Motorcycle Bill of Sale
A private-party motorcycle bill of sale — buyer + seller, VIN, year, make, model, displacement, odometer disclosure, price, as-is condition, signatures and notary block.
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MOTORCYCLE BILL OF SALE
Date of sale: June 15, 2026
PARTIES
Seller: James A. Henderson
618 Lakeshore Drive, Springfield, IL 62701
Buyer: Morgan Lee
218 Linden Ave, Springfield, IL 62701
MOTORCYCLE
Year: 2019
Make/model: Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special FLHXS
VIN: 1HD1KRP18KB654321
Displacement: 107 cubic inch / 1745 cc Milwaukee-Eight
Color: Vivid Black
ODOMETER DISCLOSURE (federal — 49 CFR Part 580)
Odometer reads: 14,820 miles
Status: actual
I certify under penalty of perjury that the above odometer
reading reflects the actual mileage of the motorcycle except
as noted by the status above.
TITLE
Status: clean
Seller represents the title is free of undisclosed liens and
that the VIN matches the title and the motorcycle.
PRICE
Purchase price: $19,500
Payment received in full at the time of this bill of sale.
AS-IS / CONDITION
Stage 1 intake + slip-on exhaust installed by Harley dealer 2022; OEM exhaust included. All service done at Springfield Harley-Davidson; full service records included. Sold AS-IS, where-is.
Except as expressly stated above, the motorcycle is sold AS-IS,
WHERE-IS, with no express or implied warranty of merchantability
or fitness for any particular purpose, beyond what state law
requires.
TITLING / USE-TAX (BUYER)
Buyer is responsible for state title transfer and use-tax filing
in the State of Illinois within the state's filing
window (commonly 14–30 days). Seller will sign the title at the
time of sale.
SIGNATURES
Seller: ____________________________ Date: ____________
James A. Henderson
Buyer: ____________________________ Date: ____________
Morgan Lee
NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of Illinois County of __________________
On this ____ day of ________________, 20____, before me
personally appeared the above-named seller, known to me (or
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the
person whose name is subscribed above, and acknowledged
signing this bill of sale.
Notary signature: ____________________________
My commission expires: ____________
(Seal)
About this template
A **motorcycle bill of sale** is the seller's side of a title-transfer transaction. Every US state titles motorcycles, and the title is the primary instrument of transfer; the bill of sale supports the title transfer at the buyer's DMV / Secretary of State and provides the **purchase price** the state uses to compute **use-tax** (sales-tax-equivalent) on the buyer. A complete bill of sale captures six things. **Parties** — full legal names and addresses, exactly as they appear on the title. **Motorcycle** — year, make, model, full **17-character VIN** (post-1981 production), engine displacement, color. The VIN is stamped at minimum on the steering neck; the buyer should match it against the title and the bill of sale before any money changes hands. **Odometer disclosure** — required by federal law (49 CFR Part 580) for motorcycles less than 20 years old. The seller states the reading and certifies "actual / not actual / exceeds mechanical limit / exempt." False odometer disclosure is a federal offense. **Title status** — clean, salvage / rebuilt, or duplicate. The seller warrants no undisclosed liens, and the buyer should check the state's public lien-search if doubt exists. **Price** — the actual price paid, used by the state to compute use-tax. Undervaluing on the bill of sale to lower the buyer's use-tax is **tax fraud** and most states will reassess against a published value. **Notary** — required in several states for motor-vehicle bills of sale (LA, MD, MT, NE, NH, PA, WV, WY). Default to notarized — small cost, big convenience at the title office. After the bill of sale, the buyer has the state's filing window (commonly 14–30 days) to bring the signed title and bill of sale to the title office, pay use-tax, and have the title transferred. **Insurance** is the buyer's responsibility from the moment of delivery; some states require proof of insurance at title transfer.
When to use it
- Private-party motorcycle sale between individuals.
- Family transfer (parent to child, sibling to sibling).
- Estate sale of a motorcycle.
- Used motorcycle traded between collectors.
What to include
- Parties: full legal names + addresses (matching title).
- Year, make, model, full VIN, displacement, color.
- Federal odometer disclosure with status code.
- Title status (clean / salvage / duplicate / lien-payoff).
- Price, payment terms.
- As-is and known-defects statement.
- Signatures + notary block.