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California Emissions & Me
EagleEase:
I bought a new FLHTCSE2 from another state and will pick it up in another week and ride it back to California - at least that was the plan. Only now am I learning more about the California emissions laws. I'm beginning to freak-out. I need your help to figure out how to resolve this dilemma. Any suggestions are welcome, please be specific. I should be celebrating but, I'm not.
EagleDisEase
naitram:
not sure what parts are different between the 49 state version and the cali version but a local dealer should be able to help you make it into a cali version
JCZ:
--- Quote ---I bought a new FLHTCSE2 from another state and will pick it up in another week and ride it back to California - at least that was the plan. Only now am I learning more about the California emissions laws. I'm beginning to freak-out. I need your help to figure out how to resolve this dilemma. Any suggestions are welcome, please be specific. I should be celebrating but, I'm not.
EagleDisEase
--- End quote ---
Are you able to temporarly register it in that state? If so, I think you only have to put 5,000 miles on it before you can transfer the title to Calif. You can put the miles on here, but the title has to be regisitered in another state for that 5,000 miles.
Hope that helps. You can't buy a "new" bike and bring it to Calif. immediatly and register it here. Hate to be the bearer of bad news......but I've saw some awfully creative guys out there, when it comes to this kind of thing. In another year or two, it will not matter cause we'll all be riding the same bike (EPA wise, anyway).
Coolbreeze:
Eagle,
My dad lives in Ramona and had the same problem. Solved it when he came up to visit, got a lic at the local DMV using my address and registered the bike here in Oregon for $13.00 for the year... He put his 5k on the bike and then reg'd it down there. Worked like a champ. PM me... [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
harley56:
Ok everyone, please bear with me as this is my first ever post. Anyway, I am a Harley-Davidson dealer in Calif. You probably have a dilemma, but maybe not. No california resident can buy an out-of-state harley and bring it into California if it has less than 7500 miles on it, new or used. So anybody buying a used harley, please beware as well. If you live out of the state and move to calif. you can bring your 49 state bike with you. Many people do have dual residences and register them in Oregon, or some other state. Oregon is popular because of sales tax and registration. Technically this is frowned on by the state, but if you're not caught... There might be an exception on the SEEG. I say that because it already has a hi-flow kit installed and the bike, due to it's low numbers, may be treated differently, but I don't believe so. Right now every California bike has a different digit in the vin to designate it from the 49 state same model. This is then supposed to be caught by the dmv at time of registration. I do know some people have slipped thru dmv; however, if discovered at a later date you will be forced to sell the bike out-of-state, period. Without me researching the SEEG more, which I can do, I can't say for sure. Best thing is to get the dealer to call harley, have them call their S.P.O.C. motorcycle rep. (single point of contact) and question if the bike is 50 state compliant. If your dealer doesn't want to do this, pm me and I can make the call. Good Luck!
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