register bike

[ta_tit]

Hello!
Are you know when you are buying a motorcycle (old and dead) and want to make from it a good machine when you need to register a it? after purchase, or after completion of the project?
Thank you for attention)

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[bikergeek]

This is highly dependent on where you live, and on your exact situation. If you could add some more details and tell us just what you're trying to do, maybe someone could help

[ta_tit]

Sorry!)
In USA in WA, I want buy for one hungred dollars old japanese motorcycle with a title, and make it. engine will remain old, it survive overhaul. I think, it will drive before repair.
I think about it some before time I find workplace.
Yes, its big project)

[bikergeek]

Here's the WA State Dept. of Licensing's description of how the process is supposed to work. It looks like you'll have to transfer the title into your name and get license plates pretty much immediately. (In some states you would be allowed to postpone the paperwork until the bike was roadworthy, and still others might require a safety inspection before they'd take care of the title and registration paperwork at all.)

If you don't have off-street storage space, you should know that in most places it's illegal to leave an inoperable vehicle on the street. Vehicles that are obviously in disassembled or inoperable condition tend to arouse negative attention from the neighbors, sometimes even if the vehicle is parked outdoors on private property.

[ta_tit]

first garage
then purchase and registration
Thank You!

[elizilla]

Here in Michigan you can get a title transferred to yourself, and leave off registering and getting a license plate until you are ready. To transfer the title you have to pay the sales tax plus a small fee for the paperwork. If you don't have the old title to transfer, then you have to pay a small fee plus a bond they keep until they confirm it's not stolen; you get this bond money back when it's done. You have to get a license plate before you operate on the street and you have prove you have insurance to get the plate

[ta_tit]

understandably! thanks for the help!

[project_mayhem_]

Hello, fellow Washingtonian! I'm in Seattle, how about you?

So, here's something else to consider for doing old restoration projects like that- cost of parts and availability.

Do the carburetors need to be rebuilt? If it's as old and in need of repair as you're talking about, probably yes. And if the carbs weren't drained before being put into storage, ethanol in gasoline has a really bad habit of causing rubber to disintegrate. So you're looking at ~$100/carburetor for rebuild kits alone.

If you've got something like a CB750, those were produced in large numbers and were very popular, so getting aftermarket or secondhand parts isn't so bad. But if you have something like a Honda Hawk, which was popular mostly after it was discontinued, parts may be much harder to come by.

My first bike was a 1986 Yamaha Radian that needed a lot of restoration when I bought it. Parts were mostly easy to get, but that was also 13 years ago, so I highly doubt they will be as plentiful now.

[ta_tit]

I am also from Seattle)
I thought about the old Suzuki GSR
your advice is really helpful - this is my first project and I dont thought that I can not find the parts.
Suzuki or not - it does not matter, I want to find an old 4-cylinder bike, to reassambly it and improve its appearance. it will a mini custom)
thanks!