Not legally.
Its a temporary import because its temporary. You get 3 months tax free entry. You can extend it a little (I think to 6 months). The idea is you are allowed to bring it into Russia tax free, only because you are promising to take it out again, relatively soon.
But if the bike is in country longer than the temporary time on the import docs, then its no longer a temporary import. Its just an import. And as an import, you need to pay import duty.
When you temporarily import a bike into Russia (or most countries for that matter) you have three choices
(1) take it out on time
(2) pay import duty
(3) do neither and risk problems with Russian customs and immigration
There may be a 4th option ... some countries like Australia and Morocco allow you to go to a customs approved wrecking yard and crush the vehicle, so it can not be used nor can spare parts be used from the bike (since the bike has not had duty paid on it, no part of it can be used in country). If you do that, make sure you get a customs certificate saying the bike was crushed.
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