CA Bike Differences??
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CA Bike Differences??
What's the difference between a California bike and a 49 state bike? I'm assuming there's a significant difference becuse if you look at the price tag on a bike in CA, it's ~$200 more.
Dealer I'm buying from is getting the bike I want (don't have mine in stock) delivered from CA. No cost for the emissions, but logic tells me I don't want a CA bike with those emissions.
Some bikes don't make a 49 state bike (Ducati...all 50 are the same), but with the extra cost, this doesn't seem to be the case for HD.
I told my dealer I don't want it. You guys got any other thoughts??
Dealer I'm buying from is getting the bike I want (don't have mine in stock) delivered from CA. No cost for the emissions, but logic tells me I don't want a CA bike with those emissions.
Some bikes don't make a 49 state bike (Ducati...all 50 are the same), but with the extra cost, this doesn't seem to be the case for HD.
I told my dealer I don't want it. You guys got any other thoughts??
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What's the difference between a California bike and a 49 state bike? I'm assuming there's a significant difference becuse if you look at the price tag on a bike in CA, it's ~$200 more.
Dealer I'm buying from is getting the bike I want (don't have mine in stock) delivered from CA. No cost for the emissions, but logic tells me I don't want a CA bike with those emissions.
Some bikes don't make a 49 state bike (Ducati...all 50 are the same), but with the extra cost, this doesn't seem to be the case for HD.
I told my dealer I don't want it. You guys got any other thoughts??
Dealer I'm buying from is getting the bike I want (don't have mine in stock) delivered from CA. No cost for the emissions, but logic tells me I don't want a CA bike with those emissions.
Some bikes don't make a 49 state bike (Ducati...all 50 are the same), but with the extra cost, this doesn't seem to be the case for HD.
I told my dealer I don't want it. You guys got any other thoughts??
Now, a CA emissions certified bike is the same as all other bikes.... except...
The CA bike has a charcoal canister that filters the fuel tank vent gases and feeds them back to the intake. It doesn't affect performance, and on all but the dynas it is unseen.
Worth $200... hardly, but you need the canister & CA cert label to get a new bike registered in CA.
If the dealer isn't charging you for the CA cert, and it's not a dyna, you won't be able to tell the difference unless you start to take the bike apart..
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Yes, the only difference now is the charcoal canister. If you want to remove it and make your bike a 49 state bike, there are several sites online that can show you how. It's relatively simple.
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OK...that's what i thought. Canister isn't the end of the world, but they're already looking for another bike.
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