I believe the bed of a truck does qualify as on the road way. The frame example doesn't quite work since a frame is obviously not a motorcycle.
From the DMV's website:
California law requires vehicles to be currently registered if they are driven, towed, stored, or parked on public roads or highways at any time during the registration period.
Non-operational means that the vehicle will not be driven, towed, stored, or parked on public roads or highways for the entire registration year.
http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr01.htm
The off-highway permit lets you transport it on public roadways legally in an open container. PNO does not. If you have an enclosed trailer/van I imagine you'd be fine.
Thanks for that info. I was wondering why I have to pay DMV $$$ for a bike that they /CHP will never (hopefully) see on the highways and streets of CA.
It sounds like a long process. Giving the form # should help the wonderfullly eager to help DMV employee to expidite the registraion. I guess the $3.00 may be worth it in the long run.
Will check it out.
If I was a supervisor of some cop who wrote a ticket for someone towing a PNO'd bike, or in the bed of their truck, I'd read him the fuckin riot act. That's chicken-shit! LOL
Most of you silly coppers dont even know these rules!
Its been a requirement for years and years! (just pokin' at ya JP)
I got reprimanded for not putting my green sticker on my bike by a CHP (reg or transport permit is required). First thing he did was call it in. So I asked him if he would have called it in if he'd seen a sticker to which he replied "no". So I asked what the stolen OHV recovery rate was and he said "almost 0". So,I said, "so if my bike was stolen and you were standing next to it, and it had a valid sticker on it, it'd still be a stolen bike. But because there was not sticker on it, I would be getting it back and some prick would be going to jail, right?"
He said "Never heard that resoning before. I'd leave it off too".
I believe the bed of a truck does qualify as on the road way. The frame example doesn't quite work since a frame is obviously not a motorcycle.
From the DMV's website:
California law requires vehicles to be currently registered if they are driven, towed, stored, or parked on public roads or highways at any time during the registration period.
Non-operational means that the vehicle will not be driven, towed, stored, or parked on public roads or highways for the entire registration year.
http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr01.htm
The off-highway permit lets you transport it on public roadways legally in an open container. PNO does not. If you have an enclosed trailer/van I imagine you'd be fine.
for a race only bike that will never see the public streets why even give the state ANY more hard earned money?
maybe the chp thing, as it might save a problem in the future, but if you have paper work to start, you should be golden for life.
not into racing, but what checks are involved on the bike dealing with the vin number? do the tech people ever care about this? do they even have a way to check the vin?
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Non op means you may not ride it on roads, track is fine, back of truck or trailer is fine
It is my understanding that we cannot transport a motorcycle that is registered as 'NON-OPERATIONAL' in the back of a pickup truck, van, etc. Is this true and if so, how can I transport a non-registered track bike