11/3/2007 - I ran into a few issues regarding title transfer on this bike. After tracking down the original owner and finally getting the title signed I went in to the MVD to get a new title. 

Since it had been so long since the motorcycle had been registered they had to call the records department to look in the archive. Once they found it they had an issue with the VIN. It turns out that in 1981 the government gave several months grace period for compliance to the Japanese manufacturers. This is one of those bikes. So the neck and the frame are stamped with the same 9 digit number and there is a sticker with a 17 digit number. The new title needed to be issued with that new VIN.

Really all it took was an inspection but trying to squeeze it all in to lunch hours during the week stretched out the task.

In any case, the bike is now officially mine and I am ready to get started on it.

Last night when I got home from work I decided to unload the bike from my truck by myself. About half way down the ramp I slipped and the rock hard tires slipped off the side of the ramp and the bike ended up laying on my leg. So, now I feel stupid. :)

9/1/2007- With old bikes, you often run into situations where it was given to somebody as a trade and the title never got sorted out. That is the situation with this bike. It has had three owners, but the title is in the original owners name.

I went to the address on the title and the house was actually bulldozed. A quick run through the white pages found that the original owner lives up in Scottsdale. So I called to see if he knew where his bike was and see if it had ever been stolen or anything. Nope! He knew all about the bike and said he would be happy to meet me to sign it over. So, hopefully this week, I'll get the title sorted out. Then I'll get moving on this new project!