May 6, 2009

Hang On To Your Stock Pipes!

California considers requiring motorcycle smog checks for bikes manufactured in 2000 and later.

4 comments:

Nelson said...

I can't seem to figure this out. These numbers seem juiced:

"Motorcycles account for 3.6% of registered vehicles in the state and make up just 0.8% of vehicle-miles traveled, yet account for 10% of passenger vehicles' smog-forming emissions, according to the California Air Resources Board, which backs the measure. Although fuel-efficient bikes emit significantly less carbon dioxide per mile, the ARB says they are, on average, 14 times more polluting per mile when it comes to emissions of oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons -- smog-forming pollutants that have been shown to trigger asthma attacks and worsen respiratory and cardiac illnesses."

Doug said...

Look at the big brain on nelson
just kiddin ya man

A Pure Water Source said...

Yet one more thing that sucks about our pinhead politicians.

Davidabl said...

Don't just hold on to the pipes, hold onto the whole bike if its pre 2000!