Sticky situation with registering CT70

Here in New Mexico you can get what’s called a bonded title, it costs something like $300 and takes I believe 3 years to get a clear title. The advantage is that at least you can use it as your own and at the end of the 3 years you get a clean and clear title
 
alexx said:
Hello everyone,

I'm in a sticky situation here and could really use your help.
I'll try to make this short, but what happened is that me and my family bought a CT70 on craigslist as a gift for my Dad's 60th birthday since he loves and grew up with them. The thing is that I don't know anything about vehicles so I just picked it up. The seller said there was no title but I thought I could just create one. Anyways, by looking on posts on here it looks like you need a bill of sale. But... I didn't get one. And guess what? The seller is ignoring me now. So I don't know if I'm the first person that has been in this situation, but if anyone has any ideas on how to get it registered that would be amazing since I fell in love with the bike and want to ride it to school.

Details and questions:
- I live in California
- I just have his phone and address (he lives 2 hours away so I would only drive there if it's my last option)
- Payed cash
- Could I create a sort of fake bill of sale? Where I like sell it to my Dad or a friend? And maybe they could even sell it back?

Thank you so much for taking your time if you're reading this.

Alex
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Alex,
I did have a bill of sale but the Arizona MVD required me to have it inspected. Took the bike to the ADOT and basically they verified the VIN number. Then I went and paid for a bond. The next day I went back to ADOT and completed the paperwork. I now have a title in my name. There was some hoops to jump through but wasn’t as bad as what I’ve read about in some states. Sell the bike to your dad and complete a very simple bill of sale. The bill of sale I have has the persons name how much I have him the year make model my name and he signed it. The bond was 145 bucks and the fee at ADOT.
 
here's his business card.
 

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Because you're in California this isn't nearly as hard as most think .

Find a DMV service and ask them to do a Mechanic's Lien on it, takes less than a year and gets you a clear California title with the correct year and nomenclature .
 
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