How I Bought a Stolen motorcycle and what happened next
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In my experience, 99% of the time when a bike doesn’t have a title it’s either stolen or the person who bought it never paid the loan off. Never buy a bike without a title. Unless it’s 75 years old and The fuel lines look like pubic hairs.
So stolen, or stolen lol?
Most motocross bike don't even come with title or registration. Agree for a motorycle but not for a dirtbike.
RideOrangeKTM that’s true but your newer dirt bikes and four wheelers have some sort of title. Not all though, you’re right.
Michael Peila RIGHT! Haha
@@RideOrangeKTM In Cali they still all have a title and bill of sale somewhere. People just don't care about those vehicles as much and lose the paperwork because they don't have to register them
After two hours of being detained: "Why would I knowingly steal a bike just to drive it to you guys and have you run the VIN numbers just to confirm I stole the bike."
Cops: "Oh makes sense, you have a point."
Can't make this stuff up. 🤣🤣🤣
I swear are they thinking with their feet or what 😂
well I see its the same with cops all over the globe, they rather detain you and whatever before they use brains and go bust real robbers...too much work probably :D
@@melo5848 'With' their feet.
The police intentionally do not hire intelligent people, they hire people who are easily brainwashed, much lick the military. They don't want people who think, they want people who follow orders.
@@timothydraper3687 hey its the grammar police. Yes I left the apostrophe off just to bother you 😉
Just one more reason that if I am ever in Pennsylvania and I am in the mood to buy a bike, I am going to look you guys up. Your honesty and integrity are outstanding.
Is anyone not completely disappointed with the police? If you get scammed they won't help and if you want to check and be careful you get detained. What if those criminals were aggressive? They could have broken into your van took your cash and vehicle while you're sitting there like a dummy trying to do the right thing
True, wow I never thought about that
Thanks for trying to do the right thing! I had my bike stolen and would hope somone who came accross it would do the same.
I actually just had mine stolen the other day on mothers day and Im still not sure how the police came in contact with the bike but they recovered it yesterday. They do get found sometimes weather it be nice people or the scumbags get caught. Hope you find yours bro.
My grandpa’s 1999 R1 got stolen, then ended up ditched at a gas station THREE YEARS LATER with TWO THROWN RODS. One of which was sticking out of the engine. The piston for that cylinder was wedged sideways. It was quite a sight. I tried to pull it out, but was unsuccessful. I have a video of the carnage on my channel, WAY down the video list.
$1000 and a weekend later, the bike had a used engine in it and it was back in action.
wow, how do you trow a rod that bad? Shift from 6th to 1st?
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 Probably, or never taking it to maintain or changing oil, maybe.
Could in theory run for three years without maintenance and on the same oil.
Had my 50 cc stolen when 16. Couldn’t afford another, even with insurance money. I was working a low paid government apprentice scheme. Absolutely gutted and had to waste a lot of time on bus’s. It’s not just someone’s tool to provide with, it’s also their pride and joy.
WoW! Cops are smart! Hours after being detained, you: "Why would I steal the bike, bring it to you, and ask you to run the VIN?".... cops: "well, that makes sense"..... Cops can't think themselves out of a wet paper bag without help? ... just WoW!
the guy's doing the right thing, and for that he's getting punished by waiting for hours...This is no way to encourage good semeritins.
@michael smith until? Like then il think they are smart? That would make me think they are even more dumb...
Typical remark of someone who would also have the mind of a racist. Lump all peoop into one group because of one person, great mentality. Then talk all sorts of trash not realizing that you dont have the intestinal fortitude to stick your neck out in the line of fire to protect others when shtf.
But hey you cant always just continue to be a key board commando...
@@ginger_nosoul "more dumb." Yeah that's the most intelligent thing ever said by nobody.....ever.
@@photon2724 "semeritins."
Spelling Bee award winner right there.
That sounded like a sting setup for the second bike seeing if you would buy stolen property do to the fact that if the guys stole it there's no way they would of met you by a cop shop much less allowed you to drive it there to get it checked out and the fact they walked by the window and it took awhile for them to fully check you out before releasing you it was definitely a chop shop sting
They probably just know the cops don't do shit about it. I had kind of a similar situation and when I talked to the cops they told me it was a civil matter and they wouldn't get involved. They really just can't be bothered about theft or bikes in general.
