All depends on your state laws. In Oregon you have to have a title and bill of sale to register if not in your name. Your best bet is try to track down the last registered person and have them file for a lost title then transfer it to you.
Tried that . Got back to Kansas and stopped dead in my tracks . Contacted KDOR and they want to know the name of the guy that sold it to me , or for him to contact them and register it . I don't even know his name .
