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05-13-2016, 12:07 AM | #1 |
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Hawk registration in texas
Has anyone on here registered the hawk 250 in texas and is it a pain I the ass
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05-13-2016, 04:16 AM | #2 |
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There are a few of us here tearing up the streets in Texas with registered bikes. Myself personally, I bought from a dealer which took care of all that but I haven't seen anything about anyone having an issue with registration here.
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05-26-2016, 02:07 PM | #3 |
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I have my bike, but like jaymalmat I bought it from a dealer who registered it for me. I have my plates and everything is taken care of. So all good. It was easily worth the extra $150 to have them assemble the bike and take care of the registration issues in my opinion.
But I would be interested in knowing what it takes to register one if you build it yourself. I stopped by the main distributor's location off Harry Hines in Dallas and talked to them and they told me if you buy direct and build it you can't register it. Which is one of the reasons I went with a dealer.
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05-26-2016, 03:09 PM | #4 |
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Sounds more like he was trying to send business to his dealers.
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05-26-2016, 03:28 PM | #5 | |
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for what it's worth, if a dealer can get it registered, then an individual should be able to. they don't do anything more than submit the same required paperwork on the buyer's behalf. |
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05-26-2016, 06:32 PM | #6 |
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Not sure what you mean - you can't buy the bike from RPS -- US law since the Great Depression forbids motor vehicle manufacturers from selling retail, we have to go through dealers.
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05-26-2016, 09:08 PM | #7 |
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Mine is also registered but I also bought it at a dealer that did it for me.
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05-26-2016, 10:39 PM | #8 | |
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http://www.charliespowersports.com/ I called and asked if they sold Hawks. The guy who answered was, shall we say... NOT customer service oriented... and told me "we have about 500 of them. I said, Ok! I'll come on over! I drove to the location on Manyana in Dallas and discovered I was at Ricky Power Sports. I don't know - was there a name change? https://goo.gl/maps/gy9LmqAKonm I went inside. There was a warehouse with crates of motorcycles stacked everywhere. I walked in the office and an asian gentleman, maybe around 50, explained to me that he could sell me one but I wouldn't be able to register it. He told me I need to go to a dealer and they would register it for me. I asked him if he had a recommendation for a dealer? He sent me to some place supposedly just up 35 "By the Honda Dealer". I went there. No one would answer the door even though it was a Thursday around 2pm. Eventually I found a place in Arlington where I bought it. I don't want to really give them any press, because it turns out the assembly of my bike was done terribly, and I even got a machine that has the left footpeg welded incorrectly and pointing down by about 20 degrees. It's going to require actual cutting and welding to repair - though that was a factory problem obviously. So, that's the whole story.
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05-28-2016, 09:35 AM | #9 | |
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05-30-2016, 08:01 PM | #10 | |
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The law was/is for automobiles, not what you sell at RPS. The old outdated law is why Tesla Motors is having some problems selling direct in a few states, but not all of the United States. Your law firm for RPS gave bad advice and they are wrong, you can sell direct and you should!! |
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06-03-2016, 03:18 PM | #11 |
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Tesla is what came to mind for me as well. It's not well know but GM also has a program that allows you to buy a car directly from them with out going in to a dealership. They deliver it right to your door already prepped.
RPS would conceivably need another kind of dealers license as well. But something tells me it's more about instate taxes. Granted attorneys air on the side of caution when deciphering laws and offering advice. My guess why they won't sell direct out of state is extra legal protection in the form of the "dealer" the end user purchased from. If something happened and there was a lawsuit filed the "dealer" be in the middle of the paper trail even though there is a good change the "dealer" never had it in there physical possession. |
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05-27-2016, 06:41 AM | #13 |
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Arlington Tx huh... I'm guessing you went to one of the many... "Manny" owned China Bike distributors...
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05-28-2016, 01:27 AM | #15 |
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What do you mean?
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