Yo Ive been through this a couple times myself. The bike world reminds me of the wild west. People don't understand how many stolen bikes are out there. Even the best of the best slip up and make mistakes. This is what makes us stronger and better
Man I’m right there with you, just recently bought my first bike, a 04 Yamaha v star Silverado edition. When I bought it the shop gave me the wrong bike so I was learning on a complete different customers bike
Wow lol!
viper looks sweet in the background!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah it does
Bikes and Beards It’s so funny to me you own that specific vehicle, it has been my dream car ever since I was a little kid. And I don’t even know why. I just love the Dodge Viper.
@@Coffee_Gamer RIP dodge viper
@@SaltyCracker402 what happened 😯
I know this comment is 2 years old but I'm your 200th like so I feel special
Loving your new viper, I couldn't stop looking at it and also couldn't stop looking at the bike in the back with the key on and the headlight slowly getting dimmer and dimmer lol
Haha I know that battery was weak
Thanks for the story’s saun , love hearing about these things lol I bought a stolen moped when I was 15 lol
I was the proud owner of a 85 Honda Shadow 750. I got it and put about 2k into it and while I was at work my bike disappeared. The cops said their is most likely no way I will ever see my bike again. That was 20+ years ago and I have lost the title and I finnaly gave up on my bike ever coming home. It is nice to know their are still good people out their who will still try and get the bikes back to their owners. You have a great day and god bless.
I'd steal your bike just because you can't tell the difference between their and there.
I admire how honest you are
Hi Shaun. Its Jay from Norwich UK. Your video tested my multi -tasking to the max. I am trying to concentrate on what you are saying and the same time I am looking at the Viper in the background. Had to black the Viper out with my hand a few times to concentrate lol. Good topic. I had a Fizzy Yamaha FS1E 50cc stolen with w YB100 engine in it. It used to hit 70mph when I was 16 ;) PS Happy new year to all you guys
Haha
Never buy a vehicle without a title, even if your run the vin that does not tell you enough, because someone could have not reported it stolen so the vin is clean, doesn't mean they wont eventually come looking for the vehicle, then eventually they can find you if you try to sell the motorcycle online or when you try to bond the title the original owner gets mailed saying "someone's trying to bond your vehicle do you approve", and they'll just say no and take the bond. Definitely 99% of the time if there's no title its something really shady going on or its been stolen and sold to various people overtime that don't want to register the bike.
dang you have such a good heart. its refreshing to see in this youtube world. Godspeed.
That was a great story, I think the best video i've seen on your UA-cam channel.
Only thing similar I have is I bought a 2000 400 EX from a dealership mind you, had a title etc blah blah blah. It was a year old when I bought it, frame had been painted yellow (from red/black) and all white after market plastic. I got a decent deal on it, rode it for like 2 years and put in a barn at a friends house one weekend after riding because I didn't feel like loading it up that day, come back the next weekend and *Poof*! Stolen.
I call the cops, they come ask me for the title, I show em and then they "detain" me for possession of a stolen quad! I was like WTF?? Long story short, it was stolen 1 month before I bought it from a dealer who never ran any checks on it, they bought it super cheap from some dude, I came in the same day and saw it, the rest is history.
This is why I won't buy anything without a clean title
Only dirtbikes
You’ll always be detained when they don’t know what to do. And you’ll be there until someone has balls enough to make a call on it.
So many of them just don’t know the law.
I once took a bike I had owned for years and decided to put it in a custom frame. Well, now the bike has to be re registered to the new frame VIN. I knew that.
I take the completed bike in for inspection and title. As luck would have it, the experienced person who normally does it is out.
