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Author Message   Socalxb Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 02:03 am:        I'm looking to buy a used XB in CA. Should I be worried about CA emisisons, or are all XBs 50-state legal? If not, how can I tell if the one I'm looking at is legal or not? Are there easy to find stickers?   Pwnzor Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 02:27 am:        If the bike is registered in California it should be legal anywhere. Treehuggers are sapping our horsepower.   Buelltroll Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 05:36 am:        An xb that was sold originally in Cali(unless removed by orig. owner) will have a big ugly emissions can right behind the intake scoop.   Eurotwins Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 10:14 am:        That can is only visible on the XB S model and are hidden on the R.....John   Chainsaw Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 01:06 pm:        IIRC if the bike is from another state and has 7500 miles on it, then you can register it in Cali without the CA specific emissions crap.   Socalxb Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 03:33 pm:        Thanks for the replies, but I should have been more specific. I'm looking to buy a used XB to ride in CA, but I'm considering a few bikes that are out of state. Should I assume that anything that wasn't originally titled in CA is not 50-state legal?   Metalstorm Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 05:23 pm:        Socalxb, you are correct. If you're buying out of state it's safe to assume it is not CA legal. CA has it's own smog law (must be equiped with charcoal canister)that the other 49 states don't have to adhere by. As mentioned above if the "49 state" legal bike has over 7500 miles on it, you can bring it in & register it. Your best bet is to find a CA bike here in CA.   Socalbueller Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 06:28 pm:        If the bike is registered in California it should be legal anywhere. Treehuggers are sapping our horsepower. Yeah that charcoal canister on the fuel tank vent has to be sucking like 10hp from the rear wheel.   Tork Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 01:06 pm:        If I'm correct, all the canister does is help keep fuel vapors confined via a filtered return line to the intake. Is there any explanation or evidence that it causes a reduction in hp?   Pwnzor Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 10:04 am:        yeah yeah yeah I know there's no smog pump   Rubdoggy Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 09:42 pm:        this guy sells used buells. ya may check him out... 877) 207-1390 robinson motors   Kdan Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 10:38 pm:        For anyone wanting a non-Cali Buell, send me the money to buy one here in Georgia and I will ensure it has 7500 miles on it by the time I get it to you! I'm such a giver!   Socalxb Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 10:02 pm:        Anyone know if the newer XBs (05's, 06's) are any different? I'm having a hard time finding the right bike in CA. I've found lots of nice bikes in other states, but they're nowhere near 7,500 miles. It's really getting frustrating. I love Cali, but these emissions laws are killing me. (Probably saving me too, but that's a whole other story.)

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