Anyone touring through North Hampton, NH stay away as they just passed the most anti biker ordinance yet. The EPA sticker law is ridiculous how many bikes have factory exhaust for years and those that do can you see the label after 20 years of riding if your exhaust lasts that long!

These freaking whack job yuppies are will ban everything, for christsakes they want kids learning to walk up to 4 years old to wear helmets!!!!!!!

Don’t do any business in North Hampton beach bikers will be targeted and discriminated against, they are dying to ticket you!!!!!!




ARTICLE 26 - To see if the Town will vote to enact the following ordinance regulating the noise levels of motorcycles.


AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE NOISE
LEVELS OF MOTORCYCLES
WHEREAS, on a daily basis the residents of North Hampton contend with noise pollution from various sources. A chief contributor of this excessive noise is motorcycle exhaust systems and

WHEREAS, to mitigate noise pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has codified a motorcycle and a motorcycle exhaust system labeling program at 40 C.F.R. Section 205, http://www.facebook.com/l/d109a;158.205.169, respectively, which requires motorcycle and motorcycles exhaust system manufacturers to attach a permanent label to their manufactured products stating that the product meets the EPA's noise emission requirements; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the labels is to ensure that specific motorcycles and exhaust systems fully comply with their tested noise emission requirements; and

WHEREAS, other municipalities including Boston, Denver and Fairfax County, Virginia have enacted ordinances requiring exhaust system labels to mitigate excessive noise pollution; and

WHEREAS, RSA 31:39 (n) authorizes towns in New Hampshire to enact ordinances regulating noise levels,

NOW THEREFORE, the Town of North Hampton enacts the following regulations;

No person shall park, use or operate a motorcycle within the Town of Hampton manufactured after December, 31, 1982 that does not bear the required applicable EPA exhaust system label pursuant to C.F.R. Title 40, Volume24, Part 205, Subparts D and E, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
Any person who violates this ordinance shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less then $200 or more than $500.
Any person guilty of a subsequent violation of this ordinance occurring at least 10 days after a fist violation shall be guilty of a violation and fined not less than $500 or more than $1000.
The Police Department shall be responsible for enforcing this ordinance.
The Board of Selectmen shall cause signage to be erected throughout the Town notifying persons of this ordinance; the Town's enforcement of it' and the files for violation.
The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any provision is invalidated by a court the other provisions shall remain in effect.
This ordinance shall take effect 60 days following its enactment.
By Petition

 

yeah its coming down all over the place, several town in Rhode Island have done the same thing. It does appear if you are not trying to be noticed they leave you alone, at least around here. I am headed to NH for 5 weeks beginning bike week-will stay clear of Hampton-thanks for the heads up!

 

Yeah, caught that article in our daily rag-paper the other morning......
Without any hesitation, I can steer clear of the Hampton Beach area......
Will be heading through Gorham and to N. Conway Saturday, hope the
ordinance doesn't spread like wildfires !!!!

 

I live in Northern NH, Colebrook to be exact. Colebrook is a very biker friendly town. They have the Blessing of the Bikes here "Bike Weekend" The weekend after Laconia. This year L- A Harley from Lewiston Maine is a sponser. They are dumping a ton of $$ into the event. A few pot holes this time of year but some really good problem free riding.

 

This same law was defeated in Concord NH and as for spreading like wildfire, please get involved or they will not stop at noise, next they will want us to wear orange pants...

The EPA law is flawed and will be defeated when you go to court but it’s a hassle.

Laconia also shot down the law when there Chamber of Commerce was flooded with phone calls by small business’s who were going to cancel... The economy would take a huge hit.

Please just join your local ABATE and get involved, trust me the whack jobs are trying to take all our rights away!!!!

Nick D
Bristol County Rep--MMA (Modified Motorcycle Association
)