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Certifying a bike stored for 2 years

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houleskis

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Hi GTAM peeps,

I apologize for the vague title, my dilemma is too long for a thread title. So here's my current issue which I hope your collective wisdom can solve. I just put a down payment on a used bike today. The bike had been in storage for 1.5 years and the current owner has (understandably) let the plate sticker and his insurance expire. Now, he doesn't want to have to get a new sticker/insurance so he can ride it over to me (makes sense). I figured that I would just pick it up from him once I have all the paperwork done but I just realized: how will I register it if neither of us can drive it to a dealer to get it certified?

Have I misinterpreted the rules here? E.g: can I got an get it registered in my name without the safety certificate and then get the safety later (doesn't seem to make sense).

Any thoughts would be helpful.

Thanks!
 
Buy bike
load on trailer/truck
take to where ever your getting it safetied
then go to MTO with safety and proof of insurance and get plates

Assuming you have a truck or trailer of course, otherwise you can rent one or get depending on your location get someone like toyhauler to do it. http://www.thetoyhauler.ca/
 
Or just get it to your place (rent a trailer, van, call MotoLimo, etc). Arrange for in-house safety call - just search the forum. Than go to MTO and get your plates.
 
I believe rosey toes will also travel to a place to certify a bike, for some extra cash of course.
 
Gents,
Thanks for the advice. The temporary trip permit from the MTO should do the trick (assuming my insurance will cover me before I take ownership). I was trying to avoid trailering it.

@Sabex: Who or what is Rosey Toes? I presume some nice mechanic.
 
I know the bike's only been sitting for 2 years but do you know if it will even properly run?
 
houleskis said:
Gents,
Thanks for the advice. The temporary trip permit from the MTO should do the trick (assuming my insurance will cover me before I take ownership). I was trying to avoid trailering it.

@Sabex: Who or what is Rosey Toes? I presume some nice mechanic.
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http://dontai.com/oldsite/roseytoes/

I've personally never been there... but many on this forum have and gave him good reviews. I'm not sure if he still travels to do safeties, you'd have to call and ask.
 
Lol you are exactly in the same situation I was in just a month ago!

I bought a bike that was more than 2 years old not being turned on, the owner removed the battery and then it had gotten lost so he couldn't even started it for me, I liked the bike so much (and the price) that I actually bought a new battery just to see the baby turned on. I also had to get it certified but could not move it without plates so I asked the seller if he knew someone that could take it to the mechanic in a cube van and he told me he had a trailer and that he would take it for $50 bucks. I got it certified, then went to the MTO to get it to my name and then called my insurance company.
 
woobie said:
I know the bike's only been sitting for 2 years but do you know if it will even properly run?
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Yep, it seems to run fine. Got the owner to start it up and take it around the block a few times. He didn't want to let me ride it (logical) but nothing looked out of place. It's an '07 with only 5000KM on it so it's a fairly new bike.
 
Just writing to report what my solution was for others in the future:

I will be using the solution DJM recommended with the temporary plate sticker from the MTO. I will be picking up the paperwork from the owner, getting it registered and then driving it to a garage for the safety inspection and then getting a new sticker from the MTO. The key here was my insurance company. There was no hesitation on their part in insuring the new motorcycle as I was a previous customer of theirs. They said that if I was a new customer this may prove difficult/not possible given the paperwork required.

All in, fairly smooth process with a little more work than usual.
 
Just something else you might want to look at, an 07 with 5K could very well have the OEM tires on it, check the date codes on them.
 
@woobie: good point. I'll check on that.

At what point would you say a tire is "too old" to be ridden anymore? It had lots of thread left and tires weren't squared off.
 
houleskis said:
@woobie: good point. I'll check on that.

At what point would you say a tire is "too old" to be ridden anymore? It had lots of thread left and tires weren't squared off.
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General rule is 6 (or 5, can't remember) years. Although it all depends; some can crap out earlier--some can crap out later.
When I bought my bike it still had the original front on, from 7 years ago. I kept riding the tire and finally replaced it with a little below 29,000 on the odo. luck of the draw, I guess. Tire was still good (apart from being bald.) Still rode alright, but after replacing with brand new tires 'twas a world of difference.
Of course, they were BT45s, which are a sports touring tire. meant to last longer KM wise.
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