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Get a Street Legal Title and Plate for ANY Bike!

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Recently it has become a known fact that there is a state that will allow you to mail in your information and they will mail you a plate along with a street legal title. I know that I have answered quite a few PM's concerning this question and up until recently I have been able to help some, but others, not so much. However, the information posted in this thread is quite the game changer! The state of South Dakota to getting our beloved sumo's legal in states that try to ruin the fun. For those of you who's DMV/Registration office determines a bike street legal status/ability by the VIN I'm not too sure how this would work, but if they go by the title...GAME ON! This information is coming straight from a member on here (who wishes to remain anonymous) who has successfully completed this process. Anybody else that has done this please post on here and either share your success story or give us a heads up on something to watch out for.

To get started, you will need to do the following:


https://www.state.sd.us/eforms/secure/eforms/E1792V1-FourWheelAllTerrainVehicleAffidavit.pdf

-you will need to fill out this form
-leave title number blank
-year, make, model
-put the name of who ever installed accessories to make the bike street legal (This can be your name)
-check all the boxes including 200cc (This is just confirming that the bike is 200cc or more)
-this form must be notarized, so don't sign it until you are in front of one

https://www.state.sd.us/eforms/secu...licationForMotorVehicleTitle&Registration.pdf

-fill out this form as well
-you will not need the date
-don't check any boxes in section I, section II, or section III
-fill in first box (your name)
-leave type of ownership and customer type blank
-identification# (needs to be your social security number)
-skip down and put in your address

section IV
-vin#
-put in make, model,
-body type- MC
-vehicle code- MC
-year and CC
-skip down to section V
-Just fill in purchase date

Don't need to put in anything else just sign and date the bottom

Besides these two forms, you'll need to send in the title or MSO and a copy of your driver's license. If the title isn't in your name you will have to call and find out what other forms you need (605)394-2163. You will also need to attach a note (preferably typed) that includes your name, email, phone number, and notate that you would like to pay by credit card over phone or internet and to contact you when they have a total price and are ready for payment.

Mail both forms, title/MSO, copy of Drivers license to:

Office of the Pennington County Treasurer
Pennington County courthouse
315 Saint Joseph St Suite 214
Rapid City SD 57701-2894

Additional Info.

Serial number is the same as the vin# (should be 17 characters long depending on year of bike) and you will need to send in the original title (they will be keeping your original title and sending you a new South Dakota title).

The fee is: $58.75 and a $3 credit card fee if applicable. You should receive your new title within 30 days.

note
Mlawler1 brought up a good point. Make sure to use your home address even though you're registering in S. Dakota. States only require that your bike is registered to you at your home address (so don't try and make a fake S. Dakota address). Use your address and your local police can't do anything because you're licensed and registered to your home address...just through a different state :D. Just make sure that the registration matches the information on your driver's license. (y)
 
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#6 ·
Has anyone recently gone this route to get a dirt bike plated in S.D. and then transferred it to California and received a California plate?
Not that this amounts to much, but I have heard of some recent success stories with newer bikes getting plates out there. I think the biggest obstacle is that you can get a plate for an already street legal/plated bike as long as it has at least 7,500 miles on it...
 
#7 ·
So then you just ride the bike around with a South Dakota plate on? Or try to transfer it?? Keep it registered even though I have a PA address? I have a dirt only cr500af with the title in my name and I'd love to make it happen. Its originally a 1999 cr250.
 
#10 ·
calif required you to plate a car, bike etc within 30 days. be interesting to see how long a person could keep a out of state bike in calif without getting pulled over. not saying the SD plate won't work in calif
I know that one thing you can do is bring a bike from out of state (or titled/plated that way) and transfer it over to Cali. The only technicality is the mileage.
 
#12 ·
You Sir, need to read into it more.

But basically, SD's laws allow people to register their vehicles in this state without living in it. There is nothing wrong with registering it there - technically - the state you live in might have a problem with it though.

It is mainly used for full-time RVers, who are technically nomads and don't have a home, so they can register their RV in SD and travel all over without paying taxes.
 
#20 ·
Serial number is also called the vin# should be 17 characters long (depending on year of bike)with a mix of numbers and letters and yes it needs to be the original title and not a copy. They will be keeping your original title and sending you a new South Dakota title.
 
#25 ·
Title?

Do you have to have a title? What if you have no title or mso? I went around this problem in GA with a bonded title. I would rather not fork up the $100 for the bonded title next time.
 
#26 ·
I don't know for a fact, but making an educated assumption I would have to say yes. Otherwise it could be a stolen bike that you are trying to clean and get put into your name. On something like that I would suggest you cal S. Dakota directly and figure out what they require. If you do post up what they tell you so anyone else in your situation can get the info.
 
