Does anyone know what it takes to get an out of state vehicle CA Emissions Certified?? Not trying to duck the sales tax--- will pay that---

 

You can only bring in a USED non-complying vehicle, with at least 7500 miles on it. That's if you are a resident and purchasing an out-of-state bike.

 

You cant buy a new out of state vehical and bring it into California untill it has I think 7500 miles or you will have to pay a large fine. This is to keep people from buying out of state to avoid taxes. As far as emissions, all new bikes and cars have 50 state emissions so you dont need to add anything.

 

Not all new bikes have 50 State compliance.

 

Really? I heard from this forum and through the dealership that starting with the 2010 model all bikes will have 50 state emissions. California is even talking about smogging bikes in the coming years. Anyone heard different?

 

I live in Cali...we don't smog test bikes, and I haven't heard anything about starting. As far as out of state bikes go; I inherited my brother's 06 Fatboy (from Indiana) the 1st part of January this year. The bike had rush slip ons loud enough to set off car alarms (no exaggeration)...I rode it to the DMV (By the way it only had 2k miles on it) and registered/plated it with no problem. The lady even had to come out and check the odometer.
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There used to be the 7500 mile requirement on all vehicles coming in from out of state. Pretty sure (but not poistive) that it was overturned a while back. As far as smog testing, there is a new law that is in the state senate.

However it looks like it has been sent back to commitee for further study. It isn't going through at this time or in it's current form but it is far from dead. More likely the senate realized that since it currently doesn't have any money it probably wasn't a good idea to spend 700 million on the new testing equipment it would need to generate more tax revenue down the road.

 

OOOPPSO....nevermind
LOL

 

OK, I appreciate all of your answers, but I really needed to get the straight answer (before I bought an out of state bike) so I called CA Air Resources Board, the emissions authority in CA.

Guy told me, plain as day, you CANNOT bring a vehicle into CA with less than 7500 miles on it UNLESS it is FACTORY (as in Manufacturer-no after market) CERTIFIED as a CA emission compliant. PERIOD. Motorcycles will have up to three stickers on the neck--- Federal EPA--- 49 state EPA and/or CA EPA

Unless the vehicle is CERTIFIED or EXEMPT (don't know what that is) until it passes 7500 miles, it is forbidden in CA--- AND, if you try to bring one in, it WILL BE blacklisted, meaning that it can NEVER be registered in CA, regardless of the mileage.

wow! harsh! --- really bites, thought I'd found my perfect scoot out in the heartland---

 

nope, don't think there is any fine--- you just can't register it----will have to sell it to an out of state buyer