out of state motorcycle purchase
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You mean aside from the HOT California Girls, perfect year round climate, beautiful beaches and mountains? Not a damn thing! 
Actually........truth be told, it's getting pretty unbearable lately. I'm tired of the lame, inept politicians, taxes constantly going up, high cost of living, and never ending illegal alien problem who behave as if they have a right to be here....and to be fed, clothed, educated, housed...etc.etc.etc. GEE....other than that, everything is wonderful.
Actually........truth be told, it's getting pretty unbearable lately. I'm tired of the lame, inept politicians, taxes constantly going up, high cost of living, and never ending illegal alien problem who behave as if they have a right to be here....and to be fed, clothed, educated, housed...etc.etc.etc. GEE....other than that, everything is wonderful.
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You mean aside from the HOT California Girls, perfect year round climate, beautiful beaches and mountains? Not a damn thing!
Actually........truth be told, it's getting pretty unbearable lately. I'm tired of the lame, inept politicians, taxes constantly going up, high cost of living, and never ending illegal alien problem who behave as if they have a right to be here....and to be fed, clothed, educated, housed...etc.etc.etc. GEE....other than that, everything is wonderful.
Actually........truth be told, it's getting pretty unbearable lately. I'm tired of the lame, inept politicians, taxes constantly going up, high cost of living, and never ending illegal alien problem who behave as if they have a right to be here....and to be fed, clothed, educated, housed...etc.etc.etc. GEE....other than that, everything is wonderful.
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It was at the Augusta HD. All the salepeople were very friendly and were to the point. They wanted to sell the bike and no bullshit. unlike the dealerships in CA. I don't understand why CA HD dealers can and won't discount much ???
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From: Southern California
Yeah...I don't get that either. CA has more dealers than any other state and in many cases more than many states put together. If I remember correctly, there's 23 dealers within 50 miles of where I live here in So Cal. It's crazy.
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What these guys here said about Calif is absolutely the truth. It also has to be at least 6 months old if I remember correctly. There might be one way around it and that would be if you bought it AND registered it in another state (friend or relative maybe) run around with oos plates put the 7500 miles on it then bring it in and register it. You can say you gave up your summer cabin and now your bringing the bike home.
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No can do my friend. Aready been down that road before myself. I spoke to DMV and also CARB and the bottom line is you cannot legally purchase the bike and register it here in CA. Just not going to happen. The 7500 mile rule option only pertains to used, motorcycles and it must have 7500 miles on it from the date of purchase. In other words, you can't buy a bike with 5k miles on it, drive it home and register it with DMV after you've accumulated 7500 miles on it. What's even worse is that if you (CA resident) bring a "foreign vehicle" (words of CARB) in to the state, if it does not meet the requirement specified above, you will have 30 days to "export" the bike out of the state of CA.....or......OR......are you ready for this? Or.....the bike can be confiscated and DESTROYED by a crusher. This is no BS. I verified it for myself. I also happen to know somebody who owned an '82 Ferrari BB 512 (back in the day) which was confiscated because it was grey market and didn't meet EPA smog regs. The car was impounded and scheduled to be crushed. No lie. He saved his car from the crusher and had the car federalized so it was legal to own and operate in CA. Anyway...just thought I'd let you know so that you don't waste any time or money on this. By the way, the state has zero liability if your bike is confiscated and destroyed (from what I was told).
They calling a Harley a Foreign bike!!!!EEEEERR!!!
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From: Southern California
Not foreign as in(non-US) import, foreign as in non-CA smog equipped bike (or out of state bike). I know, it's hard to believe the story. Sad but true.
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From: Upstate SC
this link to CA DMV will get you started on what the rules and regs are.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures...cts/ffvr29.htm
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures...cts/ffvr29.htm
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.
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Are you in the military stationed in Ga? If so, you can probably register it in Ga, ride it there, and when you get discharged and return to Kalifornicate, register it there. Otherwise, you are probably SOL. Most any other state wouldn't be a problem.