"So after paying for a title search (waste of money btw) it would appear that 2fer and Blackgt are correct" money well spent
Yes it would appear that way, and i am washing my hands of this situation. As of this post the bike is officially no longer for sale. Thank you for helping me see things clearly, i guess i should have thought more clearly about this all a few days ago. Life happens though, live and learn.
Glad you checked and you got it figured out. Sucks but I bet you learned the lesson that if you don't have the title someone somewhere got fucked.