CA wants to smog check motorcycles

t-homo · 05-05-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pdog

I said remove what was already there. I didn't say anything about bikes that don't come with them stock.

What is the difference between buying a bike without one and removing one from a bike that does?

Particle Man · 05-05-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

What is the difference between buying a bike without one and removing one from a bike that does?

semantics...

Dave · 05-06-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

semantics...

this argument makes about as much sense as a vegan saying he can wear a fur coat and leather pants cause they were a gift from his mom.

Antwanny · 05-06-2009, 01:55 AM

lol a lot of illegal motorcycles will be on the street

bmblebee · 05-06-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Antwanny

lol a lot of illegal motorcycles will be on the street

Every motorcycle on the street running an exhaust without a DOT approved stamp is already illegal...in every state

This has nothing to do with pollution and everything to do with cash for the government coffers

neebelung · 05-06-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bmblebee

This has nothing to do with pollution and everything to do with cash for the government coffers

:troof:

pdog · 05-06-2009, 04:23 PM

Explain to me where the government makes money on this? You, the driver, pay for a smog check until you pass. The payment goes to the business doing the smog check, not the gov't. A cop can't give you a smog ticket because he can't check the emissions levels.

The article was quite clear: motorcycles are used for 1% of the total mileage but emit 10% of the total pollution. It's obvious something needs to be done to make them cleaner.

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Originally Posted by bmblebee

This has nothing to do with pollution and everything to do with cash for the government coffers

Rider · 05-06-2009, 04:35 PM

I grew up in LA. Smog inspections are ridiculous. One of my first cars was a Nissan 260Z. I had a triple Weber carb set up on it so I could not run the stock thermostatic air cleaner on it and I would fail the emissions automatically on a visual check. It was a huge hassle. I had to go to a "referee" station 20 miles from where I lived and I had to have them look at it. Eventually it got a waiver because the car was a certain age(at the time the car was 13 years old) plus to go back to the stock set up it would have cost over $500. It's a joke, the money goes to the state of California with the smog inspection station getting a nominal fee. Don't kid yourself by thinking the state has no financial gain on emission inspections.

bmblebee · 05-06-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pdog

Explain to me where the government makes money on this? You, the driver, pay for a smog check until you pass. The payment goes to the business doing the smog check, not the gov't. A cop can't give you a smog ticket because he can't check the emissions levels.

The article was quite clear: motorcycles are used for 1% of the total mileage but emit 10% of the total pollution. It's obvious something needs to be done to make them cleaner.

You don't get a State Inspection Sticker?

zed · 05-06-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pdog

The article was quite clear: motorcycles are used for 1% of the total mileage but emit 10% of the total pollution. It's obvious something needs to be done to make them cleaner.

can you explain how they know that %? they already said they don't check them so how do they know?

05-06-2009, 01:55 AM	#4
Antwanny WERA White Plate Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,047	lol a lot of illegal motorcycles will be on the street

05-06-2009, 04:35 PM	#8
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I grew up in LA. Smog inspections are ridiculous. One of my first cars was a Nissan 260Z. I had a triple Weber carb set up on it so I could not run the stock thermostatic air cleaner on it and I would fail the emissions automatically on a visual check. It was a huge hassle. I had to go to a "referee" station 20 miles from where I lived and I had to have them look at it. Eventually it got a waiver because the car was a certain age(at the time the car was 13 years old) plus to go back to the stock set up it would have cost over $500. It's a joke, the money goes to the state of California with the smog inspection station getting a nominal fee. Don't kid yourself by thinking the state has no financial gain on emission inspections.