I found a shed find delapidated 1970 Commando S no title. . Does anybody know the proceedure to obtain one in NewYork. I ran the sn and no record.
Bill of sale, or VIN verification and proof of insurance for vehicles before 74. Did you actually "find" it or was there a seller involved? I registered my bike in NY a few years back with only a bill of sale and proof of insurance, not sure if rules have changed as I no longer live in NY.
I purchased it from a guy who wasnt the owner and I ran the vin by asking a cop friend who works in nyc to run it and it didnt exist in the database.
thanksSome info here for NY
Proof of Ownership is Not Available | NY DMV
What to do if you do not have proof of ownership for a vehicle.dmv.ny.gov
Here again, another (big) difference in a bordering state just across the river to my west. I can assure you, our local small rural county courthouse does no vehicle title work, nor does any other county courthouse in the state of Illinois. It is all done through the Illinois Driver's License Facilities which operate under the Secretary of State of Illinois. The employees that work there are state employees. I find it funny that you make the remark of "little or no waiting" and to "walk in to be greeted by friendly, knoledgeable people and get what you need." For many years I could attest to the staff at out nearest DLFacility weren't exactly friendly, and you were required to take a number and go sit down and wait until they called your number regardless of how many others were in there. The staff acted like everyone that walked in was a PITA and they were doing you a favor by waiting on you. As another aside note, when our current governor was elected to office, a number of years ago, the staff in our nearest DLFacility was doubled and all state emplyees received an immediate 15% raise. Yes, the staff became somewhat friendlier, but they then had twice as many people to do the job. A recent news story indicates that the governor's office projects a $3.2 billion (billion with a B) dollar budget defiecit for FY 2026.
Just about unbelievable compared to Illinois. Read my response to Jeonez69 above. Was NH the state the many out of state people were going to to get an untitled vehicle titled in that state, and would then transfer it to their home state? I thought I had heard or read that loophole had been closed some time ago.
Well, you'd have to actually live here to do it as far as I know so unless you made some sort of straw sale I don't see how. I suspect that'd be illegal.
That was Vermont. Loophole closed last year.
I heard good things about these guys at the AMCA meet @ Oley last year. They had signs situated all over the meet so they're active in the vintage community.
California has a specific DMV office that handles tricky titling. I think it's in Walnut Creek, but I only dealt with them over the phone. They were very helpful while the normal offices were draconian when trying to title an imported bike.
I just went to the Saints Engine and Machine title service web page. They give a breif explanation of what they do and how they get a title for an older bike or car. I guess I could contact them myself, but does someone know if they can provide this service for out of state residents. They make it seem simple as long as you pay their fee, $400 for a bike, and $750 for an auto if they are pre 1995. EDIT, After going back to the Saints title service web page and going to their FAQ list, I now see they indicate the title they produce and send to you is transferable to all 50 states. Here in Illinois you would then pay another approximately $150 to transfer the title they send you into your name plus the applicable sales tax, so not exactly cheap but at least if a deal came along that you simply couldn't live without you could figure an additional $550 plus tax onto the purchase cost and could go through with the deal even without a title. They sound like miracle workers, for a fee of course.
Yes, it is a 100% legal Tennessee motor vehicle title. You transfer it to a title in your home state. Title fees in Iowa are only about $25.00, then plate registration and 5% of purchase price sales tax. The bill of sale you present with the title is required and has buyer and seller info and signatures, plus the purchase price. It even has a section that allows you to declare the deal as a "gift"with no money exchanged. If you're like me and trade quite a bit, this is nice because no sales tax is collected. As I said earlier, the small town courthouses I do business with are not the Gestapo, as long as all the forms are signed and in order, it's an easy process. I now live in the Des Moines Iowa metro, different county than where I previously lived, but my former county of residence shares a border with Polk county (Des Moines), so I can still do business with Andy and Barney up in Mayberry! Polk County is similar to what some you are experiencing with hassles and long lines.
I've been dealing with Customs for decades, not for importing but simply to clear our passengers into the country. Those agents are totally different in every airport. Most are descent folks but one in particular is terrible. MIA - Miami International go out of their way to be difficult. They have their own rules that are different than anyplace else. One of our pilots got blacklisted simply by stating that company policy was not to leave the aircraft unattended with the doors open. Not all that way but some are simply on a power trip.
