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Mandatory California motorcycle emissions testing dropped

A few months ago, California State Senator Fran Pavley introduced legislation that would have required regular smog checks for motorcycles larger than 280 cc and newer than model year 2000. That mandate was planned to go in effect in the year 2012, but that's now changed. Ongoing discussions in the State Senate resulted in Pavley agreeing to rewrite the legislation so that mandatory smog checks are not required. Instead, the bill will allow police officers to levy fines against motorcycle owners that remove emissions controls from their ... Read more →

California changes the definition of a motorcycle Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've taken an in-depth look into what it takes to create a road-legal three-wheeled motorcycle in the past, and California has just made it even easier to enter the market in that far-left ...

Mandatory California motorcycle emissions testing dropped 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

A few months ago, California State Senator Fran Pavley introduced legislation that would have required regular smog checks for motorcycles larger than 280 cc and newer than model year 2000. That mandate was planned to go in effect in the year 2012, but that's now changed. Ongoing discussions in the ...

California changes the definition of a motorcycle 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've taken an in-depth look into what it takes to create a road-legal three-wheeled motorcycle in the past, and California has just made it even easier to enter the market in that far-left State. As noted before, it's a constantly evolving set of rules because each state is left up to its own ...


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