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the first time a bike is registered the bill of lading from the manufacturer is surendered. This document has the vin and engine id on it. Its a FEDERAL REQUIREMENT in all US states, some states send them to records and others file them electronically like florida does. This information is available and out there to be found, just because you had some dumb ass leo who does not know his shit flake out is no supprise. Florida has one of the highest motorcycle theft rates in the nation, and have several highly trained task forces that will get the engine id from a reported stolen bike. 2 of the engines they took were NY,OK vins that had nothing to do with our process. Right cop, in the right place and your gonna loose your shit end of story.\r\n
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\r\n | \r\n \r\n \r\n Originally Posted by JohnnyP\r\n \r\n  \r\n That depends where you live brother... \r\n \r\n  I hear the stories about FL, but that doesnt happen where I live. Bikes get stamped all the time here, at dealers or little bikes shops. \r\n \r\nJust like how everyone in FL says your motor # is on file, that is only in some places...Someone I know just got busted, the cops searched his garage, and took a frame with the numbers ground down, and a motor with the numbers still on it...Cops called him a few weeks late to pick up his motor, because we dont have those #\'s on file anywhere there was no way to prove it was stolen or not and he got it back...The frame because it was ground down, there is no way to prove it was his, but there was also no way to prove it was stolen so they kept it but no charges...So yeah it depends where you live \r\n \r\nSo personally where Im from its much better to have a restamp, then a ground down VIN | \r\n