... but I believe that there's a mileage cut-off. Something about 7,000 miles comes to mind...
The DMV Handbook of Registration Procedures has most of that stuff in chapter 7ish.
http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/reg_hdbk_pdf/toc.htmBasically, it's got to be a 50 state bike and have 7500 miles.
Remember 'ol sparky', the Harley I rode? That was my buddy's and he bought it in Hawaii with 1200 miles. I rode that thing more than he did trying to put miles on it.