CA wants to smog check motorcycles

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Actually I appreciate the rational comment. Thanks.

In a word, no. I would prefer a bike with a CC, all other things being equal.

A bike must meet the air standards applicable in the year it was made. My bike is a 2005 and comes without a CC. It met emissions standards in TX that year. I'm sure bikes sold in CA in the last year or two had to have CCs simply to meet the ever-tightening air standards. I have no problem with people rolling around on older, non-CC bikes - they were legal when they were sold and still are legal due to grandfather clauses. But you can't buy a 2008, remove the CC and claim it meets 2005 standards so it is legal.

Originally Posted by Particle Man

one could argue that all that happens when the CC is removed is that it meets the same emission standards as those bikes that don't have one... are you saying that having one without a CC is somehow better?

Not trying to be a dick, just confused.