Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: ... now Loopers...VIN's

Author: Rob Prins

Date: Mar 4, 2005, 7:26 AM

Post ID: 1718492078



Greg,
No way you are the only one with that issue, I suspect that happens more
often with imports. My wifes bike is a 71 VIN titled as a 72, gave her
trouble because she picked up a vintage 1971 motorcycle plate but the
DMV wouldn't let her use it because the bike is titled as a 72.
Probably a DMV dice roll situation. Good luck. It seems like whenever
I go there I find out the PO signed the wrong section or something and I
go into "title purgatory. The DMV does not care about reality, they are
only interested in a paper trail that matches their template. Plus they
always make me feel like I'm in the principles office.

Skip/Jane, what title service did you use? I used one from Alabama a
couple years ago, but when I looked for it recently on the web all I
could find was news about some crackdown. Looks like folks in CA were
avoiding large personal property taxes by getting their Bentleys
re-titled through Alabama with very low claimed purchase costs.

Rob


Greg Bender wrote:
 
Possibly, but I knew right away it was going to be one of those
experiences...

The registration on the Quota went without a hitch. But, the Ambassador
(different clerk, different day), upon my explaining the situation,
immediately threw her hands in the air and left her workstation. 30
minutes later she returns (after speaking with half a dozen people) to
explain how messed up this situation is. They will not transfer title
with the year difference. They gave me a 30 day Florida tag to resolve
the problem - so I'm in the Florida system temporarally. To top it all
off, there is a boat in Florida that has precisely the same 5 digit VIN
as my Ambassador :>

I'll try to resolve the situation through Minnesota. But, if that
doesn't work, I may try another DMV station.

EldoMike wrote:
 
I understand but all the history on that bike is going to reflect it
being a
72....maybe one of the Guzzi books has something that you could show the
clerk...?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Bender" <gr-@thisoldtractor.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:50 AM
Subject: RE: My Sis and BiL are now Loopers


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Tell that to the Florida DMV! ;>

EldoMike wrote:
 
Greg, the date on the VIN plate is the build date, not the title date

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Bender" <gr-@thisoldtractor.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:42 AM
Subject: RE: My Sis and BiL are now Loopers


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Funny you should mention this...

I went down to the Florida DMV on Monday to get my title and
registration switched from Minnesota to Florida. Come to find out, the
Minnesota title lists the bike as a 1972 whereas the VIN clearly
indicates it is a 1971. In short, the Florida DMV will not transfer
title (or register it) with that mistake. So, I'm now dealing with the
Minnesota DMV to try and get this situation corrected.

In the meantime, I just renewed the registration on the Minnesota tag
for another year...so I can procrastinate a little longer :>


Skip & Jane wrote:
 I had a similar problem awhile back on a old BSA, I just went through a

title service for 75 bucks and got a new title. The bike was from out
of state, so it did not cause any problems


Skip & Jane Kologiski
Bird at The Wheel Vintage Motorcycle Stuff
http://home.earthlink.net/~kkologiski/bird.html
Central Florida Reps for the MGNOC (Moto Guzzi National Owners Club).
Fla Guzzi Sitehttp://www.thisoldtractor.com/fl_mgnoc/

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Etheridge@Moto Guzzi Classics
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: My Sis and BiL are now Loopers


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HOPEFULLY ITS A GOOD ONE,I did cosmetics and full service,cant remember
all i really did to it,have paperwork snaffoo that i gotta figure
out,Bought bike with Lien sale papers,DMV lady said NO PROBLEM,Well,my
lien sale papers were copies,gotta have orig,or jump tru hoops.called
and am trying to get origs,Wish I had paperwork straight before I sold
it,I screwed up,but thought it wouldnt be a problem,since I was told,NO
PROBLEM,she failed to mention that copies werent ok,Wish I had done it
different,Will figure it out .Mark
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Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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