First you need to determine whether you can legally transfer ownership in Oregon without the buyer or the bike being physically present. I'm not sure that's possible, but even if I were certain you'd want to verify it yourself. Then you need to figure out whether a non-Oregon resident can register a vehicle there--again, I'm not sure this is possible to do legally (in fact, I think it's not).
If stymied, it might be possible to transfer your registration to a more amenable state, like Washington. You don't have to be a resident of Washington, and you can do a transfer of ownership by mail here. Usually this takes some time to complete, measured in weeks or months. There is someone who facilitates such transfers, but you'd have to search them out on The HUBB and/or ADVrider sites.
You can see why people usually end up bending the rules here or there. Your determination to do this legally is admirable, but it's going to cost you in time and energy.
Hope that's helpful. Report back here on how it goes!
Mark
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