The Smart Way to Register Your Motorcycle Before Christmas

For most of the United States right now, motorcycle riding season is over. People were able to hopefully get in a few brisk rides in October and November under the golden and crimson leaves, but now it feels for most of us like we are firmly in the grips of winter. 

But that doesn’t mean that people aren’t still finding good deals on motorcycles. This can be a good time to look for bikes since dealers want to move inventory and nobody is riding, and people are trying to make room in their garages for other stuff. And if people are buying motorcycles, they are also registering them. 

This is a great time to beat the holiday rush and register your motorcycle now and save some change, too!

Why Timing Matters for Motorcycle Registration

Timing matters for motorcycle registration because it’s getting pretty late in the year, and we all know exactly what this means: offices start shutting down for the break. You’ve got about another week or so until you might as well wait until January. 

And the thing is that, if you hold onto that title without getting it registered for too long, you’ll have to pay a penalty once you get it registered. Oh, and if you happen to have a lien on it your bank is going to majorly freak out if you haven’t registered it in a timely fashion. Ask me how I know. 

The Holiday Rush and DMV Delays

We are now just about three weeks shy of Christmas (and also Hanukkah, incidentally). It is getting way down to the wire to get any sort of actionable work done right now, and good luck seeing any results until a few days after New Year’s Day. 

We aren’t here to trash talk or bear bad omens; it’s just the way it is. 

And everyone knows it, too. If you decide to try and get into the DMV, you are competing with everyone else who is doing the same thing. Everyone else with something to register is also trying to squeeze it in before the end of the year. 

Even if you get to your local DMV in time, the back office stuff can still be delayed. You know, things like getting you your title, registration, and license plate in the mail.  

Save Money with Montana LLC Registration

Of course, getting your motorcycle registration finished is only the first half of the equation. There is also the issue of money. The average sales tax rate across the U.S. is a shade over seven percent. This is just the average; there are those that are less and quite a few that are a lot higher.

But even seven percent of, say, a $20,000 motorcycle is not cheap. That sales tax bill will run you around $1,400, give or take. 

But when you register your bike in Montana, you are registering it in one of three states that has no sales tax, taking that sum down to exactly zero. That’s right fam, zero dollars. And this could be particularly important for you folks who live in states that have vehicle use tax or ad valorem tax. If you are in one of them, you know exactly what’s going on. If you don’t, here’s the gist of it: you are assessed an annual vehicle tax that can be on top of sales tax due at the time of purchase. Oof. 

Well, when you register it in Montana through a Montana LLC, you don’t have to worry about it AND you are legit because the LLC owns it and the LLC is a resident of Montana. Simple as. 

The Convenience of Online Vehicle Registration

Ok, well this is starting to sound pretty enticing. Will it get better? 

Yes. It does. 

See, we handle the whole process for you. You don’t have to pencil in a time to get your motorcycle registered at the DMV. You just have to click the buy button. Make sure you have your paperwork around and in order and we will send you an envelope with postage paid to return signed paperwork OR we will put an upload button to a secure webpage to upload copies of it. Either way, we handle it. 

We handle the whole interface with the DMV, so it doesn’t matter how long the lines are or how cranky the clerk is. Once you send us what we need, your work here is done. We handle the rest. You can go back to eating Eggos in your Hello Kitty PJs; we won’t tell anyone. 

How Dirt Legal Makes Registration Hassle-Free

We have spent the past few years perfecting the process of out-of-state registration. We have built a process that eliminates the stress for you and streamlines the process completely. We create the process that every DMV should desperately emulate but none of them seem interested in doing so. So, instead of dealing with their high taxes and long lines, you will just click the button of the service you want, buy it, and send us the few things we need. Even with complicated titles, we can help! We’ve seen everything you can think of and a few more so don’t worry about it. 

Don’t Wait: Start Your Registration Today

Not to beat a dead horse, but the clock is ticking. If you just bought a motorcycle and need to get it registered but hate to burn your annual leave on the DMV and your hard-earned money on more taxes, then Dirt Legal is your answer. 

We are here to help you every step of the way and save you time, money, and keep the stress away.