CA to start smogging bikes?

[Oh My Sack!]

Oh dear GOD! Epic thread ressurection.

Thanks...it's been a long while since I logged on.

 

[Gawernator]

I don't think they even put the cars on the rollers anymore or do a tailpipe sniff test in CA. Why would you think they would implement rollers for a moto?

Is there an odb2 type standard for modern motos that they could plug into?

They do it for vehicles older than 2000 IIRC

 

[SynapseDynamics]

i do not get "smog" if a carbureted bike can get 50+ mpg and the same bike only newer with fi can never get as much as 45 mpg. who puts out more "smog".

same make and model,
just the older one is carbureted, only electronic eng.
the newer one has fi, and a couple computers just to run.
newer bike weighs less even.


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What are you asking? MPG is not necessarily related to amount of pollutants.
You can "lean burn" and save gas but your NOx goes through the roof.

 

[R6lover]

No new bills using the words "motorcycle," "test," "smog" or "emmissions" have been introduced according the search engine on the CA legislature site. The only recent change is the law that states exhaust systems on motorcycles manufactured after January 1, 2013 have to meet Federal sound regulations.

I wouldn't trust anyone at Cycle Gear on legal issues unless he or she can tell you where to find the bill, the bill # or even when the legislature is in session. :laughing

:thumbup

 

[Strigoi]

I don't think they even put the cars on the rollers anymore or do a tailpipe sniff test in CA. Why would you think they would implement rollers for a moto?

Is there an odb2 type standard for modern motos that they could plug into?

I had my 2002 Durango smogged yesterday. It was only a visual and they plugged into the OBDII port. Took all of 5 minutes.

 

[HadesOmega]

pre-2000 cars still need to do the dyno. I recently smogged my 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Ugh I pretty much only have 90's cars. Pretty much if you car doesn't have a check engine you should pass provided you have all the monitors ready which is the problem my eclipse had.

 

[Tim-That CX Guy]

The regs are pretty chicken shit.
My kid's car failed because they couldn't find the timing mark on the first cylinder.
Despite the fact that her 1993 car had lower emissions than anything I've ever seen.
She was within 20% of the low side of specs, and they still failed her car (the state organization installed the torque converter 180 degrees off, so the mark fires on the #4 cylinder)

Bureaucracy sucks. End of rant.

 

[Strigoi]

I had a smog shop fail a '78 F250 High Boy I used to have because they couldn't read the timing marks. They seriously spent over half an hour going over that truck looking for every little smog thing they could find. They were baffled by the false fuel door on the bed as well (tank was in cab on it). I had to yell at them when they were trying to yank it open.

 

[Sharxfan]

My '73 Challenger blew less than 10% of the allowed pollutants but they failed it because the air cleaner was Ford Blue. I took it home rattle canned that shit black and took it to a different place. they passed it. Took the car home threw the air cleaner in a bin and put the 360 degree pie plates back on. stupid smog rules.

If a car blows cleaner than it needs to then it should pass no matter what it has under the hood.

 

[jeaaron]

I was able to easily register my out-of-state bike at Liberty Tax. I sincerely hope they don’t make things harder.