Had a 9:00 am appointment at DMV to try for Red's Title & Registration and fully convinced myself that it was going to go badly. The appointment line that early in the morning was very short; I got there at 8:00 expecting something like the last time, but was way too early in reality.
Waited about 20 minutes after they gave me my number. The lady looked at the paperwork and actually started typing everything up. My pessimism was still intact but there was a glimmer of hope... until she got up and said, "Be right back". Never a good sign at the DMV.
She came back a few minutes later and delivered the bomb: the odometer reading on the VIN form can't be "none". So you're not getting the license plate today.
BUT... she typed everything up, said I was good to go as soon as I got the new VIN form (with an odo of at least 1 mile!). Even got a temporary license good for a month. And of course they took my money, $140 total.
So... had to keep reminding myself that the big gamble was simply getting the bike into the system, given the out of state purchase, the separate bills of sale for motor and frame, etc. etc. Truly this was a win with only the tiniest of hiccups.
Called Office Wong and swung by CHP the next day and took all of 15 minutes to get the new form.
Next appointment is Fri 8/6 at 9:00am. We'll see how this story ends...
But after coming back from the DMV, still wanted to get in some garage time but knew I only had a few hours. So ended up doing a big inventory. Pulled every bin out and checked it against inventory. Started actually using the little paper tags to identify and label duplicate parts.
Moved the heavier, less-likely-to-be-used stuff to bottom bins and shuffled stuff in the smaller bins around into a more logical setup.
Also checked the spare taillight in the bin and found it does not actually fit the rear fender, but has holes cut into it to mate. Did I do that?
