Hey guys. I said howdy in the newbie area already and now I'm gonna ask for some help.

I just got a line on a 06 F4i for a great price. Low mileage and just a couple scratches. Haven't paid for it yet but its locked down, waiting for the PayPal transfer. Problem is this:

Bike has a Parts Only title in Alabama. Branded like that, it can only be branded as Salvage in AL by someone bonded to do the work. Here in Pennsylvania, they won't touch a title branded as Parts Only from another state. Haven't gotten the details on how it landed a Parts Only brand but the bike looks damn near immaculate, with scratches barely worthy of a noob drop.

So what can I do in this situation?

 

never seen a ''parts only'' title i have seen salvage titles, cod titles and rebuilt titles but never parts only title

 

Pulled a VIN search from Alabama's state website

Brands: SALVAGE TITLE, PARTS ONLY - NON-REBUILDABLE, ODOMETER READING IS THE ACTUAL MILEAGE

Pennsylvania won't touch that. Had never heard of it before either. Another oddity is the title was issued 02/02/2010.

 

thats probably the date the insurance company totaled it , the only thing you will probably be able to do with that is to show ownership but i doubt you will ever be able to register it

 

IF you know any one in a different state try that state. when i lived in ny i bought a car with only a bill of sale from georgia and i was able to get it registered and titled in my name in about 3 months time

 

ya thats true some states dont require a title on older vehicles

 

Would a frame swap make it too much hassle?

 

wow im suprised u were able to actually accomplish something in ny
ny sucks ***

 

yea not sure how that title shyt works .. where the hell did u buy the bike
its not in alabama is it .. find someone u know down there to register it for you and shyt then just go down and pick it up

 

Bike was on eBay and its still in Alabama. I'm gonna bail on it I think. If the guy tries to hit me with neg feedback I'll just point out to eBay where it says quite specifically a vehicle with that title can't be sold to anyone but a bonded garage.

Frame swap would prolly clear it. But that'd push the cost outside it being a great deal and into "Can't ride for a month or 2" + regular price. And all my friends have gone legit, no longer having the contacts to 'correct' something like that