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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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I posted this in the Softail forum, as well.

Question for you Californians. I have an '05 Deluxe FI with no mods other than Stage 1 and swapped baffles in my SE Dbl Brl 16 ga shotguns to Big City Thundermonsters. I am thinking of moving from Michigan to CA. Are there any issues from an EPA or registration point of view that I should be aware of? Thanks for any input/advice.

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None that I know of. Motorcycles don't have to get inspected out here, just cars. As long as it's registered in your state, you just transfer the registration to California at the DMV. When I came back from a work assignment in Alabama, I didn't even have to get my cars inspected. They just registered them to California.
 
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ORIGINAL: TedMan

I posted this in the Softail forum, as well.

Question for you Californians. I have an '05 Deluxe FI with no mods other than Stage 1 and swapped baffles in my SE Dbl Brl 16 ga shotguns to Big City Thundermonsters. I am thinking of moving from Michigan to CA. Are there any issues from an EPA or registration point of view that I should be aware of? Thanks for any input/advice.

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No you won't have any issue's regestering it here as long as it is regestered and insured in Michigan...
 
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Thanks both for the quick responses.

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How many miles on the bike? need to have over 7500 miles
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/howto/htvr9.htm
How To Register A Nonresident Vehicle

Definition of a nonresident vehicle
A nonresident vehicle was last registered outside the state of California. Anyone who brings a vehicle into California, or purchases a nonresident vehicle while in California, should be aware of the registration requirements.

NOTE: California law prohibits importing and/or registering a new vehicle with less than 7,500 miles at the time of purchase unless it meets or is exempt from California Emission standards. If you acquire a 49-State vehicle (manufactured for all states except California) from another state or country, you may not be able to register your vehicle in this state.
Reference:Health & Safety Code Section 43151(A)[/align]
 
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How many miles on the bike? need to have over 7500 miles
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/howto/htvr9.htm
How To Register A Nonresident Vehicle

Definition of a nonresident vehicle
A nonresident vehicle was last registered outside the state of California. Anyone who brings a vehicle into California, or purchases a nonresident vehicle while in California, should be aware of the registration requirements.

NOTE: California law prohibits importing and/or registering a new vehicle with less than 7,500 miles at the time of purchase unless it meets or is exempt from California Emission standards. If you acquire a 49-State vehicle (manufactured for all states except California) from another state or country, you may not be able to register your vehicle in this state.
Reference:Health & Safety Code Section 43151(A)[/align]
This only applies to current CA residents buying a vehicle from out-of-state. When moving into CA, this does NOT apply. The first couple of replies are accurate, in that you have no worries (other than needing BIG $$$ for everything!) when moving here.
 
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Thanks again for info.

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