California Senate Bill 435 (Smog check for motorcycles?)
California SB 435, introduced by Santa Monica’s own idiot Senator Fran Pavley (Democrat), would have made it so that any motorcycle from the model year of 2000 and on, with a displacement of more than 280 cc, be smog tested and certified every two years.
Because of the efforts of ABATE, and riders all over California, this bill has been stopped for now (see ABATE’s On Capitol Steps for the whole story). But while in debate on the Senate floor, the issue turned from smog concerns, to issues concerning loud pipes. With new standards being developed in testing loudness, we are likely to expect new legislature aimed at motorcycles.
Source: ABATE.
ABATE of California, Inc. (ABATE) is a not-for-profit, social membership-driven, tax-exempt California corporation dedicated to preserving motorcyclists’ freedom of choice and freedom of the road. Their main goal is to promote motorcycling, advance motorcycle safety on the roads of California and protect the rights of motorcyclists everywhere.
There are hundreds of riders who don’t have a clue their facing a 2yr smog check. I urge all riders to take this serious and get out to all your local bike nites to gather signatures for ABATE to present the Senate!
SCRC/ABATE
There was a small post on this over at TriumphRat…here’s the post i through up.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12497597?nclick_check=1&forced=true
Its from June…so maybe something has changed. Something like this will never pass.