How to get a a deregistered bike on the road

**Fast Eddie** · 11th October 2011, 14:52

Originally Posted by timmehpwr

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okay heres what I did to get my 2000 DRZ400E re-registered after the previous owner handed the plates in 6 years ago..

1. Brake Declaration from Suzuki dealer $45 (don't think this is actually required tho - VTNZ told me it was, NZTA told me it wasn't...)
2. Letter from last registered owner confirming legitimate sale
3. Dropped it into VTNZ with paper work and $145 later + cost of 6 months registration its on the road with a new plate!!

But did you have record of the previous plate or anything related to the previous registration etc.. it isn't a problem re-reg'in dereg vehicles because they have been in the system before..

I want to reg this racebike which has all its road gear but NO history, its never ever been registered before in this country or any other but it is a road bike and has all its road gear.. hmmm I might take it past VTNZ again but I have a couple of years ago and they told me I need de-reg papers or something or nothing can be done which is sad

**FROSTY:Me** · 17th November 2011, 13:36

Fast eddie. If the bikes in from overseas having never been registered anywhere then good luck ol son.
BUT if it was imported into NZ and "sold" straight to a race team etc then your best avenue of investigation is to contact the NZ agent.If anybody can prove its legitimacy they can. From there you then go through the whole cycle.
Don't be suprised though if its a pre production model never actually intended to go on the road. You might find they are a bit less than helpfull if that is the case

**Fast Eddie** · 19th November 2011, 17:15

Cheers - yea well I took it into MCR bike shop down here in Dunedin and they recon I just give them the bike, they do a brake cert/check? for 40 bucks per brake/120 bucks all up. And then they take it to VINZ and get it a VIN? It just sounded rather simple to me, too easy. I tried to explain its never been on the road before etc and that I have no history or record of it ever being road registered, But the bike shop insisted it wouldn't be a problem? I dunno.. I was going to give it a go but I don't want to spend money needlessly.

Waddya recon?