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

I concur with the number of bikes our group has that are NOT official rebuilds, but in reality, over the years have become virtually new. The list of items replaced or repaired on my Collector 550 - '81 Suzuki , is extensive, and I've avoided adding up all the $$$ involved to maintain my rather tenuous sanity.

I would imagine that a lot of the bikes within our motley group are rebuilds, just not with an official ICBC "Rebuild" tag.

I may not correctly understand what you mean by rebuild?  If you mean taking a shabby beat up piece of iron and cleaning/replacing broken or worn parts....I have a lot of respect for people who do that correctly.  Less so for people who try to change the bike into something it was never intended to be style wise.  To be clear, I'm not anti mods.  But there are tasteful mods and there are garish ones.  Then there are the ones where the builder has no effing idea of the impact of his mods on safety. 

Ok, so after a long long time at the body shop, I finally have the tank and side covers home.  The body shop is recommending that I hold off installing the tank trim, emblems and filler cap until next week.  There are several coats of clear on it and it’s a bit soft.  Don’t want to risk imprints from fingers or cloth.  I’ll have to turn the tank upside down on my bench to install the lower edge trim. 

I’ve gone with Planet Blue Metallic, and it’s really, really nice.