So now I have 2 people that don’t know squat trying to do it. The guy was decent, the girl was acting like it was all stolen and she was about to solve a crime. “ where are the receipts for all the parts? You have to have receipts!” I said “ look, here is the MSO for the new frame, here is the title for the original bike, I took everything off that bike and put it on this custom frame, that is where the parts all came from”. She stands there a minute, then grabs the existing title and stamps it “ salvage”. I said “ what are you doing? That title stays with the old frame!” She says “ oh no, you’re not pulling that two bikes with one title stuff”...WTF... I said “ what am I supposed to do with my frame now, I can’t sell it or use it?” She says “sure, it’ll just have to be built with a salvage title now”. ... yup, got screwed. Now I have a 1973 HD frame from a ex police bike and it’s worthless. Now? I register every bike I have and keep tags on them, yes it costs a bit of cash, but they can’t salvage what appears to be a drivable bike to them. I can show the registration instead of the title and tell them THATS the bike the parts came from. They don’t need the title as proof of origin if it’s a registration it’s gtg.
Im surprised you don't have over a million subs, keep up the good work I check out your videos all the time. I can't stand watching Whistling Diesel he may have a lot of subs but thats the level of intelligence in this country.
That photo at 0:34 with 2010, short beard Sean, felt as if Charizard was showing us a picture of when he still a Charmeleon 😂
You get the police involved way more than I would that's for sure.
Austin Starke yeah.... hit men and drive by shootings are totally the way to go
I would assume that's cause he's very professional & wants to see his Business Ventures be successful WITHOUT hangups ...,just my 2 Cent's
Problem is many cops have a one track mind and only put effort into finding a reason to arrest the person right in front of them. They deal with the dregs of society so much they start thinking of themselves as very smart.
Not sure you have a choice of getting,"the police involved." When they stop you, they are involved.
I almost bought a stolen bike and it was from a dealer too. Noticed the ignition was ripped out and a couple other things wrong with it including the title was missing. It was a nice blacked out Triumph Bonneville with low miles and only $3500 but I had to walk away from it. Its best to walk away when you notice shady things. Ive had to walk away from a lot of bikes! Believe it or not the best legit deals I found on bikes was buying dealer bikes sight unseen off the internet. Takes more guts to do that especially when you drop over 10 grand on a bike you never seen before but its worked out well and they delivered the bike right to my front door.
I would buy a bike from SRKcycles just because of this guys honesty.
Those old pictures, dude you were doing the Wolverine look. Lol, thanks for sharing. I thought about buying an old bike without a title but was leary at the possibility of it being stolen.
As long as you can confirm with police that it’s not stolen then your ok
I had a guy try and sell me what he claimed was a 1970 BMW r75/5 for $2500. Not a bad deal at all if the bikes in good shape...but he didn't want to actually show the bike. Alarm number 1. I'm like, no site unseen if he had a title or a Bill Of Sale from the previous owner because at this point it was a 40 year old bike. Paperwork gets lost, I go a grand but not any more than that.
Couple days go by and the guy calls me, says he can meet me with the bike, we arrange a time we're both off work and he's going to meet me in a church parking lot close to my house. I've got street parking and a little spot next to the house where my wife parks so the church had a big empty parking lot cool I can walk over and if the bike isn't running half a block isn't to long to push it to the house.
I walk over, the guys late. 10 minutes goes by, 15 goes by. I call him no answer. I call his house no answer. I get a call from a number I don't know and it's dude. He's driving, he missed my call his wife dialed for him. He's 10 minutes out. Cool.
10 minutes goes by and a car pulls up and its just dude. We go through the pleasantries and everything and he goes ok so $3500. I'm looking at him and look around...no bike. I said we settled on $2500 and you didn't bring the bike. He goes well I need 3500. I'm not agreeing to that. I said if the bikes mint I'd go 3 but no more. He said fine, he's going to take me to where the bike is because he didn't trust meeting me in a parking lot because he's been robbed before.
So another alarm bell. And no wife, not with him, no bike. He's trying to get another grand out of me...just not going down hill fast.
He wants me to ride with him. I said no tell me where it is and I'll get my truck and trailer and meet you there. He says fine but just me...and I went sure. Which as soon as he gives me the adess I text my brother whose at the house hanging out and tell him we're headed out and to grab his gun. (He's just out of the army at this point and carries everywhere.) So we pull up and it's a trailer park. And not just trailers but like cheap run down campers with out vehicles pulling them. And in the back of a nicer looking one with a big dodge is this BMW. My brother and I get out and dude starts wigging out.
