| It is the purchasers
responsibility to make sure
that their state will accept the title or ownership documents for the
motorcycle they want to purchase. We do not offer refunds if you are
unable to ride or title the bike. The easiest and fastest way to find out
is to call your local Division of Motor Vehicles Office and ask. We suggest that you
call twice and talk to two different people this way you have two opinions
not just one.
SALVAGE OR REBUILDABLE SALVAGE TITLE:
We have found that almost all states will take a motorcycle that has a
Salvage Title or Salvage Rebuildable Title and permit you to repair the
bike, then have it inspected and issue a rebuilt or repaired title or in
some cases a clear unbranded title.
FLORIDA REBUILT TITLE:
We have also found that most states will accept a motorcycle with
a Florida Rebuilt Title. This type of title previously was a Salvage or
Rebuildable Salvage Title and the motorcycle was repaired and inspected by
the Florida Division of Motor Vehicles. The title is in the Dealer
name and will transfer directly to the purchaser.
Currently we know of two states that will not take the Florida Rebuilt
Title. One is New York which requires a complete inspection and may take
up to 3 weeks and the other is California which requires an
additional inspect that may take up to 2 weeks.
ALL OTHER TITLE TYPES:
As far as a Certificate of Destructions, Bill of Sales, Non-Repairable
Certificates, Scrap Certificates, Junking Titles and any other title or
ownership documents we may offer, you must call your local Division
of Motor Vehicles Office and check with them.
BILL OF SALES ONLY:
Some of our bikes are sold as "Bill of Sale Only" and we are often
asked what happened to the title. In several states when a
motorcycle is damaged in an accident the insurance company is permitted to
send the title to that States Division of Motor Vehicles to be canceled.
They then, have the right to sell the motorcycle with a Bill of Sale.
You must check with your local Division of Motor Vehicles Office to see if
they will accept our notarized Bill of Sale to you as proof of ownership
and issue up a title to ride the bike. If we have already repaired the
motorcycle and your state requires it we can supply you with a parts
invoice.
CERTIFICATES OF DESTRUCTION:
This is the ownership document a motorcycle in Florida is sold with, when
the damage (according to the estimator) exceeds 80% of the cash value of
the motorcycle. In many cases the cost to fix this motorcycle is far
less then what the insurance company estimates. In Florida it is impossible
to get a usable title for this motorcycle, but in many other states this
motorcycle can be repaired and re-titled.
Do not let the words "Certificate of Destruction" scare
you. Call your local Division of Motor Vehicles Office and ask if
you can repair or buy a bike already repaired (with parts invoice) and
ride it in your home State.
If you have questions, please call us. We can offer advice or fax you
copy of the owner-ship documents. Our contact number is 305-885-0947 and
ask for "Mike the Bike". or e-mail your questions to sales@damagedbikes.com
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