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I need to register my out of state motorcycle in California before the end of this month (current out of state registration expires this month). My battery is dead and the dealership says its going to take more than a week to get a new battery in (the battery wont hold a charge).

Do i need to bring down the bike for inspection, or can I just register it without inspection at the DMV?

2007-05-22 03:39:14 · 9 answers · asked by arus.geo 7 in Cars & Transportation Motorcycles

Hi thanks to those who answered

1) yes you have to have it inspected, but they give you a temporary permit for 30 days to do so. I just paid the fees on it, and they gave me a permit so that gives you extra time

2) no, you dont have to have 7500 miles on it. Mines only has 3000 miles, and they didn't say anything about it. Putting on 7500 miles on a bike is like putting 40,000 miles on a car . My bike is only 2 years old and on my last bike, which I owned for 5 years, I only put on 6000 miles before I sold it.

anyway, bike is registered; i have 30 days to get it inspected.

2007-05-22 05:29:36 · update #1

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Yes, you need to bring it to DMV for inspection.

You should be able to buy a new battery at any dealership or Cycle Gear.

the bike does not need to be running for DMV inspection.

You do not need xxxx miles, as you just moved here from another state, and brought the bike with you

You should get more info at the DMV web site

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/howto/htvr9.htm

2007-05-22 08:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by cstatman 3 · 2 0

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2016-11-10 07:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No - you WILL have to bring it to the DMV for inspection - I know this because I just did it last November when I bought a bike from Washington...

However, the only thing they need to do is check the VIN and mileage - so technically, the bike doesnt need to be running (unless its a newer bike which has electronic speedo and needs batt juice to fire up the speedo unit...)

One last FYI - when you import a motorcycle to California, it MUST have 7500 miles on the odometer or more. Any less and they will not allow you to register it. Some BS Smog rule - they think that after 7500 miles, there will be enough carbon built up on the valves that it will burn any left over fuel...

If you absolutely must have a battery, call some local autoparts stores - they often carry motorcycle batteries, and sometimes they are actually cheaper than the dealerships!

Best of luck!! Any other ???, drop me an email.

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