Slap, I finally got the bike licensed.
The DMV verification process was quite entertaining - part drama, part comedy, and part suspense. I think there was only one guy who really knew his stuff, but he was using my bike as an opportunity to train a couple others, one of which was trying really hard to make things work, and the other who seemed determined to fail the bike. Then there was the guy more senior to all three who immediately declared the 690 a dirt bike only that probably wasn't meant for the street.
Fortunately, that one guy who had an understanding of bikes and the verification procedure returned to help educate the trainees, clearly much to the dissatisfaction of the power tripper who wanted to check that FAIL box. And, he deftly dealt with the more senior guy so as not to embarass him in front of several of his staff.
But, three hours later, and after all the cluster ....er....play was over, I got the approval, and left with registration and plate in hand.
One suggestion to others facing this daunting task, consider taking the bike to an outlying town near hills and trails and close to the California border. Once, I was considering bringing in a Husaberg from Oregon, and while driving through the town of Mt. Shasta, we stopped for gas and noticed we had lost the license plate off our bike trailer. Fortunately, they had a DMV office (not all towns do), so we drove over to get a new license.
There was NOBODY in line, yes you read that right, and it took like five minutes to do the paperwork and get our new license. We explained the purpose of our trip to the lady helping us, and she told us to stop in on our way back and she will do the verification for us. She said that being close to the border, and in an area with a lot of dirt and dual purpose bikes, they do a lot of this and they know exactly what to look for on the bikes. Either way, Ca legal or not, she said it takes about 15 minutes to do the walk around and the paperwork.
Anyway, Slap I want to thank you again.
Steve