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With a foreign title you need to import the bike. Importing the bike is covered by federal, not state law. It doesn't matter what Texas does with bikes arriving from other states. It matters what the US government does with bikes arriving from other countries. Because I'm a nice guy (and don't want to pointlessly debate all day), I spent a total of 10 seconds finding the following link: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/det...g-a-motorcycle .
After resolving the federal issue you can start thinking about which state is easiest to register in, and what their rules say. Per #4, each state is different.
And yes: for exactly those reasons it's easier to purchase, then sell, in the USA. Bikes here are way cheaper than Europe or the UK anyway. Just be sure to choose the specific state you do this in carefully; see above "each state is different."
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Originally Posted by markharf
With a foreign title you need to import the bike. Importing the bike is covered by federal, not state law. It doesn't matter what Texas does with bikes arriving from other states. It matters what the US government does with bikes arriving from other countries. Because I'm a nice guy (and don't want to pointlessly debate all day), I spent a total of 10 seconds finding the following link: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/det...g-a-motorcycle .
After resolving the federal issue you can start thinking about which state is easiest to register in, and what their rules say. Per #4, each state is different.
And yes: for exactly those reasons it's easier to purchase, then sell, in the USA. Bikes here are way cheaper than Europe or the UK anyway. Just be sure to choose the specific state you do this in carefully; see above "each state is different."
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I'm sure you know what you're talking about. However, having had experience of importing bikes within Europe, it should be noted that standards vary between European 'States'. The OP should be able to find out whether his bike complies with US standards, by contacting the manufacturer's US HQ and quoting the VIN number. The VIN number contains a sequence of numbers that represent the homologation number. If the homologation number is recognised by the country of import, the manufacturer will issue a Certificate of Conformity and there will be no issue with import. If the homologation number does not match, and assuming that the particular model of bike was/had been on sale in the US, the manufacturer should be able to tell the OP what modifications would be necessary to bring it within spec. Sometimes this could be as simple as an exchanged headlamp unit.
I would advise the OP to contact the Homologation Department within the manufacturer's US HQ.
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