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California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« on: May 22, 2009, 01:09:42 PM »

Senate Bill 435 (Motorcycle Smog Testing Bill) Scheduled for Hearing on May 28th in Appropriations Committee!!
 
This bill, which would require all model year 2000 and newer motorcycles over 280 cc's to be smog tested every 2 years, has been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Finance committee on May 28th.

You can find the AMA’s “click to send” message in opposition to this bill at http://capwiz.com/amacycle//issues/alert/?alertID=12937506.

Even if you have previously sent a message please consider doing so again. A phone call, letter or fax to your Senator's office would also be very helpful. Go to http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp to find your representatives contact information.

Go to http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/pagequery?type=sen_bilinfo&site=sen&title=Bill+Information for the latest bill information.
 
 

 
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 01:38:35 PM »

The State that Needs revenue--This will fill the bill--Looks like it may be time to relocate. When the 02 sensors & Cats went on in 06? why would think this is a surprize.
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2009, 01:44:02 PM »

I fully expected that CA would implement motorcycle smog checks.  What I don't like is that any motorcycle from 2000 up will be required to be smogged, not just the new bikes.
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2009, 04:00:36 PM »

having just completed (yeah right as if I'm ever done) mod's, and I did keep parts, I find it to be a chicken chit move to retro smog requirements. How about the moco and the gov get together and build a bike the can run on it's own (power,no heat,no pinging) and then we can smog them and be able to ride them also.

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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2009, 05:14:37 PM »


This is exactly why I've recommended for quite some time now that folks making modifications keep all the original parts.  If this bill passes those folks with older heavily modified bikes could find themselves spending a ton to get their bikes to pass.

I find it to be really chicken chit to make stuff like this retroactive, versus phasing it in for current and future models only.  Hopefully the saner members of the legislature (I just realized what a stupid comment that was) will decide this is both unfair and unlikely to make even the tiniest dent in air pollution.

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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2009, 05:29:02 PM »

This is exactly why I've recommended for quite some time now that folks making modifications keep all the original parts.  If this bill passes those folks with older heavily modified bikes could find themselves spending a ton to get their bikes to pass.

I find it to be really chicken chit to make stuff like this retroactive, versus phasing it in for current and future models only.  Hopefully the saner members of the legislature (I just realized what a stupid comment that was) will decide this is both unfair and unlikely to make even the tiniest dent in air pollution.

Jerry

I hope that you are right in that they do it for current and future only.  If not, I guess both bikes will be registered out of state instead of only 1...
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2009, 11:26:34 PM »

Thanks for the heads up on this bullchit, sent my email.
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2009, 03:35:57 PM »

E-mail has been sent...
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2009, 06:52:49 PM »

email sent, what bullchit
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2009, 01:01:55 AM »

   CURRENT BILL STATUS


MEASURE   :  S.B. No. 435
AUTHOR(S)   :  Pavley (Coauthor: Senator Lowenthal).
TOPIC   :  Smog check program: motorcycles.
HOUSE LOCATION   :  SEN
+LAST AMENDED DATE  :  05/28/2009


TYPE OF BILL : 
                Active
                Non-Urgency
                Non-Appropriations
                Majority Vote Required
                State-Mandated Local Program
                Fiscal
                Non-Tax Levy

LAST HIST. ACT. DATE:  05/28/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION   :  From committee:  Do pass as amended.   (Ayes  7. Noes
   5.)  Read second time.  Amended.  To third reading.
FILE   :  SEN THIRD READING
FILE DATE   :  06/01/2009
ITEM   :   117

COMM. LOCATION   :  SEN APPROPRIATIONS
COMM. ACTION DATE   :  05/28/2009
COMM. ACTION   :  Do pass as amended.
COMM. VOTE SUMMARY  :  Ayes:   07   Noes: 05   PASS


TITLE   :  An act to amend Sections 44010.5, 44011, 44012, and
   44062.3 of, and to add Section 44012.5 to, the Health
   and Safety Code, and to amend Section 4000.1 of the
   Vehicle Code, relating to air pollution.
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2009, 01:57:08 AM »

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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2009, 02:23:39 AM »

"A visual or functional check is made of emission control devices specified by the department, including the catalytic converter in those instances in which the department determines it to be necessary to meet the findings of Section 44001.  The visual or functional check shall be performed in accordance with procedures prescribed by the department."

Translation:  Better keep those cat pipes on hand.
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2009, 05:15:19 PM »

The vote is/was today, anyone hear which way ?   :nixweiss:
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2009, 05:39:07 PM »

whats next, smogging the lawn mowers?
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Re: California Motorcycle Smog Check Bill - This sucks!!!
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2009, 05:58:26 PM »

What has it done to the value of model year 99 bikes? 
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