until it had 7,500 miles. Which would you do?
I'll tell you and anyone else that cares to read this post that I rode my bike with my Vermont tags all around CA until I got the mileage I needed to get past the DMV and their rules.
Walk a mile in my riding boots, being forced to move every three years while protecting your right to free speech, granting you the ability to post whatever you want, all the while being raked over the coals financially. Sir, with all due respect pull your head out of the sand!
The other option is to find someone with a head unit that has enough miles and make the swap for a day or two.
-Gilman
You Sir need to go back and reread the thread or work on you reading comprehension. Maybe that's why you missed the exceptions to the out of state vehicle registration.
Exceptions
As usual, there are a few exceptions included in the law. As a California resident or business you may be able to register a 49-State vehicle if you:
Obtained it as part of a divorce or inheritance settlement.
Purchased it to replace a vehicle stolen while you were using it out of state.
Purchased it to replace a vehicle which was destroyed or made inoperative beyond reasonable repair while you were using it out of state.
Were on active military duty outside California, and you registered the vehicle in the state of your last military service.