How to register your steel frame

[kruss]

*First thing call CHP and make an appointment for a VIN inspection* Could be up to two weeks to make an appointment.

Before you go into the DMV you need receipts or proof of purchase for your frame and motor. Contact information of the people who sold you the parts. Street legal your bike out all the way down to license plate light. Go to the DMV and tell them that you replaced your frame and you need to get all the paperwork for a special construction motorcycle. This is the part that screwed me over you have to get the correct paperwork which is these 3 forms:

Application for vin plate form # REG 124



Statement of Construction & App for title and registration



Make another appointment with the DMV for the day after your CHP inspection.

After you get these 3 forms you have to go to CHP for vin inspection. This is where it can be a pain. They will want to see proof of all purchases for the bike. Want to know what happened to your old frame and where it is. Also the same type of questions about your motor. They will check your miles, run the numbers to make sure every things clean and hopefully come out with a tool box.



Back to DMV with form REG 124 filled out by the CHP inspection officer. Take all 3 forms back to DMV. Pay fee's get your plate. You may or may
not have to also get a brake light inspection. My bike was already registered so it wasn't a problem. If you do just pop in a stock brake light for temp. I used all the stock turn signals as well for my inspection.

Call your insurance and hope they cover special construction bikes. Give them the new information and pray. If they don't I know AAA and Liberty Mutual do. Good luck.

[redstar]

Awesome how to! How much are the fees if I may ask?

[kruss]

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Originally Posted by redstar Awesome how to! How much are the fees if I may ask?

Thanks I had a lot of trouble and a lot of running around in circles trying to figure this out so I figured i'd post up on the quick way. 90$ bones in fees

[loogie]

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Originally Posted by kruss Thanks I had a lot of trouble and a lot of running around in circles trying to figure this out so I figured i'd post up on the quick way. 90$ bones in fees

Nice write up brosky...You should post up EXACTLY what all reciepts you had to show to gitrdone tho just so its clear to everybody.

[kruss]

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Originally Posted by loogie Nice write up brosky...You should post up EXACTLY what all reciepts you had to show to gitrdone tho just so its clear to everybody.

Thanks. You need proof of frame purchase and motor. I had my registration to prove that everything else was mine. There's only 4 things that they want to show proof of on the form it was frame, body, engine, transmission. If you have paypal receipts for frame and engine you should be good.

[R1wonder]

Awesome man thanks for posting. I want to get a 636 soon and plan on gettin a stunterX frame , so basically I'd register it normal then go again with the new frame ? Cuz they would be cutting mine in Half , it's a clean title bike with stock motor he said. I'll check the numbers before I buy it

[R1wonder]

so i could build the bike up with the new frame, and then i just gotta show them proof that i had a clean title frame ? or do they need to see that original at some point .

and who is chp lol

[WHEELIE]

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Originally Posted by R1wonder so i could build the bike up with the new frame, and then i just gotta show them proof that i had a clean title frame ? or do they need to see that original at some point . and who is chp lol

[R1wonder]

i googled it, might be different rules in new york cuz they arent here ? lol

[loogie]

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Originally Posted by R1wonder i googled it, might be different rules in new york cuz they arent here ? lol

Ya the whole process is possibly different but pretty similiar state to state I would think.This writeup is for the process in CA.