I need help from anyone who registered their MV in California, I don't know what to do, I'm going crazy to ride my MV but I'm worried I'll get stopped and get the bike taking away from me, if u have any ideas please email me, one more thing I had some one flake on me, he was suppose to sell me a dash with over 7500 miles on it but the sale never happen.................pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase some one help

-- george (cobraaa_1@yahoo.com), July 10, 2002

Answers

Here's the stupid rule from CA's DMV site:

"What should a California resident look for when buying a new vehicle from another state?

Individuals are prohibited from importing, purchasing, or leasing a new vehicle from another state, unless the vehicle was manufactured for sale in California, and the Environmental Protection Agency label certifies the vehicle has California smog equipment. California considers a new vehicle to be any vehicle with less than 7,500 miles on the odometer at the time of purchase.

For more information, please call DMV at (800) 777-0133."

I've heard of a few people who have obtained a P.O. Box (Mailbox etc.) out of state and just register their MV's there. You could also contact Cagiva to find out if the MVs are 50 state legal (I think the current Ducatis are 50 state certified). If it is, then it may not be a problem.

-- Allan Gibbs (Phoenix, Arizona) (Agibbs996@aol.com), July 11, 2002.