I know it has already been posted and I have responded to the previous thread, but I wanted to repost the information so that if anyone has missed it, to please get on it...

One of the local HD dealers posted this on their website this morning asking its members to help out in any way they can and spread the word.

This will eventually affect everyone, including metric riders, sportbikes, etc...so we're all in the same boat. And if you think that because you live outside of CA it won't affect you, think again...all this BS starts in CA and spreads like wildfire to other states, so again, EVERYONE will be affected eventually. So please make everyone you know aware of this.



HERE'S THE INFO:

SB 435 has passed out of the Senate Transportation & Housing Committee and is expected to be on the Senate Floor before the end of April. This measure calls for smog checks, beginning in 2012 for motorcycles 2000 model year and later for owners to be able to re-register them.

The California Motorcycle Dealers Assn. has concluded that there is not enough benefit and that there is the potential for discouring potential owners.

The author of the bill claims (?) that including motorcycle in the smog check program will eliminate 5.2 tons of smog daily. That is a tiny amount compared with the 1,406 tons of smog produced every day from all mobile sources. This is not something any motorcyclist can ignore. Your sport will be seriously affected by this bill. Motorcycles do not contribute enough pollution to warrant being included n a smog check program.

Motorcycles, because of their low mileage usage and a much higher gas mileage than cars or trucks, represent only 3% of the total for all mobile source emissions. The cost to implement and conduct a motorcycle smog check program will cost California more than the value of the emissions it's estimated to save. A smog check program for motorcycles will discourage a new motorcycle purchase and encourage infrequent useage owners to stop using them.

Motorcycle smog checks were eliminated in one Arizona county when the program did not reduce emissions enough. *If motorcycles have to be returned to stock condition, finding original parts for older bikes will be impossible because historically, not enough spare parts were made.

We need to do two things:

1. Find out who your state Senator is. Then fax, call or write them asking for a "NO" vote on SB 435.

2. Also contact the below nine Senators: Ron Calderon 916-327-8755 fax 916-651-4030 ph senator.calderon@sen.ca.gov Lou Correa 916-323-2323 fax 916-651-4034 ph senator.correa@sen.ca.gov Dean Florez 916-327-5989 fax 916-651-4016 ph senator.florez@sen.ca.gov Gloria Negrete McLeod 916-445-0128 fax 916-651-4032 ph senator.negrete@sen.ca.gov Alex Padilla 916-324-6645 fax 916-651-4020 ph senator.padilla@sen.ca.gov Tim Darrell Steinberg 916-323-2263 fax 916-651-4006 ph senator.steinberg@sen.ca.gov Pat Wiggins 916-323-6958 fax 916-651-4002 ph senator.wiggins@sen.ca.gov Rod Wright 916-445-3712 fax 916-651-4025 ph senator.wright@sen.ca.gov Leyland Yee 916-327-2186 fax 916-651-4008 ph senator.yee@sen.ca.gov

You can find your own state senator by: 1. Accessing the state senate website at : www.senate.ca.gov 2. Click on District Maps 3. Then click on Your Senator 4. Enter your street and city address and zip

 

My eyes tear up just thinking about California..............

 

Thanks for the reminder papadop

 

I sent my vote no to SB435 to my Senator, did everyone else do the same?

 

Fill out the form in the link below that was posted by "Bowtieman31"

 

Yep, letter already sent!!!

 

Yup...sure did!

 

Sure did.I guess it would not hurt to send one to all of them.
Tell a freind!

 

Thanks popadop, we need to keep this moving and hopefully get this legislation s**tcanned. If it passes, we all will be in a world of hurt. One would think, that with all that is going on in this State, Senator Pavely, (author of SB 435), would have better things to do with her time. The more letters sent, the better chance we have.

 

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