Is a title really needed?

[LiftdT4R]

have the cops run the vin # before you buy it , and if its stolen it will come up , if not you can get a title for it , i have done it before , go to your dmv and ask them what you need , every state is different , when i did it all i needed was a bill of sale and i had to fill out some paper on the history of the quad , (how you got it) .

you also have to be careful of it having a lean against it , (original owner still owes money on it ) as good as stolen cause you are going to never get it back if you get caught on it .

just run the numbers , that will show everything , if its clean it sound like a good deal , goodluck

:thumbsup: Think he said it all.

 

A lot of bikes are never titled in the first place. You don't have to pay sales tax a lot of times if you don't title it. In NJ anyway, there is no law that says you have to title an ATV, if you buy a new bike for 6k or so, it says you $420 worth of sales tax if you just never title it. As long as the VIN comes clear on a police check, and there's no leans your A-OK!

[Animalman294]

Ya, some states you don't even need to register them. Cali has that damn red/ green sticker shit, so of course they are going to want a registration form........................ ::

[fox_forma]

I have never had any problems with a bike I bought that didnt have a title. I think I have only had 3 bikes that I got papers for out of the 20 or so I have purchased over the years. Run the VIN and see what happens. A bill of sale is just as good, titles do get lost sometimes over the years so not everyone is going to have one. On the Bill of sale just make sure you have all the info of the seller, I normally get their license and copy down the license number and a few other things. Then you both sign off on it stating it isnt stolen etc, etc. In a lot of states a Bill of Sale can produce a Title if the VIN is clear.