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I’m looking into the same thing at the moment, although we don’t plan to leave the US at this stage.
Looks like the easiest state to buy and register a bike, as a foreign national is Washington State - there are others that are also not too difficult but Washington suits us. From my research it looks like you don’t need to prove you live there, you just need a postal address for receiving mail - apparently the odd bike shop will let you use their address if you buy a bike from them.
If we go ahead I will post up - although our plans are for next year - perhaps you could also.
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....Looks like the easiest state to buy and register a bike, as a foreign national is Washington State.
That's good news - the ease of purchase and registration in Washington state - but remember that getting a license plate is only half the battle.

The other half of the problem is getting insurance. This might be difficult to do if you don't have a driver license in the USA.

Be sure to carry out your due diligence concerning obtaining insurance before you pull the trigger and buy the bike. Keep in mind that in the USA, insurance regulations vary from state to state - some states might insure the vehicle for all riders, others might only insure named riders.

Some states may permit operation of an uninsured vehicle, others may not (for example, all across Canada, it is forbidden to operate a motor vehicle without insurance, and the penalties for doing so are very severe).

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Good info.
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Address in California to register a bike

Hi all,
I am planning a tour to Alaska in june 2022 and want to buy a bike in the US.
To buy and register I need a address in California. I am a non-US resident.
Is here a hubb’r who’s address I can use to register the bike if I find one in California?
You can email me at: djinsital@gmail.com

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Has anyone managed to buy and register in Kansas ??
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I haven't (and won't). The main stumbling block I see in a quick perusal of the regulations is that proof of insurance is needed before registration/title. That's true in a lot of states, untrue in others. I didn't see anything about the owner having to be a state resident, which would be the other main impediment.

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Progressive used to have an option for non-US licence holders on their website, that was 4 years ago so things might have changed but worth checking out if it helps getting a vehicle registered in your name.
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I'm German passport holder and I consider to buy a bike in the US for use in the next 1-3 years on several 1-3 months stays.
A friend in Arkansas would let me store the bike and let me use his address for registration process.

But I couldn't get information yet, if and how it's possible to get a bike registered as a foreigner in Arkansas.

The main issue seems to get insurance as a foreigner. I know that from my experience to get insurance for my German plated bike in 2018 (shipped with Air Canada) for a 2 months West Canada/Alaska tour. I wonder if it's easier to get insurance for a US titled bike. In 2018 I got insurance from Progressive with the help of an insurance agency, which stopped to offer insurance to foreigners later, which has been reported to me from some other guys asking them.

I guess, due Covid travel limitations, there were not that many tourists from abroad buying/registering vehicles in the US in the last 2 years.

Are there any recent and reliable informations/experiences?
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New information resource just in, covers all states and DC:

https://www.visitor.us/resources/how...on-us-resident

They will DO IT ALL FOR YOU, including buying the vehicle if you want:
https://www.visitor.us/
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New information resource just in, covers all states and DC:

https://www.visitor.us/resources/how...on-us-resident

They will DO IT ALL FOR YOU, including buying the vehicle if you want:
https://www.visitor.us/
Oh well, looks like the information on Arizona I shared yesterday, despite being relatively recent, has been superseded. Or said resource isn't entirely accurate?

Has anyone fact checked this commercial link?

Kind of like when you Google applying for a visa for Vietnam, for example, and you can either do it on the official government website that's up to date and correct, or there are multiple commercial travel agents' sites with similar look and feel and name, as well as a higher price and presenting out of date information?
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Has anyone fact checked this commercial link?
I’m also very interested in this.
So is there anybody willing to share their experiences with

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