| Author | Message | ||
     Kravfighter |
I've been reading other threads......what happens if I'm cruising through California, and my bike doesn't pass their emissions tests. Am I required to make my bike compliant to visit California? | ||
| Krassh |
They do not "currently" emission test motorcycles in California. If they did it would be a yearly inspections for residents of California not anyone visiting. When I was in Denver last year I noticed what appeared to be a "emission" sniffer on an on-ramp, not sure if they were taking pictures of offenders as well. | ||
| Ccryder |
The issue is the "motor company" certifies that each model meets the EPA and state's emission requirements. From what I have heard, CA was getting down on Power Commander because they sold devices that would alter what the "motor company" certified. DOT has certain regulations as well as EPA. They started frowning on OEM's that sold hardware and such that would alter their product that was certified. This is what happened to the Buell "Race kits", again from what I've been told/ read. If we as an owner, modify our rides with respect to anything that was certified, then we are responsible for anything we did. Of course things like paint, hand grips, and other relativly trival changes we can do without any issues. There are many, many things that will get us into "trouble" if we change them. That's my $0.02, oh yeah, don't say anything about my LED lights, saddle bags, HID lights, flux capacitor or....... Later Neil S. | ||
| Jlnance |
Kravfighter - you don't have to have a CA complaint vehicle to drive/ride in CA. Where it becomes a problem is if you want to register the bike in that state. You will have issues if you're a CA resident and buy a bike in another state and try to bring it back. Ask Ferris about it.  | ||
| Cutty72 |
Your vehicle (bike or any other) needs only to be compliant to all the laws of the state in which it is registered. Legally, you must change the registration within 30 days of moving into a new state, and thus make sure the vehicle meets all state guidelines. | ||
| Teeps |
Kravfighter Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2008 Am I required to make my bike compliant to visit California? Short answer: no. If you want to move here with a 49 state bike. You only have to prove that, you were a legal resident of the other state and the bike was legally registered in said state. For CA residents buying 49 state vehicles from out of state. The vehicle must have at least 7500 miles which qualifies it as "used", used vehicles have different rules. |
