As everybody knows CA DMV give you trouble when you try to bring the vehicle never registered in CA. However, I was told motorcycle is expemt.
only 50 state bike is required when sold "Brand New" bike in CA.
so used 49 state bike can register. is that ture?

I moved from So Cal (Corona, CA) to Ohio for job relocation about 1.5 years ago. I kept my house in Corona and renting out and Driver's license is CA. So obviously planning to go back to SO CAL.
I got used SH in Ohio.

Can I bring my SH back to CA when I move back?

Thanks.

 

The only thing bikes are exempt from in Ca. is the smog test. A 49 state bike with 7500 miles on the odometer can be reg'd in Ca. no problem. If it has less than 7500 miles you can't register it period. If your bike has less than 7.5k miles, arrange to keep it registered in Ohio, even if you bring it to/ride it in Ca. When it clicks over 7.5, you can register it. If you try to register it before 7.5, you'll never be able to register it here.

 

Thanks!!

I brought SH with 9000 miles in mid June and now 12000 miles so I am over 7500 miles. So I am good on that.

That is what my friend told me, but I heard different story so....

 

Thats odd, I was able to register mine fine. North Carolina plates.

 

Doesn't matter which out of state plate you have. What matters is the odometer reading. Until you tell us what your odometer reading was, I couldn't say whether it was odd or not.