This is kinda cool. These 2 hosts from Revzilla use a 5-8 minute segment during each podcast to listen to a 30 second track of an engine running in order try try to guess the engine and bike. They used my track of my Laverda, during this most recent podcast. If you don't want to watch the entire podcast, move it up to 1:42:44 . Its a laugh, they couldn't figure it out until they got the first hint.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il9xjrtpst8

  May 7, 2024,   Bike Night @ 1ST Gear Motorcycle Training, 3900, Viking Way, Richmond, BC.   7pm till dark. The first bike night of the season, wide variety of bikes, usually more Japanese than HD stuff. Usually BBQ by donation.

If it’s 25 years old or older, I don’t think it requires inspection.  A while back, I thought about buying a Versys1000 in Alberta.  I’m pretty sure it would require inspection or some sort of certification.

But as to buying/selling a “rebuilt” vehicle, be it a car or motorcycle, caveat emptor.  Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer chances.  Hence the considerable lower buying and selling prices.  The “rebuilt” moniker, once affixed, follows the vehicle forever on its registration. 

That's one reason why I think the ICBC writeup is for 4 wheelers.  I don't think an inspection is necessary to register a motorcycle in BC.  I brought one in from Medicine Hat without any inspection.  I brought another in from Rocky Mtn House and they only checked the VIN. 

Perhaps Henry can chime in with how they labelled his Versys when it was crashed.  I think he rebuilt it and then sold it.

Another of the great rockers died yesterday.  His name was Mike Pinder.  I followed the band back in the day.  Thought they were very innovative.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRQ3MwA4Nws

  A good cross reference video:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddc2AJQwUkM

Note the "inspected" description for a rebuild title, although the quality of inspection has some difficulty in quantifying or qualifying.

I spent a few minutes checking the ICBC definitions.  They refer to "vehicles" which technically would include motorcycles but the definitions seem written for autos, not bikes.

But if a bike was damaged in an accident and declared salvage value and was rebuilt, I would have some concern for the frame and whether it was correctly rebuilt.  That's about the only piece that isn't easily replaced.  I once had a Z1 with a broken downtube that I had welded by a qualified tradesman.  I had a procedure written up and he followed it so I had full confidence in the result.  But if it had been done by a backyard specialist with no qualifications....

 Here is ICBC’s descriptions of the official status , meaning on paper, of each vehicle operating in BC. I do not know if each province passes along history status of vehicles entering BC . I do know that vehicle status does not cross over from other countries.

“Normal status: If a vehicle does not have a status of rebuilt, salvage, non-repairable or altered, it is considered to have a normal status. "Normal" is simply a term used for the purposes of vehicle registration. A normal status does not mean the vehicle has never been damaged or is in good mechanical condition.

Rebuilt status: This status is assigned to "salvage" vehicles after they have been repaired and have passed inspection.

Salvage status: This status is given to a vehicle that has been written off in an accidental loss, but has the potential to be repaired or reconstructed. The vehicle must be repaired and inspected before it can be licensed or reinsured.

Non-repairable: This status is given to a vehicle that:

Has been written off or otherwise decommissioned,
Cannot be repaired due to structural or safety impairment, and
Can never be relicensed or insured
A non-repairable vehicle may be used only for parts or scrap.”

  My ultimate dream bike:

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1718163?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHQgDugzJHX52RMAuN9uERpS-4TPLBIzMUK33QfcuhYHTFiYB2fqCFjZhiw_aem_ATkF-PtNVu3PkluHrmGvHzFftmPIdspE3dSx6de2B8NBNiuZGReKLpexHLZ3270Ivj0