I now understand that title transfers and registration are two issues that can be separated. This question has solely to do with title transfers.
For purposes of discussion, let us assume that 18 months ago, my brother in a neighboring state saw a great parts bike for sale that might actually be restorable, and so I sent him the cash to buy it. He got a clean title from the seller signed by the seller.
But events got in the way, and neither my brother nor I did anything other than tow the bike to his garage where he stashed it. We have a bill of sale from the seller to go with the signed-over title document.
Now I have the time and space to focus on this parts bike: I can pick it up from my out-of-state brother and get the unassigned title from him when I do. And then I can tow it into Texas where I'll want to transfer the title to me (not having done so 18 months ago). [I'm not interested in registering it at the moment; I'll still have to see if it can be fixed up to pass inspection, so titling is my only concern]
Am I going to get flack from the Texas DMV for not transferring the title immediately on purchase?
Thanks for any insights folks can give me. If this "hypothetical" turns into a real story, I'll share it with folks when I have an ending to it.
Larry Johnson
El Paso TX
For purposes of discussion, let us assume that 18 months ago, my brother in a neighboring state saw a great parts bike for sale that might actually be restorable, and so I sent him the cash to buy it. He got a clean title from the seller signed by the seller.
But events got in the way, and neither my brother nor I did anything other than tow the bike to his garage where he stashed it. We have a bill of sale from the seller to go with the signed-over title document.
Now I have the time and space to focus on this parts bike: I can pick it up from my out-of-state brother and get the unassigned title from him when I do. And then I can tow it into Texas where I'll want to transfer the title to me (not having done so 18 months ago). [I'm not interested in registering it at the moment; I'll still have to see if it can be fixed up to pass inspection, so titling is my only concern]
Am I going to get flack from the Texas DMV for not transferring the title immediately on purchase?
Thanks for any insights folks can give me. If this "hypothetical" turns into a real story, I'll share it with folks when I have an ending to it.
Larry Johnson
El Paso TX