Ok So I haven't gotten my bike inspection that was due back in May. To be honest, I am not worried at all of getting it done. But I have some questions

Questions:
Do yall do it every year religiously?
Where do you put it on the bike?
Has anyone ever gotten a ticket because of not having it up to date?

No idea.

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I live in Cali...we figure if you can't keep it together on the freeway you'll probably just flip it into the ditch and die.  No brakes?  Drive it into the ditch and die.

Quote from: Budrick320 on November 22, 2006, 09:19:27 PM
Do yall do it every year religiously?

Yes.

Quote from: Budrick320 on November 22, 2006, 09:19:27 PM
Where do you put it on the bike?

Here in MA, we have to put it on the lisence plate.

Quote from: Budrick320 on November 22, 2006, 09:19:27 PM
Has anyone ever gotten a ticket because of not having it up to date?

Never had it not up to date.

make them put it on the fairing under the head light so no one can see the ugly thing  thats where mine is.

Down here in the swamps, it is wise to get one. I do it religiously every year. If they catch you without it, there is a stiff fine. 80 bucks. These little villages don't have much money and they want all they can get from any source. Of course the "state" does too! I carry mine folded in my wallet. I carry the registration and any insurance "papers" in a large manilla envelope tucked in under the seat in that kinda "rear" space back there and it has never "gone anywhere".
Of course my DL and insurance cards are in my wallet along with the Suzi inspection.
Everything will be fine unless you get caught without it. Then it's gonna be time to "pay up".

oh go get it done . its 12.50 if you take it to the stealer it takes them 30 sec. they go "blinkers horn lights . look at your tire tread" boom your done .. you take it to an inspection shop .. they do all of that and then they make you go to the side or back and you have to get up to like 20 or 30 miles and stop with in 50 feet of a stoping point ... besides ... that money goes to the roads !

Quote from: Old Mr. Wilson on November 23, 2006, 07:36:19 AM
Down here in the swamps...

I carry the registration and any insurance "papers" in a large manilla envelope tucked in under the seat in that kinda "rear" space back there and it has never "gone anywhere".

Aren't you worried it will get wet?

I got a ticket for not having the sticker on my bike.  My plate fell off and the sticker was on it.  2 days later a motorcycle cop pulled me over speeding and wrote me a ticket for not having the sticker.  Got a new plate, new sticker, and took proof to the court and they dismissed it.  Still had to pay the speeding ticket, but eh.  I would put the sticker somewhere other than on the plate.  If it comes off for some odd reason, you'll still have the sticker.  Put it on the swing arm, frame, or just above the plate on whatever you've got left of the fender.

Inspection?  What's that?   

Hell, if they did vehicle inspections in this state 3/4's of the cars would have to be scrapped. 

Nevermind the farm trucks.  Saw one a couple of days ago.  Appeared as though both rear axles split in half while he was cruising down the road at a boring 30MPH.  One guy was out in the field next to the road trying to find the wheels off the right side. 

Scratch, I apologize for not mentioning that I have those articles in a ziplock sandwich bag. Truthfully, though...................not even the evelope (not in a sandwich bag) has ever gotten wet. Of course I don't ride in the rain either. Baby Suzi gets way too much "babying".

I keep my registration papers in my tool bag under the seat.  Like OMW, I too, keep that in a ziplock baggie.

I've thought about keeping my license in the same tool bag.  I actually have two copies.  One with my motorcycle endorsement, and one without.

I don't know what I'm going to do on the DR-Z. It has no underseat storage. Hell, it doesn't even have an underseat. You have to unbolt the side panels and unscrew the seat to remove it.

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front fork

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Front fork

No - but i got lucky lol cause i thought the 6 was a 9 cause you could make that mistake when looking at the sticker while on your bike.

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to get it done probably Fri or Sat at the start of the new month.

My buddy had his hawk (the one he decided not to sell) inspected/registered in Arizona a few weeks back.  They do 1 year registrations and annual inspections.  1988 Hawk with a one year reg .. when do you think it expires .... my first guess was 1989.
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2045 - wonder if that means he doesn't ever have to get it inspected again - would be nice since the 2nd VIN spot on the bike (other than frame) was a sticker that came off years ago and he had to pay $25 for a state employee to write the # on a post it before the bike could be reg'd

you all should move to Maryland you only have to pass inspection once during the vehicle's ownership!!! but let me tell you that one time it takes like a week for the dealer to do the inspection, they actualy measure tread depth, rotor thickness, chain tension and other nitty-gritty-picky stuff...

I just moved from MD to VA ....

When I bought my first SG, the bike inspection in MD failed 5 items the day after it passed in VA (where I bought it).  I ended up having to do brakes, reflectors, and a few other things.  GS I bought from Srinath .. passed in VA in less than 15 minutes.

That being said .... I grew up in MD and loved NEVER having to have the cars inspected.  VA sucks.