Aftermarket exhaust. definitive answer?
- Thread starter Maddevill
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sill'r B sill'd
Throttle Therapy
Just don't get pulled over 
TheRiddler
Riddle me this.
27151 and 27150 CVC say you can't modify your (motorcycle) exhaust to amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of the vehicle so that it's over the legal noise limit, which is 80 decibels for anything after 1985.
27156 says you can't modify any of the emission control systems unless the part you swap it with also meets the emissions regulations.
There is a strong chance that if your exhaust is not stock, it's illegal. And as of January 2019, it's a non-correctable ticket that's near $1000, and you still have to get it fixed.
27156 says you can't modify any of the emission control systems unless the part you swap it with also meets the emissions regulations.
There is a strong chance that if your exhaust is not stock, it's illegal. And as of January 2019, it's a non-correctable ticket that's near $1000, and you still have to get it fixed.
kneedraggeroldy
Well-known member
^^^^ WHOA!!! :wtf :wtf
orbframe
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the $1000 is what the fine can be "up to", the real fine would be much lower for first time offenders
https://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2019/02/fact-vs-fiction-explaining-californias-new-exhaust-noise-law
https://www.semasan.com/legislative...-vs-fiction-californias-new-exhaust-noise-law
Hopefully AB390 can return this to a fix it ticket.
Every motorcycle I own violates the law with respect to this lol
295566
Numbers McGee
Then I sincerely hope you never write anyone up for it. :ride
orbframe
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Oh for sure, I have a list of personally unenforceable vehicle codes heh
TheRiddler
Riddle me this.
An officer's belief that it sounds too loud is sufficient.
https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/131/241.html
https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/131/241.html
Maddevill
KNGKAW
I don't like laws that are selectively enforced. A friend was pulled over. As he was talking to the officer, another bike went by and blipped his throttle as acknowledgement. Officer says to my friend, " I could give him a ticket for "Spirited Riding" WTF??? So, if I'm listening to NIN and bouncing around in my seat I can get a ticket? This kind of stuff is just harassment, full stop.
Mad
295566
Numbers McGee
You would be blown away if you knew just how many CVCs were regularly violated. :laughing
Shaggy
Zoinks!!!!
Maybe I’m not understanding your story, but an officer can only be in one place at a time. If he’s already on a stop, he’s not likely to abandon that stop for another unless there is some serious risk to public safety from the other driver.
Selective enforcement is a fact of life. I doubt you’d prefer the alternative where everyone gets a ticket every time they violate the law.. Maybe the government should just install an OBD2 reader in every car and mail the tickets out every time it reads a violation....
orbframe
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I forget the exact stat but it’s something like “the average California driver breaks the vehicle code once every 3/4 mile” or maybe it was every 3 miles. Either way you can pull anyone over if you just wait long enough.
TheRiddler
Riddle me this.
As someone who lives near a busy street, I really like excessive noise laws and wish they were enforced more. I shouldn't be able to hear a car or bike from half a mile away.