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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 435 yesterday that will authorize state law enforcement to ticket motorcyclists who have swapped out their stock pipes for non-EPA-approved aftermarket exhaust. The new law will make it a crime to operate a motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 2013, that does not meet federal noise-emission standards. Motorcycles will be required to display a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) label certifying that the exhaust system is clean burning and does not exceed 80 decibels. First-time offenders will face fines up to $100 while subsequent infractions can run up to $250.
The bill is meant to target motorcyclists who remove federally mandated, factory-installed emission control devices and replace them with custom aftermarket parts. Aftermarket pipes generally increase power output, but they are also usually louder and less environmental-friendly. The EPA’s position states that the legislation is “aimed at quieting the deafening roar of modified rides and at reducing emissions.”
The bill was proposed by Sen. Fran Pavley, D(ouche)-Agoura Hills, who claims that residents in her district have complained about the noise from motorcyclists who enjoy riding through the twisting roads and canyons of Malibu, Calabasas and Agoura Hills.
Gr4:
They're coming for us, guys. No need to give the morons more ammunition in their quest to remove all the fun from riding.
There have been, and continue to be, efforts in Wash DC to adopt California EPA standards throughout the Country.
Best to keep an eye on these people.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 435 yesterday that will authorize state law enforcement to ticket motorcyclists who have swapped out their stock pipes for non-EPA-approved aftermarket exhaust. The new law will make it a crime to operate a motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 2013, that does not meet federal noise-emission standards. Motorcycles will be required to display a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) label certifying that the exhaust system is clean burning and does not exceed 80 decibels. First-time offenders will face fines up to $100 while subsequent infractions can run up to $250.
The bill is meant to target motorcyclists who remove federally mandated, factory-installed emission control devices and replace them with custom aftermarket parts. Aftermarket pipes generally increase power output, but they are also usually louder and less environmental-friendly. The EPA’s position states that the legislation is “aimed at quieting the deafening roar of modified rides and at reducing emissions.”
The bill was proposed by Sen. Fran Pavley, D(ouche)-Agoura Hills, who claims that residents in her district have complained about the noise from motorcyclists who enjoy riding through the twisting roads and canyons of Malibu, Calabasas and Agoura Hills.
Gr4:
They're coming for us, guys. No need to give the morons more ammunition in their quest to remove all the fun from riding.
There have been, and continue to be, efforts in Wash DC to adopt California EPA standards throughout the Country.
Best to keep an eye on these people.
Regulation can actually spur innovation *** hat. Free Flow EPA approved exhaust that may just put many Americans to work manufacturing them soon to come.
@ the OP,
As far as how I get along with mufflers, just fine with the knees in the breeze, wind in the face no matter what and the bike runs just fine muffled or not! Fortunate just to have it and fortunate to be able to ride it and who knows for how long.
CB