Just you, whose he, this is bullshit. We're trying to rob him...he's yelling. No wife, no truck bikes sitting under a tin roof held up by 4 posts and some bailing wire.
Finally get him to calm down. My brothers talking to him, they're smoking I'm looking at the bike and it's not flat 1970 r75/ its an 81 r100. I walk over the guy and tell him this isn't the bike. He starts losing his shit. I don't know what I'm talking about, get a mechanic he'll tell you what the bike is...I know what the bike is. It's stamped on the engine r100 and I know it's an 81 because I know old BMWs.
So he's yelling he calls a guy, and by this time an older guy comes out of the trailer with a shot gun. He comes over and asks if he can help us before I can open my mouth dude drops his phone and starts running. Goes to hop a fence but the fence falls over as he's pulling himself up so he's down...done. I explain what was going on with the guy who actually owns the bike. Come to find out be bought the bike from my Grandfather like 10 years earlier...and I knew it looked overly familiar when I saw it...so we both call the cops. They come out, dude is still laying next to the fence he broke. They talk to us, talk to the old man talk to the guy. We point out his car...and he's got bags of meth, a Tupperware thing filled with pot, two needles. He's got a gun in the car but just a clip on his person.
So cops come talk to us one more time and apparently he tried telling the cops that he's undercover FBI and we sold him the drugs. We tried selling him the stolen bike and he's supposed to be investigating undeground fight rings going on at the trailer park. Come to find out the trailer park is just a salvage yard the guy owns. He parts them out and the nicer ones he rents out for people to go camping with.
So dude's in the back of the police car screaming he's FBI, we're drug dealers and theifs...the cops are all going to get fired.
So they leave the guy asks me how ky Grandfather is doing. Is he still working on BMWs what ever asks for my number, gives me his number. Couple of days goes by my grandfather calls me. He said hey my old r100 is sitting in the drive way I need your to get it on the table to look it over. I drive out there. Dudes there with his trailer we're talking...bikes perfect. Guy goes how much was he trying to sell my bike for and I said I think we had settled on 3k if it ran. He originally said 25, and then he wanted 3500. Guy goes I paid 2,500 for it. And he's got a new Corbin seat on it, everything's been detailed. Carb was rebuilt. It had been repainted...he said kid you're grandfather always treated me fair, I like you and your brother I'll sell it back for 2500 plus the seat which is like 600. I said deal, paid him the 3100 bought a bike I absolutely loved when I was kid and a hell of a story to go with it.
Sweet ethics brother... we send it to experts they do deep dive with tech. We get a lot of Vin swaps or fictions titles
Bought a few bikes and muscle cars that were salvage title, stolen and crashed running from the cops. My Camaro Z28, the dude crashed in the SAME parking lot, 3 times, and got 3 separated DUI's.....LOL. I love buying stuff with weird history.
When buying a vehicle with no title I use a free Vin checker and also call a local bonded title company to verify they're able to get me the paperwork with no issues. Pretty simple and straight forward. It takes about 1 month to get the title from dmv in Texas I spend on average 300-600 for this process.
Your a good man Charlie Brown.
Your advice can apply to anything you purchase. It's happened to me buying expensive guitars twice. And yes almost got arrested for possession of stolen property from guitar center, fortunately I had purchase receipts from the pawnshops I got the guitars.
The first street bike I bought was a 2007 R1 (Black/Grey) Brand new off the showroom floor. I dumped a lot of money into it in aftermarket parts and shortly after moved to Houston TX. Fast forward 6 months after moving. I fly back home to MT and a couple of days later my friend and roommate is calling me to let me know that my chained up Bike was stolen out of our gated community. A few weeks later Insurance cuts me a check and I go buy another R1 that looks exactly the same. Two weeks later a Police Detective is calling me up to say they recovered my bike along with 45 other stolen bikes. Turns out a very successful guy who didn't even need the cash was paying young adults to steal bikes then parting them out. (Mine was still in one piece minus minor body damage that happened in the course of the theft) I notify my insurance company who doesn't have a local office in Houston. They asked if I would be willing to pick up the bike and hold it for them, I did so letting them know I was also moving back to MT which they were fine with seeing as they have an office 150 miles away from my home town. Pick it up take both bikes back to MT and wait...a few months pass haven't heard a word. I call my insurance company and they inform me that my rep no longer works for the company as he moved on to a higher paying job. They get me in touch with a different person and they agree to come and pick up the bike. Over a period of 3 months they keep changing the date and time that they will come pick it up then nothing. I called them 3 more times since and no one has ever gotten back to me. Its always "We will contact you later" This was back around 2008-2009. To this day the bike is still sitting in my dads shop waiting for them to come get it! lol
Sounds like stressful situation. Stay safe and be cautious out there!
