Off THE WIRE Sunday,1/24/2010
Smog Checks For Motorcycles-Still have Your Stock Exhaust System ???
Ca. Senate Bill 435 was introduced last year by Senator Fran Pavley and included language that would have required model year 2000 and later motorcycles to undergo biennial smog checks, same as automobiles that means if you had made Any modifications to your engine or exhaust,chances are you`d have to put them back to stock in order to PASS. But I was told they were`nt Planning to anything till February,but found out they`ve amended SB435. View the 1/11/2010changes here, http;// www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_435&house=B&author+pavley
It appears they`ve removed the smog check provision as promised to get it out of the Senate Transportation Committee and added language which indicates their intent to stiffen enforcement and penalties for motorcyclists who tamper with their smog equipment. My first thought is that stiffening penalties and enforcement for only motorcycles as opposed to all vehicles is Discriminatory.
Thanks to the thousands of motorcyclists who called,wrote and faxed, we(Abate of Ca) were able to get the Senate Trans. Committee to require her to remove the language requiring smog checks before they allowed it to pass. The bill has been amended and is now awaiting hearing in the Assembly Trans. Committee.
Abate Of California,has been collecting signatures on a petition opposing S.B.435 since last year and our encouraging Riders to print copies and get everyone they know to sign it and mail or fax them back to our State Office, which is printed at the top.
Go to,ABATE OF California, go to the current Issues & Legislation for more information.
