Bf wants to buy an american ironhorse motorcycle?

an older man who collects bikes is wanting to sell my bf an american ironhorse motorcycle...the problem is that it is hot..he bought it from someone who had stolen it or you know the cycle its been passed down, but it started out stolen. My bf wants to buy it and he wants to know how to go about getting it tagged and getting insurance on it , if it has been stolen...can he just buy a new frame with a new vin number on it? i need some help guys ......oh and i dont want any answers about how stealing is bad and you shouldnt buy it, i know this, i just want an answer to the question.
Bf wants to buy an american ironhorse motorcycle?
I hope they all get arrested.It's people like you that make our insurance so high.





edit cycleshop i can't believe you'd give advice about how to legalize a hot bike! how would you feel about it if it was your bike being talked about?
Bf wants to buy an american ironhorse motorcycle?
If you try to tell the registration folks that you built the bike from scratch, they'll want to know where you got the motor from. They'll want to see the receipts for the frame, motor, everything. They'll also compare the engine number (stamped into underside of case) and find if the engine is stolen or not. Just because you've got a clean frame doesn't mean you're good to go.





I'd get the VIN and have a title search done, and see what comes up. If the insurance company has paid off the owner and listed it as a salvage title, then you might be able to buy a new frame and get it in. I would document the entire build with photos and receipts. If it comes back as stolen and the police want to know where it is, I'd have your bf pass on the deal. And definitely don't tell anybody where the bike is or who owns it, people get shot over that.
Reply:If you know it is stolen you should turn it in. My bike got stolen last year and if I ever find it the SOB is out of luck.
Reply:All of you better get the F away from it if this is even a real question


If you dont care-You may get lucky and have a gameroom in the joint your heading to or worse





For real I saw a guy shot because he had a tool pouch on his sissy bar It was made by the guys wife that had his bike stolen
Reply:%26gt; oh and i dont want any answers about how stealing is bad





Nope. not going to reward your moral apathy.





The proper course of action is to tell your BF to grow a spine and buy a legal motorcycle. You're either going to go through a lot of trouble for a bike that can't get a clear title, get in some nice legal trouble or (if Karma works out) have it for one day only to have someone steal it from you.
Reply:When you say "started out stolen" do you mean that the insurance company settled a claim with someone and now the bike has a 'salvage' title status?





Or, what I think you mean, that the bike is still "hot" and has just been passed around by a bunch of criminals?





If it's the first, you have options. It varies from state to state what is required for rebuilding a salvage title. You may get by with just an inspection, you may have to get a different frame and engine cases. Start with a phone call to your local DMV for some quidance on the policies.





I'm hoping it's not the latter. If so, report it to the police, wait for the insurance company to auction it off, buy it for a lot less than the old man probably wants for it, and continue on with the legal approach.
Reply:Agree with Brian...unless you're the scumbag who stole a motorcycle and is trying to figure all the angles to sell it without getting caught.





Either way you and your "boyfriend" need to get a spine.
Reply:Sounds like a real good choice for a couple dirtbags. If you are going to throw away the rule book and play the game of life on cheat mode, why not aim a little higher? Why do criminals tend to be stupid people who go to so much trouble for such petty loot?
Reply:"My bf wants to buy it and he wants to know how to go about getting it tagged and getting insurance on it , if it has been stolen...can he just buy a new frame with a new vin number on it?"





A new VIN won't help.





Seems like you don't care about the legality. Not a good choice.


We still have a law that says horse theives get hanged.
Reply:Idiot.
Reply:Are you for real? Jay Leno has a bit on the Tonight Show called headlines. They always have one about "Stupid Criminals". I'll be looking for your story in the coming weeks to see what you do. Where you raised by gypsies or what?

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