A number of errors in this post, plus some clarification. First off you need to submit to USCBP the bill of sale, the title and proof of registration. They have to stamp it for export or it cannot be imported on the Canadian side.
Second you do not pay your RIV fee at the border, you pay it online after CBP in Canada has cleared the bike for entry. At Canada Customs you pay the Federal HST portion of the tax, unless it is exempt (returning resident etc.)
Once you go through this, you take the case number on the Form 1 given to you and go the RIV site, pay the fee and get a Form 2. That is the inspection fee. Once the Form 2 is done, you submit your recall information to RIV via email or fax.
If you have bought the bike from someone else, you can go to most state DMV's and obtain a temporary tag to ride it back to Canada. This is legal and valid providing you have insurance for the bike. TD Meloche Monnex insured my California plated bike while it was in process of getting transferred, they just needed a copy of the CA registration and title.
Hope this clarifies things. Oh yeah, I am 10 days out from importing my bike - so simple even a kid could do it
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