WELL LOOKS LIKE THE AMERICA HATERS HAVE DID US IN.
the liberal epa /Obama administration has come down on Harley and plans to get others as well. they claim that we are polluting the air with the performance upgrades on our Harleys. I don't see how we could pollute. any more than a 4 cylinder or 6- 8 cylinder car engine does we only have 2 cylinder engines. they said Harley has to buy back the old tuners ect. so I take that to be if you take your bike in for service and they find some thing not stock they wont work on your bike. and also they cant do ant upgrades to it period. no more screaming eagle upgrades. or parts to be sold. they have to destroy the remaining tuners ect. here is the article you also can find it searching Google news. just search Harley Davidson epa


SO MUCH FOR BUYING A NEW BIKE CNAT DO ANYTHING WITH IT.


Harley-Davidson Inc. has agreed to pay a $12 million penalty and will buy back and destroy thousands of engine devices that cause excessive pollution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.
The government’s complaint, filed along with the settlement with Harley-Davidson, alleges that Milwaukee-based Harley manufactured and sold approximately 340,000 illegal devices, known as “super tuners,” that, once installed, caused motorcycles to emit higher amounts of certain air pollutants than what the company certified with regulators.
Harley-Davidson also made and sold more than 12,000 motorcycles that were not covered by an EPA certification that ensures a vehicle meets federal clean air standards, the EPA said in a news release.
“This settlement immediately stops the sale of illegal aftermarket defeat devices used on public roads that threaten the air we breathe,” Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, said in the release. “Harley-Davidson is taking important steps to buy back the ‘super tuners’ from their dealers and destroy them, while funding projects to mitigate the pollution they caused.”
“Given Harley-Davidson’s prominence in the industry, this is a very significant step toward our goal of stopping the sale of illegal aftermarket defeat devices that cause harmful pollution on our roads and in our communities,” Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, head of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, said in the release.
“Anyone else who manufactures, sells, or installs these types of illegal products should take heed of Harley-Davidson’s corrective actions and immediately stop violating the law," Cruden said.
Since January 2008, Harley has manufactured and sold two types of tuners, which when hooked up to its motorcycles, allow users to modify certain aspects of a motorcycle’s emissions control system, according to the EPA. These modified settings increase power and performance, but also increase the motorcycles’ emissions of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (NOx), the agency said.
The Clean Air Act requires motor vehicle manufacturers to certify to the EPA that their vehicles will meet applicable federal emissions standards to control air pollution, and every motor vehicle sold in the U.S. must be covered by an EPA-issued certificate of conformity.
The complaint alleges that Harley-Davidson made and sold more than 12,000 motorcycles from model years 2006, 2007 and 2008 that were not covered by an EPA certificate of conformity.
Under terms of the consent decree, Harley-Davidson will ensure that all of its future motorcycle models intended for sale in the United States are fully certified by EPA.
“This settlement is not an admission of liability but instead represents a good faith compromise with the EPA on areas of law we interpret differently, particularly EPA’s assertion that it is illegal for anyone to modify a certified vehicle even if it will be used solely for off-road/closed-course competition,” Ed Moreland, Harley-Davidson’s Government Affairs Director, said in a statement.
“For more than two decades, we have sold this product under an accepted regulatory approach that permitted the sale of competition-only parts. In our view, it is and was legal to use in race conditions in the U.S.," Moreland said.
Harley-Davidson said it has safeguards in place to educate dealers and customers on the implications of installing Harley performance products on their motorcycles.
"This includes clear product labeling of competition-only products and detail on what performance enhancements are considered street legal and for competition-use only, the legal consequences of tampering with emission controls and components, and what enhancements would void the vehicle warranty," the company said.
“Concern for our U.S. customers and dealers weighed heavily in reaching this compromise with the EPA. By settling this matter, we can focus our future attention and resources on product innovation rather than a prolonged legal battle with the EPA," Moreland said.
Harley said it it will continue to offer a range of performance products that enable customization and performance enhancements and meet emissions requirements.
Under the settlement, the company will stop selling the illegal aftermarket defeat devices in the United States by Aug. 23. The company also will offer to buy back all such tuners in stock at dealerships across the country and destroy those devices, according to the EPA.
The settlement requires the company to obtain a certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for any tuners it sells in the United States in the future. The CARB certification will demonstrate that the CARB-certified tuners do not cause Harley-Davidson’s motorcycles to exceed the EPA-certified emissions limits.
Under the settlement, the company will spend $3 million to mitigate air pollution through a project to replace conventional wood stoves with cleaner-burning stoves. That is in addition to the $12 million civil penalty the company has agreed to, according to the EPA.
Hydrocarbon and NOx emissions contribute to harmful ground-level ozone, and NOx also contributes to fine particulate matter pollution. Exposure to these pollutants has been linked with a range of serious health effects, including increased asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses. Exposure to ozone and particulate matter has also been associated with premature death due to respiratory-related or cardiovascular-related effects

 

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