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Posted by Anonymouse on May 22, 2007, 5:49 pm
Hi,
well if you're active military you might want to look into the exemption
(1 time I think) to import a non conforming vehicle. Lots of the US
grey market bikes come in either via canada or with gi's.
cdupre wrote:
> Mark, thanks much appreciated. I'm active military and have a FL driver's
> licence to go with where I plan on registering the bike. What I've heard
> from some of my CA biker friends is that the CA emmision requirements does
> rob the bike of horsepower; although it may be minor, HP is still HP and
> every biker wants every single pony working at it's fullest potential.
>
>> cdupre wrote:
>>> I currently live in San Diego and am looking at purchasing my first
>>> motorcycle (Triumph America). The question I have is, what exactly is
>>> done to a motorcycle to conform to California emmissions?
>>>
>>> There is a Triumph dealership here in San Diego, but I'm wondering if it
>>> may be worth a weekend trip to Tuscon, AZ where the next closest
>>> dealership is in order to not have bike built for CA emmissions? My home
>>> state is Florida and that is where I plan on having the bike registered.
>>>
>>> Just a new biker looking to get all the bang for his buck on a new ride.
>> I don't know the specifics about the Triumph America but I can offer a
>> few general comments on California vs. "49-state" bikes from what I've
>> read in the bike press over the years.
>>
>> The differences between California-spec and "49 state" bikes are usually
>> minor. The California bikes typically use an evaporative emissions
>> charcoal canister to absorb gasoline vapors and some extra vacuum lines
>> to accomodate this. Sometimes the fuel tank may be slightly smaller to
>> make room for the canister. You can forget about registering a new
>> non-California bike in California unless it has over 7500 miles on the
>> odometer.
>>
>> I wouldn't worry about the minor differences between CA/non-CA models,
>> assuming you can get the bike registered in a different state from the
>> one you are currently living in. Be aware that the California DMV/CHP
>> will probably take a very dim view of your new bike having a Florida or
>> Arizona plate if you have a California driver's license. Even worse if
>> they find out you've been living in CA longer than they'd like and you
>> *don't* have a CA driver's licence.
>>
>> --
>> '01 SV650SK1 '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13
>> OMF #7
>
>
--
To live outside the law, you must be honest.
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