Documents and licensing

In a project like this, while building, repairing and restoring the machine is important, just as important is having the documentation up-to-date; while having to possess valid documents to legally ride the machine is mandatory, this also increases the value of the bike. Very few of these older 2strokers have up-to-date valid documents.

Fortunately I had the seller obtain the revenue license (an annual licensing that is mandatory to prove the vehicle is roadworthy without which you would be fined and probably have to visit the courts). As the older expired copy of the license was lost, licensing had to be done from the date of first registration which meant incurring penalty charges from 1991 to 2013. This cost the seller Rs. 12,000/- after having to financially motivate some employees at the department to illegally issue the license as there was no roadworthy machine or recent emission certificate.

For transfer of ownership from Abans Ltd. to my self the only document pending, the revenue license now obtained, I lodged the transfer application and collected the following receipt. Apparently it takes 1 to 2 months for the new ownership registration book to be ready.