Bought a new(er) 750 the last week in August from a guy who said he was previous owner's landlord and had accepted the bike in lieu of back rent.
He had a title, signed off by the "tenant" and a bill of sale, so I had no reason to doubt the story. But when I went to the DMV, they confiscated my title, told me it was void because the tenant had filed for a duplicate (!) After several unsuccessful rounds of attempting to contact either of these characters (they live in a different county) I filed suit against both of them in Magistrate (small claims) Court. Didn't hear anything for a couple weeks, but then got a flurry of phone calls and emails with all kinds of the-dog-ate-my-paperwork stories -- both falling all over themselves, willing to do whatever they could to correct the situation. This sudden cooperation kinda surprised me until I got notice in the mail that their local Sheriff had served them with summons. The tenant magically came up with the current title, which he'd just happened to "find" in a pile of papers. He agreed to meet me at a notary public to sign it off and provide a bill of sale, also notarized, if I would withdraw the lawsuit. I agreed to that, but told him I wouldn't do it until I had proper title, in my name and in my hand. Long story short, I have title in hand, plates on the bike and all is copasetic. But I haven't withdrawn the suit yet. Why? I wanna keep these two squirming for awhile, just on general principle. I haven't figgered out what they were up to. It takes 30 days for a dupe title to be issued, so the tenant's application for it started long before the bike was offered for sale and I came on the scene. So I don't think they were trying to screw me, neccessarily. I suspect the tenant was trying to get over on the landlord by giving him the old, signed off title, then applying for a new one, maybe planning to repo the bike at some point in the future. I don't think he was counting on the landlord selling the bike, or me to file suit. So I dunno. But it was kinda fun turning on the light and watching the cockroaches scatter (!) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
