Seller never registered their Templar 250. Will have troubles titling it if I buy it?

[Thumper]

I googled Arizona motor vehicle bill of sale and this link showed up. Yes, AZ has its own official BOS. Did you call and ask if they need one? The buyers contract or printed sales receipt may be sufficient for the original owner, but you need to find out if the original owner has that sales receipt. And verify that both MCO and BOS have his name on them.

https://azdot.gov/mvd-doc-lib/bill-sale


Good luck Jim...

Originally Posted by GigaXi

Hi everyone! I’m a long time lurker, first time member! I’m looking to get a Chinese dirt bike, specifically a Templar 250. I found a kid that wants to get rid of his. He’s asking 500 bucks, which sounds almost too good to be true. He said he barely used it and everything works, except he took the carb off to do an upgrade but never actually got around to finishing it. He said everything works though, and honestly even if it doesn’t 500 bucks is kind of a steal (right?). But the thing is, when he received the bike he never got it registered. He still has all the papers that came with it. MCO and everything. Do you think I’d be able to get it registered in my name with the MCO? I’m in Arizona if that helps. Sorry if it’s a dumb question, I’ve never dealt with anything like this. Last time I switched cars it was just a simple title transfer. Thanks everyone! Hoping to become an active member of the community sometime within the next month!

[GigaXi]

I talked to the local DMV and they said that as long as the MCO is not filled out, I could just fill it out in my name, pay the taxes on the bike/have a receipt, and that's pretty much it. The kid said that he never filled out the MCO so I'm hoping everything will go smoothly. I'm still waiting for the seller to make themselves available, but it's taking a little longer than I'd like. Oh well... It sucks because the amount of money he's willing to sell it to me for is absolutely criminal, and I can't pass that up. It's just a waiting game at the moment.

Originally Posted by Thumper

I googled Arizona motor vehicle bill of sale and this link showed up. Yes, AZ has its own official BOS. Did you call and ask if they need one? The buyers contract or printed sales receipt may be sufficient for the original owner, but you need to find out if the original owner has that sales receipt. And verify that both MCO and BOS have his name on them.

https://azdot.gov/mvd-doc-lib/bill-sale


Good luck Jim...

[Thumper]

Here we are more than a week later and into the weekend. Any progress on the owner finding the paperwork?

[GigaXi]

Yeah looks like I'll be picking it up tomorrow! The MCO is still nowhere to be found, but I do have the receipt from PowersportsMax though. I have the VIN and I checked it, nothing came up, as it's never been registered, obviously. I'll probably do a bill of sale just in case, but I doubt anything fishy is going on. The kid told me he's positive he has it, and he'll send it to me by mail when he finds it; and if he can't find the MCO I wonder if I can request one from PowersportsMax... But if not, and I can never register the bike, it won't be the end of the world. I live in a town of 1600 people so it's no big deal if it can't be street legal. I live at the end of a dirt road anyway ha!

Originally Posted by Thumper

Here we are more than a week later and into the weekend. Any progress on the owner finding the paperwork?