Did not have to be stolen, people often fake vin and body numbers when they find a perfectly fine or easily fixable car that was unregistered and signed for scrap by insurance while their car is still legally registered but got crashed or rusty or the engine git damaged badly. The same could happen with bikes. My uncle has actually found out his Citroen he bought from an official Citroen dealer, it was used as the dealership's fleet car, had a faked body number xD
Another thing about buying bikes (or any vehicle/vessel) with no title; they are very likely still not paid off and it is illegal to sell or buy mortgaged property! Not only will you lose the bike and your money, you could face legal charges as well. RUN, do not walk, run from a bike with no title! If its a lost title that's another story and the owner that lost it can easily go to Tag Office with you and submit proper paperwork with no hassle; if they won't then RUN!
Friend of mine bought an XR500 Honda that had been desert raced at some point in its life then later shipped into the UK from the states it was a real nice bike and had loads of grunt and for what he paid for it it was a bargain. He came around one day not long after buying it and we went out on it two up for the afternoon to go see his dad ... we never got there. On the way over we got pulled over by the local law and on checking the bikes registration number it came back as a stolen "Datsun 120 Y" (we just stood there looking at each other in total disbelief).
We were both arrested and taken to the station and the bike was picked up by one of their vans and transported back to the compound at said police station where it was securely locked up whilst being "investigated". We were put in seperate interview rooms and both questioned for around two hours before being locked in the cells to "decide how long it was going to be before we decided to come clean and tell the truth".
I swear to god those cops were as thick as P*g Sh*t to say they were a complete joke and totally incompetent would be the understatement of the century they couldn't find their own Ass with both hands .. nor tell the difference between an XR500 Honda and a Datsun 120 Y, IDIOTS after about seven and a half hours we were both released as it had been noticed by one of the cops that someone had carefully peeled one of the sticky decals off the alloy reg plate and re fixed it upside down so it read differently and just happened to be the same reg number as the stolen Datsun ... some outing THAT was.
When I was active duty Navy I bought a bike from an officer. Transferred title to my name with no issues but when I eventually sold it to a friend, we discovered the VIN didn’t match frame/title. Can’t trust anyone! We got it worked out, but it just sucks.
Sometimes vins can be different from title due to clerical errors
Bikes and Beards this was absolutely not a clerical error. I found out later what the story was, kind of like yours. Anyway, VIN verification with the title is something I do every time now.
Lol @ the old school pic with the “Wolverine” beard.
Man, I was once servicing a bike someone had just got off craigslist. We always ran the VIN to see if there are any recalls etc. This thing had a piece of sheet metal glued over the VIN plate with a phony VIN (that traced to the correct brand but wrong model and country) scribbled into it with an awl. Peeled that thing off and ran the real VIN which was still legible underneath, it was reported stolen. At that point I let my service manager know, rolled it off of my lift and washed my hands of the situation. We had to let the customer and the authorities know, never knew what the rest of the story was.
Love your devotion to the truth.
Couple weeks ago selling my 2020, title in hand, on CycleTrader. Out of state guy, offers full asking, but gets completely sketched out when I want to meet him at bank of his choice for cashiers check straight from teller so they can also notarize (required in my state, same way sold my last bike). He insists cash only deals, not interested in walking in bank, starts texting me articles about how cashiers checks aren’t safe, told him no thx. He then gets angry, felt weirder, walked away & sold the next day. When doing deals make sure there’s a paper trail & a camera near the transaction, too good = not worth the risk
Love that viper GTS, brings back memories, I went on your dealer's website to c if you r selling it, but not listed. Are you selling it?
