If you were a citizen or permanent resident and brought a vehicle in, then they would take notice and ask for some docs. Since you're on a temporary (visitor) visa, then they assume you'll take it with.
If you were to try to sell the bike in the US, you don't have a proper title to transfer to the new owner, so he can't get it titled and registered.
States issue titles and registration, not the Feds, so it'd have to be registered and titled first in a state somewhere, which means they'll check the VIN, its emissions certification and who knows what else. I don't think you could get a title on the bike, so anyone with a brain in their head would walk away from the transaction if you couldn't sign over the title to them.
So, any of you non-citizens of the US sold your bike in the US?
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quastdog
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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