marshg246
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In 2021 I bought two 69S Commandos. One half-way converted to a Roadster and the other just needing a service and ready to ride and show. I've mentioned things about the "ready" one before. Things like the wrong crankshaft, rear hub only having one bearing installed, highly polished stainless all over the place but no anti-seize anywhere and so on. Right now, I'm fighting the exhaust pipes and left side panel touching.
Due to COVID, Virginia started allowing titling and/or registration by mail. So, I did all the paperwork to title but not register as I wanted to register as antique, and it appeared that you had to do a separate transaction for that. A month later I got the titles. Along with them came the plates I did not request or pay for and a bill for the plates. I called the DMV the same day. They made it clear that their error was my problem. So, I paid for the plates I didn't need, certified them destroyed, did the paperwork for antique plates and sent the money for them. I've been waiting almost a year for the refund on the first plates prorated to the day I certified them destroyed. I checked the county records and they already had them in queue for personal property tax. When registered antique, the state does not mention it to the county, but they do when registered normally. I explained what the DMV did and was promised that it was fixed with the county. That seemed like enough of a PITA.
Today, I got a personal property tax bill for those two bikes from the county. So, I called the county. When the guy was off trying to resolve it (he had a record of my last call and their promise), I checked the rest of my bikes. My 850 rider was shown as sold out of state! When he came back on, he said that he had it fixed the 69s for the future, but I had to pay and get a refund and to get the refund I needed to email the county tax people – did that. Then he checked on my 850 and found that the Virginia DMV reported is to the national database as sold in Michigan.
OK, call the DMV in Richmond. Stay on hold for 93 minutes then a nice lady came on and once I answered her ten or so identification questions, I explained the situation. She asked if I was sure I didn't sell it in Michigan. I told her that it has been on a lift for over a year in my garage getting some maintenance, that I had my original title in my hand, that I had my registration in my had, I had my insurance card in my hand, and it has not been out of Virginia since 2015 and that I bought it in PA. So, she has turned it over to some "titling workgroup" to see if it is a mistake! I'll get their judgement within two business days, in theory.
Due to COVID, Virginia started allowing titling and/or registration by mail. So, I did all the paperwork to title but not register as I wanted to register as antique, and it appeared that you had to do a separate transaction for that. A month later I got the titles. Along with them came the plates I did not request or pay for and a bill for the plates. I called the DMV the same day. They made it clear that their error was my problem. So, I paid for the plates I didn't need, certified them destroyed, did the paperwork for antique plates and sent the money for them. I've been waiting almost a year for the refund on the first plates prorated to the day I certified them destroyed. I checked the county records and they already had them in queue for personal property tax. When registered antique, the state does not mention it to the county, but they do when registered normally. I explained what the DMV did and was promised that it was fixed with the county. That seemed like enough of a PITA.
Today, I got a personal property tax bill for those two bikes from the county. So, I called the county. When the guy was off trying to resolve it (he had a record of my last call and their promise), I checked the rest of my bikes. My 850 rider was shown as sold out of state! When he came back on, he said that he had it fixed the 69s for the future, but I had to pay and get a refund and to get the refund I needed to email the county tax people – did that. Then he checked on my 850 and found that the Virginia DMV reported is to the national database as sold in Michigan.
OK, call the DMV in Richmond. Stay on hold for 93 minutes then a nice lady came on and once I answered her ten or so identification questions, I explained the situation. She asked if I was sure I didn't sell it in Michigan. I told her that it has been on a lift for over a year in my garage getting some maintenance, that I had my original title in my hand, that I had my registration in my had, I had my insurance card in my hand, and it has not been out of Virginia since 2015 and that I bought it in PA. So, she has turned it over to some "titling workgroup" to see if it is a mistake! I'll get their judgement within two business days, in theory.
