# can anyone run a VIN, i wanna buy a bike with no title and. need previous owner info. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 11, 2013, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-anyone-run-a-vin-i-wanna-buy-a-bike-with-no-title-and-need-previous-owner-info/229914 "2013-04-11T08:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-anyone-run-a-vin-i-wanna-buy-a-bike-with-no-title-and-need-previous-owner-info/229914/1 "2013-04-11T08:59:49Z")
I wanna buy this bike but the guy doesn’t have the title. It was last registered in 94. Its a 1992 Yamaha. I wanna try toget a hold of previous owner to get it on the road. Can anyone help?here is the vin JYA2RRA00NA058740 ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-anyone-run-a-vin-i-wanna-buy-a-bike-with-no-title-and-need-previous-owner-info/229914/2 "2013-04-11T09:42:01Z")
best bet is to have the VIN ran at a police station. OR say F-it and find one of the websites for third-party registration/title/tags for a state that will only require a bill of sale such as Vermont…truth be told, it has gotten more and more difficult each year to get non-title bikes back on the road. the loophole states have progressively been tightening up regulations and such making, the options are becoming exponentially less. it’s a real shame, sometimes you find a fantastic bike that’s totally rideable yet doomed to parts-donorship. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-anyone-run-a-vin-i-wanna-buy-a-bike-with-no-title-and-need-previous-owner-info/229914/3 "2013-04-11T16:41:25Z")
Can anyone run a carfax or motorcycle vin check on this? ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-anyone-run-a-vin-i-wanna-buy-a-bike-with-no-title-and-need-previous-owner-info/229914/4 "2013-04-12T11:26:07Z")
Yeah, you can. Man up and pay for one as it will be cheaper in the long run if it finds some potential title issue.