Loving these "sit down's"
Damn I love your story, I just learnt from you....
Thanks glad someone did
You should put these story's on q story podcast or something
I had a similar thing happen to me once. I bought a dirtbike (CR250) from a guy and his kid in the Summit parking lot (Im sure you know where that is in McDonough, GA). No titles, but it's a dirtbike. I was young and stupid and didn't give a shit at the time. I did check the VIN to see that it was there and not covered or anything. Figured everything was kosher. Rode that bike for over a year until the chain broke on me one day and cracked a giant glob of JB weld off the engine case that I had not previously noticed. I felt pretty dumb when I figured out the engine case ALREADy had a huge hole in it from a chain and it had been JB welded over. So it's sitting there leaking with no chain and I notice the VIN on the engine has been defaced and is illegible. My heart sank, but I was young, didnt have the money to really do anything about it. That bike got stolen out of my shop a few months after that anyway so Im sure it's been stolen a dozen times since then because that's what happens to dirtbikes in Georgia. I learned a lot from that experience...
I had a bike stolen once. Two years later I got a call from a sheriff in a distant county saying they'd recovered it in a drug raid. The sheriff ended up buying it from me for his kid.
What kind of apprenticip was he talking about at the start? I'm trying to find one but all I see are technician ones
My own brother hung a stolen bike around my neck. I had to go overseas & parked my bike & car at my dad's house. Well my brother took my bike out to some party where it was stolen. Knowing that he would be in hot water he stole a bike of same make & model. Then after my discharge the first time I saw the bike I said that's not my bike. And after riding it I put it up for sale. Then a week after the sale I'm being arrested for selling a stolen bike! It was kind of odd that when my brother saw me selling the bike, he suddenly moved to Colorado several hours later on the spur of the moment. He knew what was coming down & I was fresh out of the jungle of Vietnam. He ran, but I got my man several months latter & and I know he saw God only because he lived through it.
I had a simmilar deal going on in Montana. I bought a little Kawasaki 125 rt without a title. Go pulledn over and the cop told me I needed to take care of the registration. Told him I couldn't get the title for it. He told me to get hold of the sheriff and explain that to him. I did and sheriff advised e to list it on their sheriff sale and I cold bid on it to will it and it would cost me nothing because I already owned it. So I ended paying around $10.00 for paper work and title.
wow thats awesome
Thanks for the story. Always wondered what would happen.
The guy who was selling the stolen bike, probably called the cops before you got there to let them know that his bike was stolen.
i worked at a recycle center and store , even bicycles have a number here , which are mandatory sent via email to the police to check if it is stolen..
So anyone brining in an old bike which they'd normally throw away , number gets written down and emailed.. they are not fixed and put up for sale unless the check comes back o.k.
The risk you run dealing with "Flippers"
Yes it is
A restamped vehicle doesn't always mean stolen, sometimes it is just coming from another country the owners didn't want to pay taxes for importation
Just tease us with the viper in the background...
From what you have said, you were VERY lucky! You basically broke EVERY RULE of used-car/bike purchasing on BOTH...and you walked away without jail time! You NEVER buy an 'undocumented' vehicle, EVER! No title, no consideration, period! You have a title-in-hand, you CHECK VIN against frame stamps, engine stamps, etc. You buy ANY vehicle, you not only get the title, you get a WRITTEN BILL OF SALE TOO! (in most states, that Title means NOTHING, but a written bill of sale with signature INSTANTLY validates you did NOT steal it!)...when you get a Bill of Sale, they MUST sign it, and you MUST have their Driver's License number (or other State or Federal I.D. number on the BILL). You check their ID visually...no card, no sale! If you are so hard up for a purchase you violate these points, you deserve what you get! When someone keeps saying 'I bought this $10k Harley for $50 and a bag of chips...I don't sit there and think, 'wow, wish I could have gotten such a great deal'...I think 'I wonder who died so this bike could be stolen for a simple drug fix?' Think like this...and you'll quit 'looking away' when you have to cross the 'T's' and dot the 'I's' on simple legalities!
Well said.
