CA to start smogging bikes? - Page 4 - BARF

HadesOmega · 09-05-2016, 03:25 AM

pre-2000 cars still need to do the dyno. I recently smogged my 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Ugh I pretty much only have 90's cars. Pretty much if you car doesn't have a check engine you should pass provided you have all the monitors ready which is the problem my eclipse had.

Tim-That CX Guy · 09-05-2016, 02:05 PM

The regs are pretty chicken shit.
My kid's car failed because they couldn't find the timing mark on the first cylinder.
Despite the fact that her 1993 car had lower emissions than anything I've ever seen.
She was within 20% of the low side of specs, and they still failed her car (the state organization installed the torque converter 180 degrees off, so the mark fires on the #4 cylinder)

Bureaucracy sucks. End of rant.

Strigoi · 09-09-2016, 12:27 PM

I had a smog shop fail a '78 F250 High Boy I used to have because they couldn't read the timing marks. They seriously spent over half an hour going over that truck looking for every little smog thing they could find. They were baffled by the false fuel door on the bed as well (tank was in cab on it). I had to yell at them when they were trying to yank it open.

Sharxfan · 09-09-2016, 06:40 PM

My '73 Challenger blew less than 10% of the allowed pollutants but they failed it because the air cleaner was Ford Blue. I took it home rattle canned that shit black and took it to a different place. they passed it. Took the car home threw the air cleaner in a bin and put the 360 degree pie plates back on. stupid smog rules.

If a car blows cleaner than it needs to then it should pass no matter what it has under the hood.

jeaaron · 04-21-2019, 06:35 PM

I was able to easily register my out-of-state bike at Liberty Tax. I sincerely hope they don’t make things harder.

09-05-2016, 03:25 AM	#46
HadesOmega Veteran Barfie Winner 2017 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Jose Motorcycles: Empulse TT, ZR7, DR650, KLR650, 750 Turbo, Light Bee MX, KLX140L Name: Merlin	pre-2000 cars still need to do the dyno. I recently smogged my 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Ugh I pretty much only have 90's cars. Pretty much if you car doesn't have a check engine you should pass provided you have all the monitors ready which is the problem my eclipse had. __________________ My Youtube Channel: HadesOmega Moto \| Hella random HadesOmega Youtube Channel \| Yosemite Death Valley Epic Loop Ride Report BARF Baja 1000 2015 Ride Report \| Japan Land of the Rising Sun Ride Report \| BARF Baja 2016 Ride Report \| Merlin's Moab Dirtbike and Quadventure! \| LA Barstow to Vegas 2016 Ride Report

09-05-2016, 02:05 PM	#47
Tim-That CX Guy Resident Window Licker Contributor ++ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Rosa Motorcycles: CX650 Eurosport, CX500 Name:	The regs are pretty chicken shit. My kid's car failed because they couldn't find the timing mark on the first cylinder. Despite the fact that her 1993 car had lower emissions than anything I've ever seen. She was within 20% of the low side of specs, and they still failed her car (the state organization installed the torque converter 180 degrees off, so the mark fires on the #4 cylinder) Bureaucracy sucks. End of rant. __________________ "Be nice to the newbies, we need their organs."- Happy Hornet "Obviously I wish them the best of luck but how many times can this Phoenix rise from the ashes? At this point that poor things gotta look more like a scorched pigeon." - gixxerjeff on Buell Electric Motorcycles

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09-09-2016, 12:27 PM	#48
Strigoi Banned Contributor +++++++++4% Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Martinez Motorcycles: Name:	I had a smog shop fail a '78 F250 High Boy I used to have because they couldn't read the timing marks. They seriously spent over half an hour going over that truck looking for every little smog thing they could find. They were baffled by the false fuel door on the bed as well (tank was in cab on it). I had to yell at them when they were trying to yank it open.

09-09-2016, 06:40 PM	#49
Sharxfan Veteran Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: with the alligators Motorcycles: SV1000 s Name:	My '73 Challenger blew less than 10% of the allowed pollutants but they failed it because the air cleaner was Ford Blue. I took it home rattle canned that shit black and took it to a different place. they passed it. Took the car home threw the air cleaner in a bin and put the 360 degree pie plates back on. stupid smog rules. If a car blows cleaner than it needs to then it should pass no matter what it has under the hood.

04-21-2019, 06:35 PM	#50
jeaaron Newbie Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Oakland, CA Motorcycles: 2013 BMW F800GS Name: Josh	I was able to easily register my out-of-state bike at Liberty Tax. I sincerely hope they don’t make things harder.