Riding in the States, looking for advice

[Lord Alster]

Hi guys and girls,
My wife and I are going to the states in sept. We've bought a bike in Atlanta Georgia and plan on riding it to LA then sending it home. Does anybody have any experience in teporary registration of bikes in the states. It seems that in most states you can obtain a temporary transit permit that gives you 30 days to transport the vehicle to another stata for registering or exporting but Georgia State doesn't offer this option. Any advise would be greatly appreciated thanks.

[Nonbeliever]

maybe try "horizons unlimited" site advice? here...

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/

[Katman]

Any advise would be greatly appreciated thanks.

Keep right.

[stevo2001]

I don't know about Georgia,but here in Colorado it costs me $42 US to get Rego for the year.For a 2001 Aprilia Falco.Gotta love that.First time with a new plate might be more.I would jump on a US forum of whatever bike you brought and ask the Georgia members.You will probably get some good offers of places to stay/go as well.If you come thru Denver give me a yell.

[Hitcher]

If you're planning to take the bike you buy out of the USA within 90 days of purchase, you won't have to register it. Just make sure you have copies of ownership details to hand in case you get stopped by law enforcement officers. If you get all of the relevant details, you could even register it in New Zealand and take your NZ plate with you.

[Old Steve]

Geez, that would confuse the Highway Patrols, a bike with kiwi plates on it. Try getting a personalised plate, one reading "zero H five H one T" would be a beauty. Any other personalised plate ideas. I wouldn't recommend "IH8USA".

[Hitcher]

I've ridden a bike in the USA and Canada with kiwi plates on it. It was a great conversation starter. Local law enforcement officers didn't worry about it at all.

[Lord Alster]

If you're planning to take the bike you buy out of the USA within 90 days of purchase, you won't have to register it. Just make sure you have copies of ownership details to hand in case you get stopped by law enforcement officers. If you get all of the relevant details, you could even register it in New Zealand and take your NZ plate with you.

I don't think its possible to register the bike in NZ with out first going through the testing process, well that was what it was like a few years ago when I brought in a couple anyway but thanks for the suggestion, maybe I could take a plate off another bike with me.

[Lord Alster]

I don't know about Georgia,but here in Colorado it costs me $42 US to get Rego for the year.For a 2001 Aprilia Falco.Gotta love that.First time with a new plate might be more.I would jump on a US forum of whatever bike you brought and ask the Georgia members.You will probably get some good offers of places to stay/go as well.If you come thru Denver give me a yell.

In Georgia you have to be a resident to register a vehicle and you can't be a resident unless you've been there for at least 30 days. Georgia is also one of only about 3 states that don't issue temporary transit permits as well so we're stuffed there to. Thanks for the offer, we're planning on coming through Colorado Springs if thats any good.

[Stormdragon]

You will also need to make sure the bike you buy is a 50 state legal bike. If it's a 49 state bike, (missing California mandated pollution controls) the bike will have to have 7500 miles, not kilometers, on it before the DMV will allow it to be registered as a used bike in California.