How to buy bikes out of state?

[fzwilly]

I am looking to buy a Tuono Factory and very limited to local only. Has anyone ever done a fly & buy legally with Insurance? If so, how did you go about it. Insurance Co's I've talked to said it can't be done in Massachussetts, that I would need to buy,obtain Title, register and Insure and then I could fly out to ride it back. I know shipping is an option also but was looking forward to the adventure of it all.

Thanks,
Paul

[drinkingmymilk]

Does Mass not do temp plates?

[mycirus]

Pay for the bike, get title sent and register it. Then go get it. Mass doesnt do temp plates.

[schleppy]

What Bruce said. The alternative is to rent/borrow a truck and get it. That's what I did when I got a bike from VA.

[rvtjonny]

depending how far away the bike is from you shipping may be cheaper, going rate is about 550. from the major carriers.

[imkindafkedup]

I would ship it also. The other option maybe to have it paid for (assuming you're working with a dealer) have them send you the title, and fly out with the registration/plate. Or if its a nice place worth visiting, fly there, overnight the title back with prefilled registration/insurance forms and have a buddy do the running for you, and have him overnight the plate/registration back to you.

[vintage ex race]

I bought a car once in Fla. when I lived in Ma. , What I did was called my insurance agent ,told them I was buying a car , gave them the car info, they faxed certificate of insurance , then I went to the Fla. registry and got a transit plate, temporary registration, drove it home put permanent registration on it when I got home.You can insure anything it does not have to be registered to insure

[number9]

I bought a car once in Fla. when I lived in Ma. , What I did was called my insurance agent ,told them I was buying a car , gave them the car info, they faxed certificate of insurance , then I went to the Fla. registry and got a transit plate, temporary registration, drove it home put permanent registration on it when I got home.You can insure anything it does not have to be registered to insure

Done this before, too. In Maine you need proof of insurance for a transfer/temporary plate.. fuckers.

[fzwilly]

Pay for the bike, get title sent and register it. Then go get it. Mass doesnt do temp plates.

It is a private seller & not a Dealer so there is the whole trusting someone you don't know to not screw you out of 9 grand. I agree it is safer to deal with a cycle Dealer but I don't trust any of them to be honest about the bike I'm trying to buy.I once bought a bike that was crashed and the dealer withheld that bit of info from me deliberatly. With a private party you can get a true sense by talking to them and photos that the bike was well maintained. Anyone delt with a private seller and had a smooth transaction and had bike shipped to them?

[virtualbong]

I bought a car once in Fla. when I lived in Ma. , What I did was called my insurance agent ,told them I was buying a car , gave them the car info, they faxed certificate of insurance , then I went to the Fla. registry and got a transit plate, temporary registration, drove it home put permanent registration on it when I got home.You can insure anything it does not have to be registered to insure

I am not sure it works that way anymore. I was looking into purchasing a bike from a dealership in NH and they told me that the transfer plates only worked within NH. As soon as I crossed over to MA, it would be void and I could be ticketed.

[JJ9284]

Well it doesnt really apply to your case but I almost learned the hard way. Make sure 100% that you have your paperwork in order and no special papers are expired. When I went to register my used 87 ninja with no title from RI (RI DMV doesnt give new titles for old bikes), I had paperwork from the RI DMV that said it wasn't stolen and it was cool for me to buy it. The part that I didn't know about when I went to register the bike in CT was that the paperwork I had from RI was 70 days old, and it technically expired after 60 days. I told them that I was getting the bike road worthy and I didn't realize about the expiration date. The head lady at that branch ok'd it but one of the employees was not to thrilled.

So just remember have all paperwork in order!