What is blocking this bike from CA?

J

Junkie

gone for now
My impression is that the GSXR and the GSXS don't have much in common. They don't give the engine bore and stroke on the GSXS, but I imagine it's a smaller bore/longer stroke as well as milder cams, resulting in more torque and less top end.

The frames look significantly different. The forks are different (GSXR has BPF, I don't think GSXS does). The brakes are different (radial mount on GSXR, conventional on GSXS). The swingarms look significantly different - GSXS appears to have a simple unbraced extrusion while GSXR has a much more intricate swingarm.

It wouldn't surprise me if tank venting was the reason it isn't available new in CA.
 
berth

berth

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May just be a matter of time. As I recall, the original Versys was a 49 state model, they managed to bring it in to CA the next year.
 
ScottRNelson

ScottRNelson

Mr. Dual Sport Rider
You could always try bringing in a used one from out of state, as long as it already has at least 7500 miles on it.
 
LabRat675

LabRat675

Well-known member
she will have to wait for a while then. They were just released and a quick search shows (0) available used/pre-owned. Meaning she would have to take 3 laps of the country on her way to CA in order to register it.

Just annoying is all.
 
RickM

RickM

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Couldn't she ride an old $1000 beater bike out of state and have that bike "breakdown" out of state and buy a new bike there and ride back?? ;)

Will that work??

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?...ntent_en/dmv/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr29

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Exemptions

There are a few exemptions to the law. As a California resident, you may be able to register a 49-state vehicle if it was:

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Purchased to replace your California-registered vehicle that was stolen while you were using the vehicle out-of-state.

Purchased to replace your California-registered vehicle that was destroyed or made inoperative beyond reasonable repair while you were using the vehicle out of state.

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ScottRNelson

ScottRNelson

Mr. Dual Sport Rider
RickM said:
Couldn't she ride an old $1000 beater bike out of state and have that bike "breakdown" out of state and buy a new bike there and ride back?? ;)

Will that work??
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That's a new one.

"Yeah, I was parked outside of the Suzuki dealer and somehow the throttle went wide open until the engine blew up." :laughing
 
Maddevill

Maddevill

KNGKAW
I bet that virtually all the parts on that bike are DOT approved. Hell, all the 250 and 400bikes I saw in Japan had DOT stamps on their wheels and lights. For whatever reason, Suzuki hasn't submitted that model to California's emissions testing.
 
LabRat675

LabRat675

Well-known member
Thats the other option. Its just that making a sportbike into a streetfighter yells (I crashed it and was too lazy to fix it).

She has a 2011 GSX-R750. I suggested risers. But the seat and footpegs will never be quite the same as a bike designed to be a street fighter.

Maybe its just time for a Triumph! (or FZ-09)
 
russ69

russ69

Backside Slider
Let me make a guess but a semi-scientific guess. Suzuki is not sure if the GSX-S750/1000 are going to sell well. Most of us want the 1000cc version and are waiting for that bike to be available. California testing and redesign is expensive so I bet Suzuki will bring in a California approved S1000 first and see how it sells. If it sells well, you might see a 750 later but we'll have to see.
 
Kornholio

Kornholio

:wave
russ69 said:
Let me make a guess but a semi-scientific guess. Suzuki is not sure if the GSX-S750/1000 are going to sell well. Most of us want the 1000cc version and are waiting for that bike to be available. California testing and redesign is expensive so I bet Suzuki will bring in a California approved S1000 first and see how it sells. If it sells well, you might see a 750 later but we'll have to see.
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They didn't test the 1000cc version either.

...or if they did, the results/approvals haven't been posted yet.
 
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