AZ allows for a bonded title, post a notice in the business newspaper and send a certified letter to last known address on registration or title. Few hundred dollars depends on value.
I've had this happen. But there are legal workarounds if you have the original vin and the original bike with stamped vin isn't reported stolen. It's complicated but possible but it depends on the state you register it.
Gotta love that Vinwiki intro
It's a percentage game, the more bikes you buy the increased risk, although in all honesty I think the percentage is pretty slim unless you seek out stolen bikes per se. I had a scooter stolen but I was actually quite happy about it as I hated the bloody thing, Gilera Runner 180, hateful piece of shite. At least I was then able to get a proper bike after that :)
And that's why i really prefer an at least semi-central authority for some things.
We have a federal office in germany which handles all registred vehicles, you can check the VIN online for crucial information like recalls or if it's stolen and a new "title" (we call them Brief/letter) for an old bike did cost me around 35€ 5 years back...
I live in Georgia and I bought a cbr and found out it was a default on a loan. Live and learn
Wa. State it took 3yrs to get a title for a Honda ct110 that I purchased without title.
i bought a bike in 2005 that hadn't been registered since 1996, i had the original registration as it was in the compartment but it had changed hands several times before i got it and nobody registered or paid taxes on it. so I buy it cheap because it didn't have a valid registration and go to the DMV to begin the process of making it legal in my name and they don't even know what to do. So they say " we can't tell how many times the bike has changed hands but we know the person you bought it from wasn't the original owner and the person he bought it from wasn't the original owner so you pay the taxes on what you paid for it 3 times, once for me, once for the guy i bought it from and once for the guy he bought it from and they finally gave me a valid registration in my name. it was a rotten experience that involved several dmv trips 4 times in 1 week to be exact and i will discourage anyone i can from buying a cheap bike with no registration.
( at the recommendation of several people i tracked down the original owner from 96 and asked if he would write me a receipt saying i bought the bike straight from him but he was a minister or some other high ranking member of the church who had originally bought it for his son and he could not falsify a document.)
Glad to hear it came out well for you brotha.
engine nr compairing with vin nr is to exotic for the us ? standard practice in europe ...... and every manufacturer has a list wich engine is on wich frame ....
This is my dream job!!! Your awesome man love the videos
Man I had my motorcycle stolen last Christmas in nyc , 2009 R1 and no one saw a thing ; yeah right , this is why I want to buy a 2004 dyna from SRK when you get one in stock
still un-notarized title and bill of sale ok here in GA private party. If vehicle bike or otherwise 25 years old or older only a bill of sale is needed.
Found a seller on FB Marketplace with a very nice Honda Rubicon quad with a plow. Drove 45 minutes to see it as it was a great price. Start asking questions about it and come to find out it was his mothers who purchased it new for her farm. She was making payments on it but passed away. He contacted the bank to get the title but of course found out that he would need to payoff the balance to get it. He decided that since she passed no one should have to pay the debt so he moved it to his home and used it for the last several years. So was trying to sell it to me without a title since quads you don't have to title unless you want to ride them on public trails. He could not understand when I told him he has a stolen four wheeler that the bank owns. Walked away shaking my head. I probably should have called the police and waited there.
Love this format of the story’s
Awesome I ll do more
How do you go about getting a title I bought a f4i called the local pd where the bike was located and told I had to do my own investigation to see if it was stolen so I carfaxed it, it comes clean I did a database search for stolen cars/motorcycles comes clean I buy the bike and everything have a bos and sellers info also original owners number what's the next step ?
Always make sure to check the VIN # and buy the bike with a bill of sale if there is no title. Lots of people might lose these titles, it does not mean the bike is stolen. Also the bank sometimes can put a lien on the bike even when the bike has been paid off because the original owner never did the paperwork. And finally even with the title signed over to you, you still have to pay sales tax.
I bought a bike several years ago, got the documents from the owner but now today I can't find either the title or the bill of sale from that day. Anything I can do?
Respect to you! You have this innate tendency to do the right thing. Generally found in folks with good conscience. ✌
i have a Suzuki DR200 i got from my cousin, and a couple days later, the electric start quit, i know the battery is charged, but i am not sure what to check, do you have any suggestions.
