Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

Got word from the Laboratorio today.
They said that the department of industry had approved POP's application for registration in Spain.
Now I have to take it back there for an ITV inspection. Once passed I start the paper trial again, paying fees, taxes, ransoms and then present all the bumph to Trafico where hopefully they give me the Ficha T?cnica and Permiso de Circulaci?n and then I can get the numberplate and then insurance.
Pretty good chance it will be completed and on the road before the end of November at this rate.
 
To be fair, the ball is in my court now.
I will take it Wednesday afternoon for inspection, and once passed, they will give me paperwork with which I have to do the big runaround paying stuff in 4 different towns (don't ask...) and then I present everything as a fait accompli to Trafico.
Things will slow down as I am off on another European jaunt in Thunderbird 2 again in a week or so. Might even be some time in October if I hurry up.
 
Hey Grant, thought I would inform you how difficult it is getting an old bike road registered here in WOz.

Inspection appointment booked over the phone last week, inspection fee and temporary movement permit paid over the phone at the same time. Rolled up 15 minutes early today as requested, filled in the application form - name, address, MDL number, bike make, model, year, engine and frame number. Bike inspected stationary, inspector starts raving about classic bike and how beautiful it looks, lights, indicators, brake lights all OK. Start engine, couple of tiny twists of throttle - yep = less than 86db  :-X . Inspector takes it for a ride around the block, warned about new tyres, lack of feel in rear brake, says he will go slow and be careful ha ha. Stalls it coming back in when he can't find neutral. Starts raving about what a great bike to ride. Completes paperwork, hands it to clerk in same office, hits me for 12 months registration and hands me my new plate. Took 20 minutes including the first phone call.

Indicators blew on the way home. Pulled out a globe - bloody 6V all 4 of them in brand new lights. Replaced now and new plate sitting proud on the back of the bike. Only a bit over 6 years start to finish - YeebloodyHaaaa
 
No way it will get rego over here without. I'm pretty sure they don't actually need to but they all want to. I got into a heated discussion with one many moons ago in regard to insurance and when he insisted on riding it I informed him that if he damaged the bike he would be paying. Still rode it, then failed it. Went to another station and they passed it without riding it because it was raining and they obviously didn't want to get wet.
 
great day in the redax shed-rode a primo 81 to peak crossing pub and back (great inspection)-new exhaust on the race bike and flash as billet clutch cover :D
 
blab said:
No way I am letting an inspector ride my bike.
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You'd be bu99ered in the UK then. Taking the bike for a test ride "if felt necessary" is one of the MOT inspector's job perks.

My local guy loves it when I turn up!!

H.
 
blab said:
I've got 3 old bikes to get registered in the next couple of months.
Their values are 25,30 and 45.
No paper shuffling , classic riding wannabe clerk will be riding any of them.
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Here in the US its a different process. First stop is to get a VIN verification. This is to ensure your registering what you claim to be registering. All they do is check the VIN number and make sure its there. They really have no idea or way to know if its the number that the vehicle should have but dammit the number is there so all must be well in the world. Plenty of non compliant bikes have been run through the system with an older compliant bikes VIN tag attached. After the VIN verification nobody else wants to see the bike at all, and no safety inspection has been done. No way anyone even considers the idea of riding your bike, the inspector has probably never even been on one. When I ran my Spondon through this part I had it on a trailer with no bodywork. The idiot lady inspector wanted to put the bikes color down as "chrome" because of the polished aluminum frame and chrome was the closest choice on the form. It took a bit but I finally convinced her it was going to end up orange. She didn't seem to understand that any bodywork was even missing! Next you head down to the local DMV office with the bikes title, proof of insurance, and VIN verification the stupid lady gave you. Wait your turn....could be a while... Sit at the ladies desk for a few minutes while she clicks her nails on the computer keyboard. Write a check (my triples are about $75). Nice lady hands you your new registration and plates and away you go! Thats it, no muss no fuss. The process varies from state to state and I hear that in some areas there may be some kind of inspection. On the flip side there are states where no inspection for anything, VIN or mechanical are done and you just register a VIN. No one cares at that point what the vehicle actually is. The biggest hassle is the wait to get to the lady at the DMV office. In some places this can be a half day or longer sitting in the waiting room.
 
Harry Lime said:
You'd be bu99ered in the UK then. Taking the bike for a test ride "if felt necessary" is one of the MOT inspector's job perks.

My local guy loves it when I turn up!!

H.
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Any experience on what happens if one of these guys crashes your bike?
 
Spondonrider said:
Any experience on what happens if one of these guys crashes your bike?
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No. And given that my MOT guy weighs in at around 120KG and is 20 years younger than me, I imagine I'd resort to legal correspondence as opposed to "direct persuasion" if any problems were encountered.

Good point though, especially when getting an absolute death trap some "classic bikes" tested.

H.
 
In Oregon you take it to the DMV they inspect it in the parking lot, write the vin # wrong  >:D, pay and off you go. I once brought 5 Laverda 150s, which were basically frames, got them all titled in about an hour...yeah I know its a lot tougher in other states
 
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