The VIN inspection was easy enough. I showed up with the paughco MSO and the bill of sale for the motor. The officer with State Patrol initially told me I needed a bill of sale for everything; tank, forks, wheels, etc. I talked him out of that though, seemed a little ridiculous. My argument was that I could go to the dealership and buy a brand new bike, take it home, and change the tank or wheels real easy. Would I need to go back to State Patrol and run it by them then? Then he brought up how something like the tank or forks could be stolen so I pointed out that there's no serial number or anything on them so there'd be no way to check his database on it anyways. They gave me the paperwork I needed for DOL.
DOL on the otherhand was a huge PITA. Walked in with the bill of sale for the motor, state patrol paperwork, and the MSO. They said they couldn't take the MSO and that they needed a bill of sale from Paughco and that I needed to pay sales tax on the bike.... the bike that I built, not a bike that I bought. That turned into a two day ordeal with them that ended with Paughco having to fax them a bill of sale with a coversheet because I guess the one they emailed me that I printed out didn't look official enough.
WA laws say that for a build/rebuild of any motor vehicle, it needs to be fully built/rebuilt before a title can be issued. Back home in Massachusetts not only do the State Police come out to your house for the inspection instead of having to take it to them, but they'll issue a title for a bare frame. I do not understand this state sometimes.
DOL on the otherhand was a huge PITA. Walked in with the bill of sale for the motor, state patrol paperwork, and the MSO. They said they couldn't take the MSO and that they needed a bill of sale from Paughco and that I needed to pay sales tax on the bike.... the bike that I built, not a bike that I bought. That turned into a two day ordeal with them that ended with Paughco having to fax them a bill of sale with a coversheet because I guess the one they emailed me that I printed out didn't look official enough.
WA laws say that for a build/rebuild of any motor vehicle, it needs to be fully built/rebuilt before a title can be issued. Back home in Massachusetts not only do the State Police come out to your house for the inspection instead of having to take it to them, but they'll issue a title for a bare frame. I do not understand this state sometimes.
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