As old bmw has pointed I out it could be a prohibitively expensive process if the prefecture computer does not find an exact match to your bikes details.
I have personally put 2 BMW bikes onto French registrations- from UK plates and unless the bike is post 2003 and has a " full EU" certificate of conformity from BMW you will almost certainly run into a brick wall trying. A partial CoC from a local BMW bike dealer was not enough in my case in Le Mans.
As there is currently no vehicle test system for bikes in France at the moment you can not just swap the head light for a secondhand one and use the CT as proof it conforms, it had to be a new part supplied with an official receipt from BMW
Also you will have to get a tax certificate to prove TAV, or the equivalent EU tax has been paid on the bike.
As had been said many times before, unless you really love that bike and want to keep it for sentimental reasons, the most cost effective way is to sell it and buy a native French bike on original French registration.
If by chance it is over 30 years old you could go the vehicle collection route, a different but slightly easier process.
Good luck
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