This is meant mainly for Calif bikers but if it goes thru it will spread.
As on 11 May '09 the bill has been sent back to committee.


Tkat
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>
> copied this from Bikernet.com today. I didn't write it, but I have
> called my state Senator.
>
> Please take the time to act on this immediately. Cut and paste or
> forward this to every California biker you know.
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> SB 435
>
> California Motorcycle Smog Test Bill Passes Out Of Committee-- We Need
> Your
> Help! Write Fax or Call your State Senator NOW!!-- HELP GUYS! - As Goes
> California, So Goes the rest of America - ACT NOW or NO MORE AFTER MARKET
> CARBURETORS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, RECALIBRATE D FUEL INJECTION, CUSTOM
> BIKES AND
> ENGINE PARTS, CHARCOAL CANISTER REMOVAL, Harley Screamin' Eagle Parts,
> Ducati Performance Parts , etc......
>
> Sacramento, CA, Wed, April 22nd - SB 435 has passed out of the California
> Senate Transportation & Housing Committee and is expected to be on the
> California Senate Floor before the end of April. This measure calls
> for smog
> checks, beginning in 2012 for motorcycles 2000 model year and later for
> owners to be able to re-register them. The California Motorcycle Dealers
> Assn. has concluded that there is not enough benefit and that there is the
> potential for discouraging potential owners. The author of the bill claims
> (?) that including motorcycle in the smog check program will eliminate 5.2
> tons of smog daily. That is a tiny amount compared with the 1,406 tons of
> smog produced every day from all mobile sources. This is not something any
> motorcyclist can ignore. Your sport will be seriously affected by this
> bill.
>
> . Motorcycles do not contribute enough pollution to warrant being included
> in a smog check program
> . Motorcycle, because of their low mileage usage and a much higher gas
> mileage than cars or trucks, represent less than 3%* of the total for all
> mobile source emissions.
> . The cost to implement and conduct a motorcycle smog check program will
> cost California more than the value of the emissions it's estimated to
> save.
>
> (*Note: We don't know where in the hell they got this big number of 3% -
> possibly based on the number of car versus motorcycle registrations in
> California? But as you know almost no one rides their motorcycle to work
> during the week - everyone drives a car.
>
> This week I drove my car down the I-405 in greater Los Angeles from my
> home
> in the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach and back, a 2.5 hour drive,
> some 90
> miles and back in heavy traffic. During the trip I encountered probably
> 250,000 automobiles or more in both directions on the freeway, and only 6
> motorcyclists! In rural areas it's probably even less:.
>
> That percentage equates to just 0.00002% of bikes driven in greater Los
> Angeles during the weekday compared to cars!!!
>
> Not the 3% as the legislators claim. As a motorcycle enthusiast I own 6
> registered motorcycles, but like most of us I generally only ride one of
> them for recreation, usually on Sundays - that's just 4 times a month, and
> usually under 50 miles per ride. - Editor)
>
> . A smog check program for motorcycles will discourage a new motorcycle
> purchase and encourage infrequent usage owners to stop using them.
> . Motorcycle smog checks were eliminated in one Arizona county when the
> program did not reduce emissions enough. *If motorcycles have to be
> returned
> to stock condition, finding original parts for older bikes will be
> impossible because historically, not enough spare parts were made.
>
> We need to do two things IMMEDIATELY: 1). Contact the CA State
> Department of
> Transportation Senators who wrote this Bill: Sen. Allen Lowenthal
> (Chair) ,
> Fax 916 327 9113 / Ph (916) 651-4027 Sen Robert Huff (Vice Chair) ,
> fax 916
> 324 0922 / Ph (916) 651-4027 Sen. Fran Pauley, Fax (916) 324-4823 / Ph
> (916)
> 651-4023
>
> 2). Find out who your state Senator is. Then fax, call or write them
> asking
> for a "NO" vote on SB 435. 2. Also contact the below nine Senators: Ron
> Calderon 916-327-8755 fax 916-651-4030 ph senator.calderon@...
> <mailto:senator.calderon@...> Lou
> Correa 916-323-2323 fax 916-651-4034 ph senator.correa@...
> <mailto:senator.correa@...> Dean
> Florez 916-327-5989 fax 916-651-4016 ph senator.florez@...
> <mailto:senator.florez@...> Gloria
> Negrete McLeod 916-445-0128 fax 916-651-4032
> ph senator.negrete@... <mailto:senator.negrete@...>
> Alex Padilla 916-324-6645 fax 916-651-4020
> ph senator.padilla@... <mailto:senator.padilla@...> Tim
> Darrell Steinberg 916-323-2263 fax 916-651-4006 ph
> senator.steinberg@... <mailto:senator.steinberg@...> Pat
> Wiggins 916-323-6958 fax 916-651-4002 ph
> senator.wiggins@... <mailto:senator.wiggins@...> Rod
> Wright 916-445-3712 fax 916-651-4025 ph
> senator.wright@... <mailto:senator.wright@...> Leyland
> Yee 916-327-2186 fax 916-651-4008 ph
> senator.yee@... <mailto:senator.yee@...>
>
> You can find your own CA State Senator by: 1. Accessing the state senate
> website at : www.senate.ca.gov <http://www.senate.ca.gov/> . 2.Click
> on District Maps. 3. Then click on
> Your Senator. 4. Enter your street and city address and zip.
>
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