Had my usual Saturday chat with my owner today. We talked about the fine line he is walking in all of the Screamin Eagle (crossed flag stuff) work that goes on in his shop. He says it is a topic of discussion on a weekly basis amoung he and his managers and that they are constantly monitoring what is happening on all fronts with regard to regulation and enforcement. What happened to Jesse James concerned him greatly. He spoke about how aggresively the MoCo has marketed Screamin Eagle products. He feels his problems when they become that will not come from the MoCo, but from government entities like C.A.R.B ( California Air Resources Board) and the EPA/DOT. So my point here is don't worry about the MoCo doing things to their bikes so that they can't be modified. As I said they've got too big a stake in that with the whole Screamin Eagle Brand line. Worry about enforcement via the government. In Maine, if a cop stops you for modified exhaust, he'll ask you if it was done by a dealer. If you tell him yes and name the dealer, he'll fill out a report and another cop will visit the dealer and confirm if they installed the pipes or not via their work order system. If they did, they get a fine as well as the guy on the bike and the dealer's fine is a lot more substantial than the rider. Long story short from what I hear, The H-D dealers in Maine will not install performance exhaust systems on bikes for customers.
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