Kaiden Blackburn check the fuse at the starter solenoid
Sean, I live in Texas and trying to get out in the wind. Do you have an inventory/website that us viewers can purchase your stock from? Using this older post to try and avoid the scammers.
Your honestly really lucky they didn't take the bike from you saying there's nothing we can do, because if its clear the vin number was restamped and a 1 was changed to an 8 you can just look up the vin pretending there's a 1 and find out who the owner was...
In CT ant motorcycle over 20 years doesn't need a title only a bill of sale and a copy of previous owners reg.When i went to the dmv to register a older bike they took the title and shredded it.lol
I bought a bike that was a right off without knowing it. Guy I bought it from seemed like a good guy but i learned my lesson also.
i am from Nassau Bahamas, and 97% probably higher of all of the street bikes in our country are stolen out of Florida then shipped here
Also good idea to have a great lawyer.
Yes it is, but when your in your early 20’s you just don’t think about those things
I had a similar problem years ago. I had just wrecked my gsxr1000 and was looking at buying another one the same or similar year. When a guy I knew told me he had a bike a year newer than my old one. So I pay him for the bike and he tells me he will give a bill of sale until the bank can release the title for him. 2 weeks go by and no title and he won't return my calls. So One day I've got the bike in my truck an on my way to try an return it to him for my money back. when I get pulled over. Cop noticed it didn't have a plate and they run the vin and turns out the bike was stolen out of Kentucky. I end up in jail until I can sort everything out. 2200 later in lawyer fees he ends up getting arrested and charged.
My idiot son met two guys in a parking lot to buy a motorcycle, a Kawasaki KZ1000. No title, no registration papers, no license plate, no ignition key. The bike started by shoving a screwdriver in the key slot and turning. What could possibly be wrong? My son brought it home and parked it in the backyard. I let it sit for a few months. Then late at night, I pushed it across the street and parked it in front of a neighbor's house. I had a number of problems with that neighbor, and this was just a way of screwing with him. After a few days, the motorcycle disappeared.
I knkw they have sites like swap it thatll verify a phone imei to see if its been stolen or blacklisted, so im wondering if they have good websites that get updated immediately with info when i bike is reported stolen.
Buying a bike or a car, even in a public parking lot of a retailer or mall, isn't a smart thing to do. I've known at least two people in Georgia who were meeting someone in a similar buying or selling situation and they were murdered. There's enough sketchy people out there to invoke an awareness the rest of us need in order to avoid placing ourselves into the hands of violent people. You were lucky.
Wow that is horrible, sorry to hear that about the people you knew
Some years ago here in Ohio, a guy was meeting folks on Craigs List about farm work. They found like 6 bodys buried on his property. Called him the Craigs List killer. Woah.
A friend of mine Street glide was stolen broad daylight, luckily he had some 1% friends that did some investigating and found his bike within 5 hours...
Wow that’s amazing that they could find it
@@BikesandBeards you'd be surprised what they can do lol
Bikes and Beards yeah they found it because they stole it!!!!!
In Ga. Anything 10 years are older does not need a title cars or bikes.
You didn't have to lose business with the other dealer, You weren't trying to pass it off as something it wasn't. You coulda just explained the situation and looked over the other 3 bikes
He’s in possession of a faulty beard😂 all his bike are stolen He’s running a chop chop🎃
This is a VinWiki show for bikes?
Sort of, but the same person tells the stories. Hence no Ed Bolian or Rabbit.
@@richardmaggs3430 yeah, guessed so. Maybe they should invite popular motovloggers, adventurers and motorcycle racers etc to their show and build it up in somewhat the same format. That would make this immensely popular as there's nothing like it for motorcycle enthusiasts. or is there?? 🤔
Yeah I know I suck
Yeah that’s a great idea, killer idea and I just might know a few people too
@@BikesandBeards you don't suck (or I wouldn't have subscribed, lol), the guys are wanting some variety.
man, that second time, the police got the guys served and they failed...
First clue. 10:00 at night at Walmart
How many people clicked this
You are a righteous dude....keep riding on!
I'm buying some used dirt bikes is there a website I can check the vin ??