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ckiefer
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Still kinda the same thing
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fishbuck
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What about off-round motorcycles? Can they legally ride on a public road in Mexico if they are insured and have an off-road vehicle sticker?
I have a 2006 CRF450R. It is strictly off-road for racing. I use it for motocross. Can it legally be ridden on the street in Baja?
[Edited on 1-31-2009 by fishbuck]
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"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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BajaGringo
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I think that as long as you have a plate with a sticker on your plate that shows current you are okay. If you are just on the road to cross over to
other trails / riding areas it will probably not be a problem. Depends on the town too. San Quintin is a lot different than say Tijuana or Rosarito...
[Edited on 1-31-2009 by BajaGringo]
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Paulina
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We keep our expired DLs on hand too, just for this purpose.
Kate, We don't drive on the expired ones, just hand them over instead. Only one officer so far has noticed the date. That was because over a half hour
of trying to extort $ out of us had passed and he was staring blankly at it, probably wondering how long the stand off was going to last.
When he had his "ah ha!" moment announcing that the license had expired he thought he had us dead to rights.
We just explained that we don't drive on expired licenses, just use them in cases of mordida.
We didn't pay. We got our expired license back to use again if necessary.
P<*)))>{
[Edited on 31-1-2009 by Paulina]
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ELINVESTIG8R
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taxcutter
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ckiefer,
I am curious.
Where in San Jose did you get pulled over and
What time of day?
Thankz
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
I read somewhere that to operate a vehicle with foreign plates in Mexico is legal as long as the registration is current.
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You don't even need that. If you are a retiree living legally in Mexico then current registration is not a requirement. The
problem is that except for in Baja your vehicle is tied to your FM3 and shows a temp import permit. More difficult to prove here but a copy of your
title should be sufficient.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
In CA you get to keep your expired license when you renew- or at lest I did. That't the one I keep duct taped under my dirt bike seat. Why give up
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Hate to rain on anybody's parade, but couldn't they arrest you for driving on an expired license and impound the bike? 
Kate |
I have a current license- I just don't give it up.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ckiefer
Still kinda the same thing |
see how quick you catch on! welcome. Just remember this is a blog- don't take anything too serious or personal and you'll be fine. You need to post
a dog photo be be beloved here.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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Paulina
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
You need to post a dog photo be be beloved here. |
How about a dog and a drivers license in the same photo?
Will I be double loved because I'm sticking to the topic?
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ckiefer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by ckiefer
Still kinda the same thing |
see how quick you catch on! welcome. Just remember this is a blog- don't take anything too serious or personal and you'll be fine. You need to post
a dog photo be be beloved here. |
Show me the love! Will post the story shortly.
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dtbushpilot
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If you put a couple of cats with your dog you get extra credit.
My cats plotting the demise of my wife's smelly dog.......dt
[Edited on 1-31-2009 by dtbushpilot]
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fandango
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ckiefer:
you said that you filed "non-use" prior to the registration expiring that means you don't have to have US insurance or smog.
you need to fill out a DMV "statement of facts" that states that the vehicle stays in baja, instead of non op'ing the vehicle. you still must pay the
registration fee and include a copy of your mexican insurance, but you get current registration papers and a TAG. bingo, problem solved.
the dmv form is reg 256.
good work on the compaint.
sbwontoo
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fishingmako
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I really wonder why people just don't follow them to the police station? Is it that you are really, really scared or what? In most cases they will not
take you there, only in rare circumstaces, I have read many times on this forum to do this, but we always read about how you paid, even right or wrong
go to see the Chief at the station, you need to take the time to do this, so we can stop the bull---- it is getting treally old.
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ckiefer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by taxcutter
ckiefer,
I am curious.
Where in San Jose did you get pulled over and
What time of day?
Thankz |
Boulevard Mijares, across the street from Habaneros Restaurant, or thereabouts. Around 11 a.m.
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ckiefer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fandango
ckiefer:
you said that you filed "non-use" prior to the registration expiring that means you don't have to have US insurance or smog.
you need to fill out a DMV "statement of facts" that states that the vehicle stays in baja, instead of non op'ing the vehicle. you still must pay the
registration fee and include a copy of your mexican insurance, but you get current registration papers and a TAG. bingo, problem solved.
the dmv form is reg 256.
good work on the compaint. |
I'll try that, but according to the DMV representative I spoke with on Friday, it needs to be U.S. insurance. They were not concerned with the
requirements in Mexico. The import company I contacted here in Mexico says the import fee has been raised to $3000 per vehicle. 
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ckiefer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishingmako
I really wonder why people just don't follow them to the police station? Is it that you are really, really scared or what? In most cases they will not
take you there, only in rare circumstaces, I have read many times on this forum to do this, but we always read about how you paid, even right or wrong
go to see the Chief at the station, you need to take the time to do this, so we can stop the bull---- it is getting treally old.
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Sigh....
No not afraid, not at all. I'm only afraid when someone pulls a weapon on me. I spent a good (or bad) half hour at least with this guy. I was
adamant about him writing the ticket and that I would pay at the station. Even asked where the station was, and he told me. So, why should
I believe a cop (who wants a bribe) to be trustworthy enough to return my license to me upon receipt of the paid fine? Meanwhile, he has alerted his
other dirty cop friends who pull me over to issue yet another fine for driving without a license? I did the only thing I knew to do at the time.
Meanwhile, I'm doing what I can to get my baja bat mobile registered, imported, or whatever needs to be done to give them one less excuse to pull me
over. So, how many nomads wander around without their FM3's or passports or whatever document you have to prove you are even in the country legally?
Not throwing stones here, just asking. I don't pass judgements. Didn't
have mine on me that day (FM3 or passport), so I suspected that was going to be the next question. Yikes!
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bajaguy
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Paperwork
I ALWAYS carry a color copy of the photo page of my US Passport and my FM-3. Leave the originals at home. If they want to see the originals, they can
follow me home. I also have color copies of my US drivers license......just in case.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ckiefer
So, how many nomads wander around without their FM3's or passports or whatever document you have to prove you are even in the country legally?
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I don't carry any of it except drivers license unless I'm on the road to the states. The only time I've ever heard any horror storys about documents
is when somebody had them lost or stolen. I've never been asked for them either....not even at Sharky's.
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ckiefer
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Good ideas, I'll make copies and carry that with me just in case. 
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