CA wants to smog check motorcycles

[azoomm]

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.

And, because it's written on the internet it must be true.

I find that number a little bit difficult to believe. REALLY difficult to believe. A cop can, RIGHT NOW, give you a ticket for an aftermarket exaust on your motorcycle that has the words *for race use only* on it, which are the majority. You did know that, right??

[pdog]

The 10x number is a number I've heard numerous times. That doesn't make it true but when I start my bike up, it stinks. When I start my car up, it does not. Both are 2005 MY. There's a nose test for you.

He's not writing you a ticket for failing a smog test. Your scenario has nothing to do with what we are discussing.

Originally Posted by azoomm

I find that number a little bit difficult to believe. REALLY difficult to believe. A cop can, RIGHT NOW, give you a ticket for an aftermarket exaust on your motorcycle that has the words *for race use only* on it, which are the majority. You did know that, right??

[zed]

Originally Posted by pdog

The 10x number is a number I've heard numerous times. That doesn't make it true but when I start my bike up, it stinks. When I start my car up, it does not. Both are 2005 MY. There's a nose test for you.

He's not writing you a ticket for failing a smog test. Your scenario has nothing to do with what we are discussing.

have you looked at the plugs on the DRZ? your mixture could be off. are you comparing carbed to FI?