#27 ·
10-4 I'll give them a call on Mon and see. Still not that big of a deal for $100+50ish. Hell I paid $230ish for just my tag and title not including the bonded title for the exc... Damn 6% tax for used vehicles! I won't even get started.:damn::damn::damn::damn:
 
#30 ·
success story. got my plate and tittle for klx450. make sure to use your home address even though registering in sd. states only require that your bike is registered to you at your home address so that you don;t have to pay extra property taxes. so don't try and make a fake sd address. just use your address and your local police can't do anything to you. you are licensed and registered to your home address just through a different state. as long as the registration matches your dl
 
#34 ·
Thanks to Crash my 2012 WR450 has SD plates on it now. I followed the directions above, also called the number to the office and asked questions which they were very helpful. I sent a check for 300 even and received a check back for around 30 bucks so it wasn't cheap. Not sure right now if I am gonna try to switch over to my own state or just keep as is. Only flaw that I noticed was that even though I put MC for type on the application the new title from SD states DIRT. No mention anywhere on it about FOUO.
 
#35 ·
So now that it is confirmed that you can register a bike in SD the true test is to see how easy it is to transfer the registration to the state you live in. We all know that you can ride around with a SD tag but eventually the law will get you for not have it registered in the state you reside in.
 
#38 ·
That has me a little worried. My plate even starts off with MX.
I hope that living in a college town I will not get pulled. We have out of state tags everywhere.

I should have my title soon. I hope it says something other than DIRT. May put an E on the end just to make it sound better!
 
#225 ·
Getting a title/tag in Georgia



Trying to get credible info before spending the $2500 on parts to convert my '06 CRF450R to a street legal sumo. Went to the local DMV, where I know the employees, and was given the name and number of the unit that does the inspections. Spoke with the rep last week and he told me everything I would need to do to get the bike inspected/licensed. Stopped by the local Honda shop yesterday to pick up a sprocket and left case gasket and told them what I was doing. They advised me that this would not fly in GA. I told them of my experience with the inspector and they advised me to contact them again. Sure enough, when I spoke with the same DMV rep I spoke with last week and told him I had an MSO for the engine and frame I wanted to use, he asked me if the MSO said "for off road use only". He said Georgia would not license it for the street. Even if I had a title/tag from another state, they would run the VIN and it would come up as "off road use only" and would not title it in GA. Glad I found this out before dropping the cash. Just need to find a track up here in NE GA that has an over 60 moto class:(
 
#40 ·
My S Dakota title has year make model (2012 Yamaha WR450F) then it says body (Road/STR) then lists the vin#.

I get my gas at a gas station that sells ethanol free fuel and it also happens to be our county sheriffs fueling station. I gas up all the time around cops and they've never paid me any attention. Act like you belong there and don't have anything to hide and you won't raise suspicions. I stick out like a sore thumb with my leathers and helmet as no one in my state wears either. They look over and see mirrors, lights, turn signals, street tires, a plate, and a friendly motorcyclist who waves or gives a polite head nod and they just go back to whatever they were doing. Most cops are just like everyone else, they don't want to work and aren't going to look for it unless you make them. For the rest you just have to have a good story lined up and tell it natural like it's an everyday thing. I was pulled once and I just told him the truth. I was visiting family in S Dakota and found a smokin deal on a leftover bike. The dealership said he could go ahead and plate it right then even though I lived in Illinois something about their state rules etc. I just trusted the dealer to do the paper work and know what he weas talking about. Now I'm just waiting on the title to come in the mail so I can get my Illinois plate.
 
#42 ·
That's a good story until Johnny Law runs your tag. I know in NC and in many other states when the cops run your tag it will show when the bike was purchased and if has been a good while that story might not fly. But hey, you gotta come up with something. Most states will give you a grace period to get it switched over. Just trying to make sure everyone, maybe including myself, is not wasting there time and money on something that is too good to be true. Based on organ donors response sounds like he's good to go, but some of the others may run into problems down the road.
 
#44 ·
I never said it wasn't a legal registration, I just don't know if it's going to be legal in other states. I bought a 1936 Ford truck one time with a valid Kentucky title. Once back at my local DMV it was a nightmare, I had to have it bonded with a whole new VIN number. Took 6 months to get my NC title and that was with a vehicle that had been around for 75 years. I guess I see a couple of issues. First is having a SD registration with your current address from another state. Law enforcement will pick up on that after a while and a ticket will soon follow for not having it registered in the state you live in. Second is in scott525's post he said his title has ATV for body type and in dcflw's post he says that his SD title has DIRT for type. Personnaly I don't think that some states are going to accept that. Just something to think about.
 
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