So currently i'm living in NY/NJ and going to school. I graduate soon and I'm moving back to Western Canada in a couple of months. Where I come from there is 6 months of winter and it's pretty unbearable. My dad and step mom live out in California where it's sunny and 70 all year round. My dilemma is whether to 1)ship my VTR(which I bought for $1800) out to Cali for $700 and leave it at my dad's place and enjoy it while Canada is snow covered or
2) ship it back home to Canada for more $ and own that and the RC51 (and additional bikes in the future to add to the collection)
3) sell it here in NY/NJ and pocket the money and put it toward a machine in Cali (used S1000rr, RSV4, RSV1000, RC51, 1198 whatever...)

The other question /problem is how to have a California license. Currently I'm here under a student visa and have my NJ license. I was not required to get a SSN which was normally needed when applying for a license because I am exempt under my student visa. Thus I have no SSN. If I was to leave a bike in Cali, how would I get a Cali license without a SSN after my visa expires. I would be the title holder, need insurance (but nobody would want to sell me insurance under a Canadian license if I have a bike that is located in Cali but I reside in Canada), have no SSN to get a license, and thus no way to apply for registration....? anyone understand my conundrum?

any suggestions pertaining to either problem?

 

I would send the SuperHawk to dad. Transfer the title to him, and let him insure it. Probably the cheapest the insure of the bunch. Then you should be good to go.

 

I would sell it in NJ if you can get a decent price. then you'll be free to get something where you end up and save yourself and others from having to screw with any shipping bullshit.

 

OR.....register/insure the bike in Canada and ride it like you would normally, even if it is left at your dads place in CA. Canadian citizens need to return to Canada every 6 months to avoid hassel from the US government. No need for a California lisence either - Canadian lisence works perfectly.

 

Be prepared to pass a CA smog/vehicle inspection. I would look to sell and get another bike in CA when the time comes. There's plenty o' bikes in sunny CA. By the time you get around to it you may find a completely different bike appeals to you. Maybe even a Harley. What the heck. Good luck with it all.

 

+1 agree on all except the Hardly Sportster idea, don't go that route, you will be lost in the world of chrome, gimmicks and fake riders that cannot lean!

 

I think I'm leaning toward selling the vtr and buying there or riding the RC down and leaving it there....