Originally Posted by panz4ever

Just keep in mind that DMV can refer you to CHP if they cannot figure it out. Not sure where in Kali you are from but in the Bay Area I have never ever been in and out of the DMV in 2 minutes (1-1/2 hours at best). And while your inspector may have had you read the engine numbers to him I got Luke the Gook and it took him at least 15-20 minutes to try and decipher what was on the emission tags.

And up here if you end up at the CHP office, will definitely check pipes, mods, bar height, signals and anything else they can think of to dick you around.

And sometimes you have to help out the inspectors….had a '36 Chevy Master that I found in Iowa (wish I still had it!). Took all of 10 minutes to transfer title to me in Iowa (included ride to the courthouse). Got it back in Kali and took 2 weeks to get an appointment. Inspector at DMV had me pop the hood and started looking for the engine vin. I had to explain that in '36 cars were registered by the frame and not the engine. He went and looked it up to verify the information. Comes back and now he can't find the frame tag. Finally I take him to the right side passenger area and show him where its at.

Originally Posted by PistonPuller

I hear though if you get a Harley that is 2010 and newer they waive the 7500 mile rule as the new Harley's are 50 state bikes.

Originally Posted by upflying

One issue about the advice I gave is the interaction and communication between various government data bases in Ca.
While an out of state plate on a vehicle owned by a ca resident could fool a cop, it may not fool a computer.
Filing a Ca income tax return could create a search of neighboring state vehicle registration records. A match might generate penalties and fines.

Originally Posted by Angelfire36

Only you never get the Calif. plates and run the risk of getting pulled over; there is a time limit on how long you can run with out of state plates, I think 20 days, then you pay a penalty.

Originally Posted by HotIceHD

AAA does not do out of state in CA:

http://calstate.aaa.com/help/what-dm...does-aaa-offer

Please contact DMV for these services:

- CA Drivers License Transactions and Printouts
- Vehicles/Vessels Origination from a Dealer
- Out of State Registration Renewals/Transfers
- Vehicles/Vessels with Unavailable Records
- Off Highway Registration Renewals/Transfers
- Disabled Parking Placards

Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker

I did that dance for almost a year when I moved here in 88 , all I carried was my passport and the International Driver license I got for the Europe trip earlier that year and still had Missouri plates on the bike Drove the cops crazy cause I didn't have cali address to be shackled to but everything else was nice & legal . They finally told me straight up I had 10 days or it was jail & impound time .

Originally Posted by dribble

Oh, I wasn't out in two minutes, The inspection took two minutes. The whole thing took about thirty minutes and that was because I had an appointment.

A bike that has not had the engine changed and has a clean out of state title will not require any LE inspection. Even if you have an officer inspect it, they are not trained to identify missing smog equipment (yet). Obnoxiously loud pipes could be a problem but I would just trailer it there and tell them it doesn't run. Bars won't a problem in California as the law only requires they be no more than six inches above your shoulders. That's pretty high.

Originally Posted by Angelfire36

Or, if you ride around a certain area, say- commute the same route. Your going to see the same cops around, and your going to stand out with your out-of-state plate going by day after day..... Living in a small town does have it's disadvantages. It's better to keep a low profile. Don't want to end up like some folks who are on a first name basis with the sheriff (and not in a good way either).

Originally Posted by RIPbiker13

California sucks. That's the bottom line.